Chester A. Gooding

GOODING, Chester A., age 83, of Centerville, loving husband and father, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, Trinity Community of Beavercreek where he had been a resident for 9 months. Chester was born in Dayton, OH, on March 10, 1925, the son of Chester Anthony Gooding and Bertha Alice Bishop. Chester was a former student, teacher, and Principal of Stivers High School. He was a proud World War II Veteran. Chester is survived by his loving wife Dorothy of 61 years; two sons and their wives, Chester and Julie Gooding of Mitchelville Maryland and Mark and Teresa Gooding of Beavercreek; grandchildren, Marisa, Jameson, Sarah, Zachary, Alicia, and Kyle; great-grandchildren, Alaysia and Ariana; and his brother Robert Gooding. Visitation will be held Friday, June 20, 2008 from 5-8 p.m. at Newcomer Funeral Home Beavercreek Chapel. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Valley View Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the National Parkinson Foundation (National Parkinson Foundation, Inc., Office of Development, 1501 NW 9th Avenue/Bob Hope Road, Miami, Florida 33136-1494) or Hospice of Dayton.