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Mildred O. Goodrich, 62, St. Joseph, Mo., formerly of Macomb, died at 3 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, 1999, at Saxon-Tiffany Wood Retirement Center in St. Joseph.

Born Oct. 16, 1916, in Macomb to William A. and Minnie McKee Jackson, she married Joseph Swisegood in 1934. He died in 1957.

She later married Howard C. Goodrich. He died in 1986.

She was also preceded in death by one grandson, four sisters and five brothers.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Russell Bufford (Beverly) of Sun City, Az., and Mrs. Edward Hoyt (Phyllis) of Savanah, Mo.; one brother Marion Jackson of Colchester, Il., six grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren and several neices and nephews.

She was employed in food service at Macomb High School for several years. She moved to Carthage, Il. where she owned and operated Millie's Beauty Shop. After she retired, she returned to Macomb, then moved to St. Joseph in 1998.

She attended Quincy Beauty Academy.

She was a member of the Macomb American Legion Auxiliary and Mc Donough District Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of Maple Avenue Christian Church.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery. The Reverend Chris Williams will officiate. Friends may call after 1 p.m. today until time of services at Dodsworth Piper Wallen Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to her church or charity.

Contributed by Beverly Bufford