Patsy Newhouse

GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Comanche County. VISITATION: Family will receive friends at Comanche Funeral Home on Monday evening from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Patsy Mae Newhouse, age 74, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2011, at Comanche County Medical Center, Comanche County, Texas. She was born on April 13, 1936, to Horace Jones and Alice Mae (Matthews) Jones. Patsy was a lifetime resident of Comanche. On December 27, 1954, she was united in marriage to J. L. Newhouse in Comanche County. He preceded her in death on April 20, 2010, after 53 years of marriage. For thirty-five years she worked for the A.S.C.S. office. The final three years were spent in Washington DC working on the National Peanut Program. Upon retirement she was able to pursue her two great interests, travel and art. She taught art classes at the Loft Gallery. Patsy was able to visit France, Italy, Spain, Aruba, Israel and travel through the Panama Canal. She also went on many cruises, including a cruise to Alaska. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Johnny and Jeannie Newhouse of Comanche; granddaughter, Lindsey Newhouse of Austin; two great-grandchildren, Bailey and Ashlyn of Austin; brothers and their families, Alan and Arlene Jones of Sidney, and Rodger Jones of Dublin. She was preceded in death by her parents, Horace and Alice Mae Jones.