Dora Elizabeth Dippold Travis

Dora Elizabeth Dippold Travis passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 5, 2007. She was born June 2, 1925 in Litchfield Illinois. She was 81. Dora was raised in Gillespie, IL and attended Blackburn University in Carlinville, IL and then the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Arizona State University in 1972 with a degree in Elementary Education. Her love was teaching kindergarten, first in Hillsboro, IL, then later teaching Sunday school at her beloved One in Christ Church. Dora was an active and enthusiastic member of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority even after her college years. She was recognized and honored for Outstanding Service in 2005 by the ZTA National Fraternity. On Thursday evenings Dora enjoyed talking with the Golden Girls of the Verde Valley Amateur Radio Association. She loved art and music. Dora was a kind and gentle person who never had a disparaging word for anyone. She will be missed by many. Dora was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Travis, whom she married on May 29, 1949. Dora is survived by her children, Jennifer Travis, Susan Weitzman and Charles Travis, her brother, Edward Dippold and her sister, Marjorie Mitchell and grandchildren, Michelle Linton, Dustin Travis, Joseph Bower, Miles Linton, Kristen Travis, Samuel Travis, Nathan LeClair, Brian LeClair, and Brent Leclair and two great grand children, Gage Linton and Lily Linton. A viewing will be held at 1 pm and a service at 2 pm, Saturday March 10, 2007 at the One in Christ Church, 2080 S. Highway 260, Cottonwood, AZ 86362. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials be sent to the One In Christ Church. An online guestbook is available at www.westcottfuneralhome.com