Dorthy Weber

Dorthy Weber, age 88, of Garnett, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Golden Heights in Garnett, Kansas. Dorthy was born August 22, 1925 on a farm in Miami County, Kansas, to Elmer and Nancy Ruth Sterling Gillogly, the first of nine children. She attended school in Linn County before moving to Anderson County in 1935, where she finished grade school at Cedar Head. She attended Welda High School three years and graduated from Garnett High School in 1943 with a "Normal Training Certificate". She immediately began teaching in rural schools in Anderson County. She taught at Greenfield, Pleasant Valley, Oak Grove, Bush City and Centerview. She enjoyed teaching; she loved children and could hardly wait for the weekend to be over so she could go back to school. She attended Emporia State Teachers College several summers and took some extension classes in education and accounting. She played on Garnett girls' softball team several summers. On April 25, 1952, she married Dale Weber and came to live in his farm home with him and his little son, Gary. Three more children blessed their home, Larry, Judy and Shirley. Dorthy thoroughly enjoyed being a mother, wife, and homemaker. She especially enjoyed evenings with family around the supper table. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed canning, sewing, hand work and crafts, quilting and painting. After Larry's birth in 1955, she began to feel drawn to The Lord and in January of 1956 made a decision to follow Him. In 1961, she became a charter member of the newly formed Nazarene Church in Garnett. Through the years she was a Sunday school teacher, board member, pianist, teen leader, Missionary president, janitor and church treasurer. Dorthy and Dale were foster parents to over 25 children in a period of 16 years. In 1974, they joined the Gideon's International and were very active in this organization for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Lloyd Gillogly; sisters, Velma Gillogly, Pearl Messick and infant sister, Lucille. She is survived by her husband, Dale Weber; her children, Gary Weber and wife Dianne of Edmond, Oklahoma; Larry Weber and wife Dena of Westphalia, Kansas; Judy Ryman and husband Kerry of Garnett, Kansas; Shirley Fischer and husband Jon of Quito, Ecuador; brothers, Dale Gillogly and wife Nancy of Ottawa, Kansas; Wendall Gillogly of South Carolina; sisters, Evelyn Gillogly of Garnett, Kansas; and Edna Finley and husband Byron of Hume, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Keith Weber, Kelly Mattix, Karissa Ryman, Julie Cottrell, Glenn Ryman, Galen Ryman, Michelle Gould and Krista Fischer; eight great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Bethel Cemetery, in Westphalia, Kansas; the procession will leave the church at 9:30 a.m. to make our way to the cemetery. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., at the Garnett Church of the Nazarene in Garnett. There will be a light luncheon and time of fellowship following the service in the church gym. Family will greet friends at the church on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideon International. You may send your condolences to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .