Cora Delores Travis

Cora Travis, 87 of Corning, Iowa passed away Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Corning Specialty Care. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center in Corning. Pastor Lauri Greenlee will officiate. Cora will be laid to rest in the Stringtown Cemetery, Prescott, Iowa. Visitation is open to the public from 3 – 7 PM, Wednesday with the family receiving friends from 5 – 7 PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be directed to the Cora Travis Memorial, to be determined. Memories and condolences may be shared online at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Cora Delores (Petty) Travis was born on the 4th of July in 1935 in Audubon County, near Gray, Iowa. She was the youngest of 7 children born to Albert and Madeline (Bills) Petty. Cora was raised and educated in the Audubon County area and resided there until she was married in 1954. She married Marland Travis on April 17, 1954 at the Lutheran Church in Atlantic, Iowa. The couple was blessed with the birth of 3 children: Cheryel, Marchell and Mike. They lived in Taylor County, Iowa from 1954 until the Fall of 1963 when the family moved to Brooks, Iowa.

When Cora was first married, she worked as a Waitress and Cook at the Stringtown, Café. She later worked as a Housekeeper for various families in the area. Marland started Travis Salvage with his father, Gilbert in June of 1960. Cora worked as the business’ Bookkeeper beginning in 1973.

Cora was never one to be idle and enjoyed fishing and loved to go dancing. Cora and Marland attended many dances together, all around the area as often as possible. Even after Marland’s death in 2007, Cora continued to attend dances when she could and attended the Chicken Inn as recently as February 25, 2023. Cora loved to celebrate her birthday each year and it always lasted the whole month of July. Cora was also a member of the Rumely Products Collectors. She was loved by all who met and knew her and will be missed by many.

Preceding Cora in death was her husband, Marland Travis in 2007; a grandson, Andrew Todd Shutters; her parents; all of her 6 brothers and sisters; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law.

Left to mourn Cora’s passing are her 2 daughters: Cheryel (husband Charlie) Shutters of Red Oak, Iowa; Marchell (husband Paul) Hohlfeld of Des Moines, Iowa; her son, Mike (wife Gina) Travis of Corning, Iowa; 4 grandchildren: Aaron Shutters, Amber Shutters, Jessica (Brandon) Flaata and Meagan (Sam) O’Niel; 2 great-grandchildren: Mackenzie and Trenton; she is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.