Amos Cott - M Obituary (1920 - 2009)

Born Oct 20, 1920, Amos Cott - M attended Stanton County High School in Johnson, KS. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Amos Cott - M.

Graduation Year	Class of 1940
Date of Birth	Oct 20, 1920
Date of Passing	Oct 19, 2009
About	Manter, Kansas Amos Cott, 88, died Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City. He was born Oct. 20, 1920, in Moscow, to Montgomery Wood and Lizzie Jane Gray Cott. When he was young, he moved from Moscow to Manter. He graduated from Manter High School in 1940. Mr. Cott served in the U.S. Army during World War II, stationed in North Africa, Italy, Germany and France. After his discharge, he returned to Manter and worked for area farmers. In 1959, he moved to the Plymell community in Finney County. In 1964, he moved into Garden City, where he went to work for Garden City Co-op, in the feed mill, driving a propane truck and for the railroad department. After retiring from the co-op, he worked for Westlake Hardware. He was a former Boy Scout leader. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards with his grandchildren and, in his later years, he especially enjoyed building wood crafts. On July 27, 1947, he married Willa Kathleen Barber in Ulysses. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, LaDonna Eshnaur of Norwich, and Venita Cott of Garden City; a brother, Wood Cott of Johnson City; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Rodney Cott; four brothers, Thomas, Boyd, Homer and Hugh Cott; and three sisters, June Bearce, Mary Cox and Mary Graham. Funeral was at Church of the Nazarene, Garden City. Graveside services were at Stanton County Cemetery in Johnson City, with graveside rites conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3684 of Johnson City. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43421670/amos-cott