Person:Violet Tullis (1)

Montrose (Colorado) Daily Press: Published/Last Modified on Friday, October 19, 2007 11:40 PM MDT

Violet Tullis Stowell

March 22, 1924 ? Oct. 7, 2007

LAS VEGAS, Nev. ? Violet Tullis Stowell passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 at Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, Nev. at the age of 83. Violet?s husband and four children were at her bedside when she died peacefully from cancer.

She was born March 22, 1924 in Shiedler, Okla. to Edith Emporia Long Tullis and Albert Jesse Tullis. Violet attended and graduated high school in Russell, Kan., class of 1942, where Violet and Otsie were high school sweethearts. In 1944, Violet enlisted in the Women?s Army Corp in communication, and she was stationed at Muroc Army Air Force Base, now Edwards Air Force Base in California. She was proud of her military service and the fact that two of her children also served in the military.

Violet married Otsie Clark Stowell Jr. on April 19, 1945. They went on to have four children: Dr. Otsie Clark Stowell III, Albert James Stowell, Denise Stowell Wieger and Terressa Stowell Love. Violet and Otsie have seven living grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Violet is preceded in death by her parents; half brother, Albert Jesse Tullis Jr.; and her grandson, Otsie Clark Stowell IV.

Violet and family moved from Rangely, Colo. to Longmont, Colo. in 1962 where her husband Otsie worked as an Air Traffic Controller. During her life, Violet started, owned and operated two businesses after working for Beach Aircraft in Boulder, Colo. while building the Apollo spacecrafts. Violet went on to assist her husband Otsie in his insurance agency before they retired from insurance in 1985 and moved from Longmont, Colo. to Austin, Texas to be closer to their son Albert and his family. Violet finally settled down at their Log Hill property in Montrose, Colo. with her husband in 1998 where she lived until her death on Oct. 7, 2007.

Violet was a member of the Church of Religious Science and was a member of the Eastern Star.

Violet?s hobbies were many, most important to her was helping friends and loving family, painting and doing crafts with her daughters and grandchildren and traveling when able. Violet often said that visiting her grandchildren and playing with her wonderful great-grandchildren is what kept her young at heart. Violet will be missed by her two sisters, Agnes Bird and Nancy Clark and her loving family.

Memorial services will be held at the Montrose Masonic Temple on Oct. 27, 2007 at 2 p.m. Donations may be made in Violet?s name to the Scottish Rites Speech and Hearing Clinic in Montrose, Colo.