Mildred Elaine Goad, 95, of St. Joseph, Missouri, formerly of Augusta, died Thursday, August 9, 2012, in a St. Joseph healthcare facility.

Mildred was born December 11, 1916, to James B. and Clara Earll Marshall in Haverhill, Kansas. She graduated from El Dorado High School and received an associate of arts degree from El Dorado Junior College.

She married Marvin A. Goad on September 11, 1938. She went to the East Coast to be near Marvin during his service in the Army Air Corps during WW II. After the war ended, they built a home west of Augusta and lived there until Marvin's death in 1999.

Mildred was an active member of Central Baptist Church. She was pianist for the church choir for many years and often provided special music for Sunday morning services. She was a long-time member of the American Baptist Women.

She is survived by her son, Craig, and his wife, Stacia Bensyl, and their children, Brendan, Aislinn, and Maeve, all of St. Joseph. Additional survivors include two nieces, Janice Kay (Ed) Wilson, of Augusta, and Jeannine Bewley, of Amarillo, Texas; and a nephew, John (Terry) Marshall, of Newton, Kansas; half brother Reverend Donald Marshall of Tennessee, and many great-nieces and great-nephews.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents; spouse; brother Murray Marshall and a sister Thelma Voelm.

Visitation will be Friday, August 17, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., with family greeting friends and family. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 18, both at Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta. Interment to follow in Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Central Baptist Church, 7421 SW Church Road, Augusta, Kansas 67010 or in care of the funeral home.

Dunsford Funeral Home & Crematory, 201 East Fifth Avenue, Augusta, Kansas 67010 (316) 775-6363, www.dunsfordfh.com