September 13, 2002 The ADVOCATE’s Free Press & Community News Serving Anderson, Southern Franklin and Western Linn Counties Volume 6, No. 72 Transcribed with permission of Vern Brown Page 3, Column 1: “Rebecca A. Manspeaker 1944-2002 Funeral services for Rebecca A. Manspeaker, 58, Olathe, KS, are Saturday, September 14, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Colony, KS, with Pastor Steve Bubna officiating. Interment will be in Colony Cemetery. Mrs. Manspeaker died Wednesday, September 11, 2002, at her home. Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.” Page 3, Column 2: “Dorothy Woods 1921-2002 Dorothy Alice Woods, 81, Garnett, died Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care, Garnett. She was born June 21, 1921, to Leland M. and Mable A. (McDonald) Ginbey at Lone Elm, KS. Dorothy graduated from Garnett High School in 1939. On April 16, 1941, she married Harry Max Woods at Garnett. He died April 17, 1989. They moved to Lake Charles, LA, and New Orleans, LA, before returning to Garnett in 1942. Dorothy was a mother, wife, and friend to many people. She worked at the Anderson County Superintendent’s office and in other county offices before working for the State of Kansas and USDA. She was a member of the Garnett United Methodist Church and enjoyed her associations there, as well as learning more about the church and the Lord. Working with the other ladies of the church at dinners and special events was a treat for Dorothy. She also enjoyed travel to various parts of the country with friends as long as she could. Dorothy took up painting and has left many memories with her family. Especially important to Dorothy were her children and grandchildren. Kenneth W. Woods and Harriet have two daughters, Lisa Marie Jordan and Amy Jo Unmacht. Raymond L. Woods and Muriel also have two daughters, Julie Bissey and Jodie Barttelson. There are eight great-grandchildren. Four brothers and two sisters preceded Dorothy in death. Shirley Hoffpauir, Lake Charles, LA, is the sole surviving sibling. As Dorothy grew up, she liked to be involved in sports and the out-of-doors. She liked music and dancing. Dorothy was creative and worked at a florist in Garnett. She also loved to draw and paint. Teaching to boys to be good people was her role as a mother, but she could throw with the best of them. Visitation was Thursday, September 12, 2002, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Garnett. A private burial service will be held on Friday, September 13, 2002, for the family. A public service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on September 13 at the Garnett Methodist Church. Reverend Gale E. Mack will officiate at the services. Memorials may be made to the Long Term Care Facility at Anderson County Hospital in Garnett. Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.” Page 3, Column 3: “Joseph ‘Joe’ Gordon Cox 1916-2002 Memorial services for Joseph ‘Joe’ Gordon Cox, 86, Thermalito, CA, were Saturday, August 24, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. at Ramsey-Newton-Bracewell Funeral Home, Oroville, CA. A Veteran Honor Guard and James Austin, Chaplain, officiated. Candlebearers were his grandchildren, Molly Cox, Joseph Cox III, Christopher Cox, Katie Dietz, Justin Valentine, and Alexander Cox. Mr. Cox died August 14, 2002, as the result of a traffic accident, with his wife, Julie, at his side as they were attempting to deliver donations to a local mission in Oroville. Joe was born November 8, 1916, at Parker, KS, the son of Howard B. and Blanche Cox. Known as ‘Frosty’ to his service buddies, Joe served his country as a first Lieutenant and pilot instructor in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II. He founded Cox Glass Company in 1960 and was active in the Oroville Rotary Club, the Elk’s Lodge, the Eagles, the P.T.A., T.I.D. He also sponsored Little League baseball and bowling teams over the years. His hobbies included flying his private planes, fishing, and helping his family in any of their many and varied pursuits. Joe and Julie moved to Oroville in 1948 and have lived in Thermalito until the present. Joe is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Julie; and his children, Joe Cox., Jr. and his wife, Kathy, Stockton, CA, and Jim Cox and his wife, Jane, Long Beach, CA; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Ramsey-Newton-Bracewell Funeral Directors, Oroville, CA, were in charge of arrangements.” “Earl Raymond Elliott 1917-2002 Earl Raymond Elliott, son of Guy C. and Fern B. (Collins) Elliott was born near Garnett, KS, on March 14, 1917. He attended Welda High School, riding horseback through rain, snow, and ice the first two years. When his brother, Glenn, started high school, they went in an old Model T coupe. He loved playing football for the Welda Pirates. He was united in marriage on September 21, 1942, to Liva Alice Furgason at Colony, KS. A week later, on September 28, 1942, he left to serve his country, being stationed in Utah, Wisconsin, and Florida. In the spring of 1943, he went to England on the Queen Elizabeth where he joined the 416th Night Fighters Squadron. The 416th Night Fighters went to Algiers, Africa, up the full length of Italy and were stationed in Austria at the time of his discharge in November, 1945. Upon his return from the service, he went back to Wichita, returning to his job as a machinist at Cessna Aircraft. Later, he transferred to the Tool and Die Department, where he remained until his retirement on March 14, 1982, having been at Cessna for forty-two years. He wondered how he would spend his retirement that first winter, but Liva took care of that by breaking her ankle. He became a very good nurse. By this time, arthritis was bothering Earl, so he started taking arthritis water exercises at the Y.W.C.A. He became a certified instructor for the water exercises, where he continued until he was no longer able to do so. A group of these people organized the Arthritis Water Exercise Club. As one of their fundraisers, they sold grapefruit and orange twice a year. Earl was there to help unload, sort, and deliver the fruit. He spent five years in a wheelchair. The first three years, he remained at home with Liva caring for him. In November, 2000, he entered the Lake Point Nursing Center in Rose Hill, KS, where he remained until his death. He participated in the activities at Lake Point, whether it was playing Wheel of Fortune, always remembering the letter Q, to icing cookies for their parties. He was chosen to be their Valentine king in 2001. Mr. Elliott was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Fern Elliott; and a son, Leonard Lee, who died in infancy. Earl is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Liva; his daughter, Linda and son-in-law, David Molz, who officiated at the service; two grandsons, Chris and wife, Pam, and Darren and great-granddaughter, Shianne, who called Earl Grandpa Tiger after Earl’s cat; a brother, Glenn, Lawrence, KS; and sisters Helen Neumann, Hesston, KS, and Mary Cross, Overland Park, KS. Funeral services were held Thursday morning, August 22, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. at the Welda Methodist Church with Laura Parks, organist, and Bill Craig, soloist, singing “Amazing Grace”, “Rock of Ages”, and “How Great Thou Art”. Casketbearers were Walter Adams, Jeff Resley, Pat Whalen, Mike Lamb, and Chris Darren Molz. Burial was in the Welda Cemetery with the Ft. Riley Honor Guard conducting the services.” Transcribed for Anderson County Kansas USGENWEB By: Lulu B. Nixon