Georgia Rose Becker's Obituary
Georgia was born December 27, 1922 to George Daniel Scholl and Goldie Jenny Brokaw Scholl at their home in Glen Elder Kansas. She was the youngest of 5 children. She attended a one room school which she considered a magical place because it provided her with friends and wonderful things to learn. She walked or rode her pony 1-3/4 miles there every day. She dreamed of being a teacher and living in the mountains.
She graduated from Glen Elder High School and received her teaching certificate and eventually attended K-State for a year. One of her favorite memories of that time was a horseback journey with her friend Bernita Timbers Eberle from Glen Elder to Manhattan. She taught two one-room schools near Glen Elder and in Granite, CO which fulfilled her dream.
Georgia married Virgil Becker on Feb.17, 1950 and they lived on a farm near Cawker City, KS and later moved to Manhattan, KS. After Virgil retired in 1992 they moved to Weir KS. Georgia loved teaching and having adventures and learning new things. She particularly loved the years she spent doing activities with and teaching her son, John, who was born with Down Syndrome and autism. She worked part time at K-State and made many friends with the students from other countries and cherished learning their customs and sharing hers.
She loved to travel, camping with Virgil and John throughout the western part of the US and eventually traveled to all 50 states. She continued to ride horses at Horses of Hope until her death and was always proud of her horsemanship abilities. She loved being outdoors and identifying wildflowers, sledding with her grandkids, and she rode her bicycle until age 90 when her family finally hid it from her. In her 50’s she formed a theater company for the developmentally challenged and traveled with them. In her 60’s she wrote books. In her 70’s she took several white water raft trips, and traveled to Hawaii with her son John and friend Debbie Engstrom.
At 86, she went on a cruise to Alaska with Virgil, George and friend Julie Todd. At 90, she rode a mule to the bottom of Bryce Canyon. At 96 she rode a zipline in Branson. At 97 she could still win at a good game of dominoes on occasion, crocheted rugs, and enjoyed sitting around a campfire.
Georgia loved life and inspired us all to find the adventures in our lives, live to the fullest, and find the good in what life brings.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Goldie Merrill, Albert Scholl, Homer Scholl, and John Scholl, her husband, Virgil, her infant son Curtis, and her son John.
She is survived by her children, George Becker, Roxy Blessent, and Sam Becker: grandchildren Melissa Williams, Will (Savannah) Blessent, and Ethan Blessent, and great-grandchildren Hunter Lyden, Harlie, Haygun, and Hadlyn McClintock, and Kyuss and Berhit Blessent.
Celebration of Life will be at a later time. Memorials may be sent to Horses of Hope.
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