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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Thanks to the Amarillo Newspapers for allowing us to place their online obits in the USGenWeb Archives ==================================================================== Area Bernard Harold Losee Jr. STRATFORD - Bernard Harold Losee Jr., 67, of Kamiah, Idaho, was found Wednesday, April 30, 1997. Graveside services will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday in Stratford Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Steward officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Losee was born in Charles City, Iowa. He was a cook and had served in the Army during World War II. Survivors include four sisters, Beverly Montgomery and Twyla Roskup, both of Greene, Iowa, Donna Jacobson of Nora Springs, Iowa, and Louise Wagner of Nashua, Iowa. Loveta Brownlow MORTON - Loveta Brownlow, 80, of Lamesa, a former Morton resident, died Thursday, May 1, 1997. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Jackson of the church and the Rev. Clifton Igo of Lamesa officiating. Burial will be in Cochran Memorial Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home of Morton. Mrs. Brownlow was born in Oklahoma. She married Earl Brownlow in 1932 at Dawson County. They farmed in Cochran and Dawson counties. He died in 1979. She had lived at the Northridge Retirement Center in Lamesa since 1990, moving from Morton, where she lived from 1949 to 1990. She was a nurse's aide at Cochran Memorial Hospital in Morton for 20 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Clyde Brownlow of Amherst; two daughters, Pat DeVore of Lamesa and Bonnie Crow of Morton; three brothers, Frank Harden, W.H. Harden and Don Harden, all of California; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 26460, Austin, Texas 78755; or a favorite charity. Annie M. Ellis PLAINVIEW - Annie M. Ellis, 89, died Thursday, May 1, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Plainview Cemetery with the Rev. A.C. Hamilton, retired Baptist minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Annie Jackson was born in Gunsight. She grew up in Plainview and graduated from Plainview High School. She received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's degree from Northern Colorado University. She taught elementary school in Lockney and Truth or Consequences, N.M., before retiring in 1970. She returned to Plainview in February, moving from Williamsburg, N.M. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and the Hot Springs Women's Club. Annie McWilliams Allen married Homer H. Ellis in 1951 at El Paso. He died in 1990. Survivors include three nieces, Sue Bratcher of Plainview, Dixie M. Williams of Kerrville and Virginia M. Foncille of Alexandria, La. George Venhaus HAPPY - George "Slim'' Venhaus, 87, died Friday, May 2, 1997. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday in Wallace Funeral Home at Tulia. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday in Holy Name Catholic Church at Happy by the Rev. Ed Sweeney of the church and Monsignor Harold Waldo of Amarillo. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery. Mr. Venhaus was born and raised in Nazareth and attended school there. He married Marie Agnes Hollenstien in 1935 at Umbarger. She died in 1989. He farmed in the Umbarger and Happy areas and in 1954 began Grade A Dairy at Happy, which was the first Grade A Dairy in the Amarillo area to ship milk in the bulk stainless steel tank truck. He was active in the leadership of Holy Name Catholic Church and was a member of Knights of Columbus. Survivors include seven daughters, Dianne Detten of Claude, Annita Sharp and Marilyn Crowell, both of Amarillo, Sister Martha Jane Venhaus of Long Beach, Calif., Rita Stevens of Lubbock, Leona Fangman of Dumas and Dorothy Kleman of Nazareth; four sons, Ed Venhaus and Bernard Venhaus, both of Amarillo, Frank Venhaus of Tulia and Dr. Leonard Venhaus of Tyler; a sister, Helen Backus of Nazareth; a brother, Paul Venhaus of Nazareth; 35 grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center in Amarillo. P.L. Peterman DUMAS - P.L. "Red'' Peterman, 85, died Thursday, May 1, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Scott Willingham, pastor, officiating. Graveside Masonic rites will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens by Dumas Masonic Lodge No. 1009. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Peterman was born in Canton, Okla. He had been a Dumas resident since 1968, moving from Canadian. He retired as a contract welder. He was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite and a longtime Mason. He was a member of First Baptist Church and the Dumas Masonic Lodge No. 1009. He married Hazel Wright in 1937. She died in 1987. Survivors include a daughter, Loretta Bonsal of Dumas; a brother, Cecil Peterman of Wichita, Kan.; three sisters, Hazel Griffin and Gladys Peterman, both of Amarillo, and Genevive Stanley of Santana, Kan.; three grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren. The family will be at 1723 Sunset. They request memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Fern Taylor Fern "Mama'' Taylor, 84, of Amarillo, died Thursday, May 1, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Thomas Lewis of Lawton, Okla., officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Taylor was born in Mountain View, Ark. She moved to Amarillo in 1946 from Childress. She married Charles H. Taylor at Hollis, Okla. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; a son, Mitch Taylor of Amarillo; three daughters, Donnie Walker and Barbara Simpson, both of Amarillo, and Sherrie Lewis of Lawton; 13 grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. New Mexico Maudie Bural Ross PORTALES, N.M. - Maudie Bural Ross, 85, died Friday, May 2, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Third and Kilgore Church of Christ with Chris Swinford officiating. Burial will be in Portales Cemetery by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales Inc. Mrs. Ross was born in Kent County, Texas, near Girard. She married George Ross in 1927 at Dickens, Texas. In 1936, they moved to Dora in southern Roosevelt County and farmed there until Mr. Ross's death in 1959. Mrs. Ross also was preceded in death by two daughters, Ermal Lavelle Ross as an infant and Peggy Ross Victor in 1995. She was a homemaker and a member of Third and Kilgore Church of Christ. After she was 70 years of age she began painting. Survivors include a son, Gary Ross of Clovis; a daughter, Shara "Scooter'' Hays of Lubbock, Texas; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.