Dwight Good, age 86, went to be with his Lord and Savior around 4:00am on Monday, February 6th, 2023.

Dwight was born June 28th, 1936, in Ludlow, Illinois, to John “Clarence” and Florence (Shinker) Good.  Raised in Pontiac, Illinois, Dwight and his identical twin brother, Dwayne, began singing together from a young age in their church where their mother played the piano and organ.

After living most of his youth in Pontiac, Dwight attended Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, Illinois, where he played both baseball and basketball on the college team and received a degree in Theology in 1958.

During college, Dwight and Dwayne were members of a quartet called The Lordsmen. Soon after, the twins became a duet known as The Good Twins gospel singers. In the late 50’s, they traveled throughout the Midwest performing at concerts and revivals. Later, The Good Twins were innovative and were the first to use pre-recorded background music instead of live accompaniment at their performances.

In the 60’s and 70’s, the performing duo began traveling throughout the entire country and overseas. Eventually, they moved to California where they recorded albums at Capitol Records.  Dwight also became the youth minister for Knott Avenue Christian Church (Anaheim, CA) where he served for about three years.  In 1968, The Good Twins received Gospel Music Association’s NEFF (Dove) Award for Gospel Duet Album of the Year. They also began their association with Cecil Todd and Revival Fires, a nationally syndicated television ministry, as singing cast members of the Sunday morning program and worldwide crusades.

In 1987, Dwight answered the call to pastor at Omega Christian Church (Arcadia, IN) where he preached for several years and made many life-long friends.  After this time he became an integral part of ChildLife International (CLI) based in Davenport, IA.  He served as vice-president and flew to Russia over 30 times during his time with CLI.  Their mission work was to coordinate children with life threatening conditions to come to the United States and receive life saving operations.  He scheduled tours and traveled in the United States with Russian child prodigies in order to raise money for these endeavors.  Dwight spent a lifetime serving others but always had a special place in his heart for suffering children.

In 2003, Dwight and Dwayne attempted a world record tour to perform 106 concerts in 106 cities in 106 days.  They started on August 1st and finished on November 16th.  Though they completed this daunting task, they came up a little short for establishing the world record.  However, the lives that were touched and the gospel that they boldly preached still made an impact.

Dwight and his brother Dwayne performed in more than 22 countries, recorded over 50 albums, and performed more than 7,500 concerts. They appeared on Christian television stations and toured with countless celebrities. They were partners with Bibles for Russia which distributed more than a million translated Bibles to the people of Russia.

Dwight was passionate about serving the Lord and he also loved to entertain people and make them laugh.  His last year of life was spent at Maranatha Village (Springfield, MO) where he was loved and deeply cared for by the incredible staff.

Dwight was preceded in death by his parents Clarence and Florence Good; his brothers Ralph Good, Wendell Good, and Dwayne Good; his sister Leone Pytel; and his granddaughter Angel Good. He is survived by one sister; Thelma (Good) Mize; four children:  Tim Good and wife, Pam, of Chicago, IL; Kim (Good) Braden and husband, Todd, of Branson, MO; Cheryl (Good) Chambers of Kirbyville, MO; and Shawna Good of Kirbyville, MO.  Additional survivors include ten grandchildren: Matthew Good, Anthony Chambers, Dane Braden, Courtney (Chambers) Nolan, Cole Braden, Melissa Good, Cameron Hardy, Dakota Friesen, Luke Braden and Ryan Chambers; as well as two great-grandchildren:  Greyson Trammell and Oberyn Nolan.

Services for Dwight will be on March 4, 2023 at Victor Baptist Church in Branson, Missouri.  Visitation for friends will begin at 1:00pm, with the Memorial Service at 2:00pm.  Officiating the service will be Pastor Billy Burris (Church of the Harvest, Branson) and Pastor Shawn Oberg (Chaplain of Maranatha Village, Springfield).  There will be a “Celebration Reception” immediately following the service in the fellowship hall with an array of Dwight’s favorite snacks and treats to be served.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Show-Me Christian Youth Home.