Obituaries : Nancy R. (Gordon) Good

Nancy R. (Gordon) Good, 81, of Vinton, passed away on March 11, 2026, at the Lutheran Home.

Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Trinity Lutheran to be officiated by Reverend Stephen Prues. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, in Vinton, followed by a luncheon at the church. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 13, at the Phillips Funeral Home Chapel (212 E. 6th St.) from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. 

Nancy was born April 3, 1944, to James and Dora Jean (Remington) Gordon. She graduated from Washington high in Vinton in 1962. Nancy married Dean Good on April 22, 1967 at St Johns Newhall. She loved working for Home Health at Virginia Gay Hospital. She was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and loved volunteering. She volunteered with Many organizations, such as the Red Cross where she organized the Blood Mobile for blood drives, the Palace Theater, and she taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. She was a member of PEO, 4-H, the Booster’s Club, the Red Hat Club, the Mentor Club, and the Woman’s Club where she won Woman of the Year in 2006. Nancy also loved playing bridge, spending time at the beach, and shelling. But her greatest joy came from spending time with her family and attending her grandkids activies.

Nancy is survived by her husband, Dean; three children, Derrick (Terri) Good of Weatherford, Texas, Ryan (Casie) Good of North Liberty, and Jennifer Good of Wheat Ridge, Colorado; Siblings, Constance Jean Gill, Rickie Joe (Lonna) Gordon, Margot Ann (Roger) Nowicke, and Dwyn Ellen (Shawn) Thudium; her Grandchildren, Kendalyn Mulvey, Sophie Good, Amelia Good, Elijah Good, and Ronan Good. 

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, James and Dora Jean; her brother, Scott Gordon; and brother-in-law, Pat Gill.