Dora Gertrude Page, age 87, resident of Ft. Scott, KS, died Friday, January 1, 2021, at Via Christi Medical Center in Pittsburg, KS.
She was born on March 8, 1933, in Earlton, KS, the daughter of Cecil Bernard Dozier and Wilma Edna Grayson Dozier. She graduated from Hepler, KS high school. Dora married Glenn Page on June 7, 1950 in Ft. Scott. He preceded her in death on April 13, 2006.
She worked for 25 years at the nursing home in Uniontown, KS. She was skilled at sewing and embroidery, everything from cheerleading outfits to formal dresses. She canned food and enjoyed crossword puzzles, playing cards, and working cryptograms. Dora was an avid Royals and Chiefs fan.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who never missed a grandchild’s birthday. She was a member of the Hiattville United Methodist Church.
Survivors include 3 sons, Ronald Page and wife Dana, Atoka, OK, Rodney Page and wife Joan, Ft. Scott, and Michael Page, Ft. Scott; 6 daughters, Beverly Brown and husband Ronald, Ft. Scott, Janet Leasure and husband Tad, Independence, KS, June Hill and husband Billy, Mapleton, KS, Bonnie Worthy and husband Rhys, Waretown, NJ, Roberta Sorrentino and husband Mark, Beachwood, NJ, and Nancy Sprague and husband Sonny, Independence, KS; 4 brothers, William Dozier, Independence, KS, Cecil Dozier, Topeka, KS, Richard Dozier, Independence, KS, and Dwight Dozier, Great Bend, KS; 2 sisters, Faye Pettyjohn, Tulsa, OK, and Lucille Dozier, Great Bend, KS; 29 grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Joseph, and James Dozier; 4 sisters, Nelda Cook, Mary Shelton, Bertha Radabaugh, and Betty Farnsworth; a grandson, Mark Leasure; a granddaughter, Ronnette Vincent; and 3 great-granddaughters, Kierra, and Skylar Sorrentino, and Jayla Worthy.
Rev. Dwight Dozier will conduct private family services with burial following in the Hepler Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.