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Show Father of Mrs. Rominger Dies James Albert Venable, 77, for the past three years a resident of this city, died at the home of his daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. Martin Rominger, Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock following an illness of less than a week. The deceased was born in Marion, Ohio, July 17, 1858, a son of James and Hattie Cloud Venable. When he was but an infant his parents moved mov-ed to Elwood, Indiana, where they resided until the father died six years later. The family being large, the child James went to live with an uncle in Macomb, Illinois. In his young manhood he went to Rock Island, Illinois. On January 12, 1882, he was married to Miss Helen Sterns and their union was blessed with five children, four daughters and one son, three of whom survive. For a number of years Mr. Venable Ven-able made his home in La Junta, Colorado, where he worked as tool dresser for a railroad company. In 1907 he moved to California and two years later came to Salt Lake where he resided for several years and then moved to Wendover. During his residence in Wendover Mr. Venable was justice of the peace, registrar of the Wendover precinct during the World War, and employed by the Western Pacific railroad company, until 1925 when he and his wife went to live with a son in Winnemucca, Nevada, to help care for two motherless mother-less grandsons. For the past three years Mr. and Mrs. Venable have made their home with the Rom-ingers. Rom-ingers. here. Mr. Venable was of a loving nature and made many friends, and he will be greatly missed by his loved ones. Mrs. Venable is an invalid j since a toad fall over a year ago. Surviving are his widow, a son, Benny Venable and a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Nichols of Winnemucca; a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Rominger of this city, and a sister, Misa Emma Cammock of Mucie, Indiana. Funeral services were held Monday Mon-day afternoon commencing at 2 o'clock in the First ward chapel with Bishop T. A. Greenwood in charge. The opening musical number num-ber was "I Know That My Redeemer Re-deemer Lives." Mrs. Rhoda Nill-son Nill-son sang the solo part and a mixed group rendered the chorus- Miss Melissa Greenwood was accompanist accompan-ist for the services. Joseph W- Anderson An-derson offered the opening prayer after which a ladies chorus sang a number, the words of which were especially arranged for the occasion-The occasion-The speakers were Mr. Colborn of Salt Lake, who read several poems composed by the deceased; and President Clifford E. Young, and closing remarks were made by Bishop Greenwood. Following the remarks of Mr-Colborn, Mr-Colborn, Mrs. Mildred Mecham sang "Jesus I My Cross Have Taken," and the closing selection was "Sometime We'll Understand" by the mixed chorus. James T-Larrabee T-Larrabee pronounced the benediction-Interment was made in the American Amer-ican Fork cemetery where the grave was dedicated by Bishop Greenwood. |