— BRIGHT LIGHTS

ill descendants gather at Grouse

NEWS photos Catherine Barr

Abig yahoo for local hero Chris Funston (centre), his son Cody Funston and beauti-
ful daughter Krystle. Together they organized a great event for all the families.

Kit Cody and wife Linda
are true blue originals who
actually live in -Cody,
Wyoming. Buffalo Bill was
<it's great-grandpa, a trait
which also makes Kit the
- perfect reunion president.

Helen and Don Benson
are from Oregon. Helen is
related through her great-
grandmother (Sofia Cody
Billings), who was Buffalo |
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They came from far and wide to catch up with each other.

From left: Seattle's Henry Cody, North Carolina's Hiram
Cody and Ohio's Gerald Cody.

Nick Funston (centre) came ail the way from Dallas to

meet these gals, namely Vancouver's Barb Lecky (left)
--and Washington state's Brenda Bulger.

Bremerton, Wash. is home for Marjory Smith and her
two sons, Gerald (left) and Dennis (right). All three are
Cody descendants.

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Lecky is a 10th generation
Cody. He enjoyed his
afternoon atop Grouse
Mountain.

Terry Cody is an 8th gen-
eration descendent who
travelled all the way from
Cincinnati, Ohio.

Russ Kelly is one of
Grouse Mountain’s execu-
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fully manned the outdoor
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HE was born William Frederick Cody in Iowa in 1846, but we
know him better as Burfalo Bill Cody, one of the most colour-
ful figures of the Old West. He first earned the nickname at age
22 while hunting and selling butfalo meat to the Kansas Pacific
Railroad workers. He was a trapper, a bullwhacker, a Colorado
“Fitty- Niner.” a Pony Express rider (1860), wagonmaster,
stagecoach driver, Civil War soldier, and even hotel manager. In
1883, he started his famous Wild West Show in Omaha and the
rest, as they say, is history. Last weekend, his descendants and
relatives gathered here on the North Shore to hold the Cody
Family International Reunion. Local host) Chris Funston
arranged for a wondertul weekend of events, including a ride to
the top of Grouse Mountain for a barbecue. [t was a great
chance for Cody relatives from all over to get together in hon-
our of the old man himself.

Please direct requests for event coverage to Bright Lights ¢/o North
Share News. Fax: 985-2104 ar e-mail elchristensen@nsnews.com>.

Dwight Cody, seen here with West Vancouver's Pam
Terrett, is from Boston and is a first cousin, five times
removed.

Dolores and Harold Thornton hail from Calgary. Harold -
is a 9th generation Cody relative and the past president
of the organization.

frene. and Harold Thornton, who are 5th generation
Codys, drove in from Kelowna to share a smile. coe

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