Residence: Joppa, Alabama (formerly of Hobart, Indiana)
Died: Monday, April 03, 2017
Location: Joppa, Alabama
 
 
Age: 72
Date of Birth: Sunday, April 30, 1944
Birth place: Champaign, Illinois

 

 
Father: Glenn E. Cox
 
Mother: Waneta ( Hastings ) Cox
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Dorothy had lived in Hobart, Indiana, for fifty years prior to moving to Joppa, Alabama
Funeral Date: Monday, April 10, 2017
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 10, 2017, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Rev. Doug McDaniel
Burial will take place:
Idaville Cemetery in Idaville, Indiana
Visitation will be:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 10, 2017, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Dorothy had lived in Hobart, Indiana, for fifty years, prior to moving to Joppa, Alabama. In 1966 she belonged to the Hobart Civil Defense. Dorothy started out as a Brownie in Girl Scouts and continued through the years, until she became a leader. Dorothy served for twenty - five years in the Girl Scout program. While in Hobart, she attended Hobart Schools in Hobart, Indiana, and graduated in 1962. She had been a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hobart, Indiana. Dorothy and her late husband, Paul, were foster parents to John Barth and Lynn Vesley. After moving to Tennessee in 2004, Dorothy, was a member of the Ft. Donelson Memorial United Methodist Church in Dover, Tennessee, and the Stewart County Senior Citizens Center. In the fall of 2016, she moved to Joppa, Alabama.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the wishes of the Donor. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On September 24, 1966, in Hobart, Indiana, she was married Paul Nolan "Woody" Woodruff; he passed away on January 9, 1995, in Tucson, Arizona. .
Survivors include:
Sister, Linda M. (husband Tom) Cullen of Joppa, Alabama; Brother, Charles (wife Karen) Cox of Lake Station, Indiana; Aunt,LaVanche West of Valparaiso, Indiana;Sisters-in-law, Ellen (husband Jerry) Anderson, and Jane (husband Doug) McDaniel, both of Hobart, Indiana;Nieces, Suzette (husband John) Pugh of Joppa, Alabama, Amanda (husband Chris) Leak, of Arab, Alabama, Kimberly West of Huntsville, Alabama, Erin (husband Chris) McColley of Hobart, Indiana, Courtney Cox of Lake Station, Indiana, and Jennifer (husband David) Lucas of Hobart, Indiana; Nephews, Michael Cullen of Knox, Indiana, and Jeff (wife Melissa) Anderson of Crown Point, Indiana; Nine (9) Great Nieces; Eleven (11) Great Nephews;Three (3) Great Great Nieces; Three (3) Great Great Nephews; Several Cousins and other Relatives; Special Friend, Betty Lariccia Tragesser.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Glenn E. and Waneta (Hastings) Cox; Husband, Paul Nolan Woodruff; Brother, Carl Cox; Brother-in-law, Michael Cullen;Nephew, James Cullen; Great Nephew, Preston Leak; Foster Son, John Barth; Special Friend, Carl Barker.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.