Anne Good

Elizabeth Anne Leeper Good, 102, wife of the late Lt. Col. John Carter Good (USAF, Ret.), and daughter of Robert Allen and Ola (Crittenden) Leeper was born in Jackson, Tennessee in 1923 and passed on April 22, 2026. She was known by her family and friends as a “gracious Southern lady” with a feisty energy that contributed to more than a century of life and service to her community.

Anne had always been interested in the larger world and after graduating from Lambuth College (B.S., cum laude, 1944), she moved to Washington, D.C., during World War II. She worked at the Pentagon in the Signal Corps on technical manuals for radar. While there, she sang in a chorus where she met, and later married, the tenor standing behind her, Major Carter Good of the U.S. Army Air Corps. After the war, Anne started a family, and when her husband joined SHAPE (the military command of NATO) in Paris, she moved their young sons to France for three years. Following that, save for a year in Lexington, Mass., the Good family resided in Washington, where their three sons graduated from St. Albans School.

Beyond managing her growing family, Anne was a consummate Washingtonian and served in a variety of civic organizations. She particularly enjoyed welcoming diplomats and their families to the city during more than a decade in leadership at The Hospitality and Information Service (THIS) (now called Cultural Exchange for Diplomats). Anne was president of THIS between 1977- 1979 during a consequential period for American foreign relations. Through events like the International Fair, Anne built relationships with the State Department, contributing to citizen diplomacy in Cold War-era Washington.

Anne was also deeply involved with the All Hallows Guild at the National Cathedral, where she worked at the Flower Mart, and in The House of Mercy (YWCA), where she volunteered with the Hannah Harrison Career School, helping to guide young working mothers building successful life skills. In numerous commendations and personal notes, her skill and care shined through to the people she touched.

In her later years, Anne was a beloved matriarch and an anchor who brought together the extended family with annual Thanksgiving celebrations in Washington, and brought joy and warmth to the Foulkeways community outside Philadelphia, where she reached her centennial.

She is survived by her three children: John Robert (Bob) Good of Incline Village, Nev., Carter Crittenden Good (Nancy Reading Good) of Ypsilanti, Mich., and William (Bill) Allen Good (Lulu Laubenstein) of Wyndmoor, Penn.; and five grandchildren, John Theodore (Ted) Good, John Patrick Good, Robert Chase Good, Paul Carter Good, and Anderson James Good. The memorial service and an internment at Arlington National Cemetery will be scheduled at a later date. The family would also like to extend a special thank you to the wonderful staff of Foulkeways at Gwynedd for their sensitive and compassionate care. Contributions may be made in her honor to All Hallows Guild at the National Cathedral.

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