Dorothy E. Woods, 98, "Teacher of The Dance," died April 4, 2009, at Thorne Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson.

She was born June 26, 1910, in Beloit, Kan., the daughter of Walter W. and Mary "Susie" Sparks Woods.

She graduated in 1928 from Hutchinson High School, in 1930 from Hutchinson Community College and received an Advanced Drafting Degree from the University of Kansas in 1942. She was the owner and operator of Dorothy E. Woods School of Dance, Hutchinson.

She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, was a 50-plus-years member of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary Unit No. 68, and the Women of the Moose Hutchinson Chapter No. 1371.

She married L.L. "Bill" Falk. He died March 25, 1995. Survivors include: a daughter, Suzanna McGuire and husband Joe, Hutchinson; and three granddaughters, Pam Myers and Kindra McGuire, both of Hutchinson, and Mendy McGuire, Chicago.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Lemen and Marian Woods.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Tim Soule presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. to service time Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, with the family present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson.

Memorials may be sent to the Wesley Towers Good Samaritan Fund, in care of the mortuary.

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