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Obituary- Minnis, Henrietta

HENRIETTA F. MINNIS

Services were at 10 a.m. Monday at Verschelden Funeral Home for Mrs. Henrietta F. Minnis, 58, Omaha, Nebr., who died Thursday, June 4, 1981, at an Omaha hospital. She had leukemia.

She was born December 27, 1922, at Hays, the daughter of Edward and Ethelyn Emert Ferguson. She grew up in the Rossville community. In 1943, she moved to King City, Nebr.

Henrietta married Russell D. Minnis, D.V.M., on April 9, 1944, in Manhattan and the Couple lived in Chicago, Ill., until 1946. From 1946 to 1949, they lived in Odessa, Mo.; from 1949 to 1950, they lived in Centralia, Mo.; from 1951 to 1963, they lived in King City, Mo.: from 1963 to 1965, they lived in Red Oak, la.; and in 1965, they moved to Omaha, Nebr., where they lived at the time of her death. Dr. Minnis survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Roberta Bennett, Wichita; two sons, Raymond R. Minnis, Ralston, Nebr., and Richard A. Minnis, Omaha, Nebr.; and three grandsons.

The family met with friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Sunday at Verschelden Funeral Home. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Casket bearers were Elmer Lynde, Bennie Dick Jr.-, Thorton McClain, Larry McClain, James Rezac, and Art Campbell, all of Rossville.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home.