Cody, W. E.

CODY, SCHOLES

Posted By: Linda Ziemann (email)
Date: 2/28/2005 at 11:04:01

NORTHWESTERN
IOWA
ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION
VOLUME III
1804-1926

W. E. CODY, M. D.

Dr. William E. Cody is a native of the city of which he is now an honored
resident, and was born on the 1st day of January, 1888, the son of William E.
and Eugenia (Scholes) Cody. His parents were natives of Illinois, from which
state their respective families came to Monona county, Iowa, of which
locality they were pioneer settlers. Following his marriage, William E. Cody, Sr.,
came to Sioux City and for many years served as court reporter. His death
occurred in 1908, at the age of fifty-two years. The mother is still living and
resides in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Cody acquired his preliminary education in the public schools of Sioux
City, graduating from high school, and then matriculated in the medical school
of Iowa State University, from which he was graduated with the degree of
Doctor of Medicine in 1911. During the ensuing year he served as interne in the
University Hospital at Iowa City and in 1912 began the practice of his
profession at Merrill, Iowa, where he remained about five years. He was a member
of the United States Medical Corps in the World war and during 1918 was
stationed at Fort Riley. In 1919 the Doctor went east and took special
post-graduate work in Baltimore and Boston, and in 1920 located in Sioux City, where he
has built up a large and remunerative practice, specializing in surgery.

In 1912 Dr. Cody was united in marriage to Miss Vera Wilcox, of Ida Grove,
Iowa, and to them has been born a daughter, Eugenia. The Doctor is a member
of the Woodbury County Medical Society, of which he is the present president,
the Iowa State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
Fraternally he is a member of Giblen Lodge, No. 322, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, of Le Mars, Iowa; Sioux City Consistory, No. 5, Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite; Floyd Valley Lodge, No. 208, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Le
Mars Lodge, No. 428, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He also belongs to
the Sioux City Country Club and the Knife and Fork Club. His religious
connection is with the Congregational church.