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At age 27 Vern was elected an Elder in the United Presbyterian Church of Guthrie, in which Church he had been baptized. He was a commissioner to the General Assembly at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Des Moines, IA.

Vern taught school in Oklahoma. He was principal at Fogarty Junior High School in Guthrie during WWII. After the War, faced with rearing two sons on a principal's salary, he accepted the position of controller of Lintz Department Stores, which originated in Guthrie. He moved to Dallas, Texas, where Lintz's had opened its corporate headquarters on the acquisition of a number of stores in Texas. The family settled in the suburb of Highland Park, where Vern and Clara quickly joined Highland Park Presbyterian Church.

Vern served as Superintendent of the Sunday School during the period of enormous growth in the program, including constructing a large education building. He also served 6 years as a Deacon, and then 6 years as an Elder.

After suffering a heart attack in 1961 he ended his work with Lintz's and spent the remainder of his working career as an auditor for the Stoneleigh Hotel and the downtown Holiday Inn in Dallas.

At age 27 was elected an Elder in the United Presbyterian Church of
Guthrie, in which Church he had been baptized. Was a commissioner to
the General Assembly at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Des Moines,
IA.

Taught school in Oklahoma. Was principal at Fogarty Junior High School
in Guthrie during WWII. After the War, faced with rearing two sons on
a principal's salary, he accepted the position of controller of Lintz
Department Stores, which originated in Guthrie. Moved to Dallas, Texas
where Lintz's had opened its corporate headquarters on the acquisition
of a number of stores in Texas. Settled in the suburb of Highland
Park, where Vern and Clara quickly joined Highland Park Presbyterian
Church.

Served as Superintendent of the Sunday School during the period of
enormous growth in the program, including constructing a large
education building. Served 6 years as a Deacon. Served six years as an
Elder.

After suffering a heart attack in 1961 he ended his work with Lintz's
and spent the remainder of his working career as an auditor for the
Stoneleigh Hotel and the downtown Holiday Inn in Dallas.

While visiting the Blacks, former manager of the Lintz Dept Store in
Ballinger. Died in their home after a coronary infarction in the
middle of the night while he was asleep.

While visiting the Blacks, former manager of the Lintz Dept Store in Ballinger, Vern died in the Blacks' home after a coronary infarction in the middle of the night while he was asleep.

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Carl Wilhelm (Charles W.) (Charley) SCHEIHING

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Eleonora (Laura) RÖMER

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The youngest of seven children born to Carl Wilhelm (Charles W.) and Eleanora Roemer Scheihing, who separately emigrated from Germany to the Burlington, IA, area. Reared on a farm her father homesteaded, six miles south of Guthrie. The only one of the children to graduate from college.

Taught science and chemistry in Navina, OK, and other small towns during the Depression until her marriage to Vern Benson.

Returned to teaching as a substitute when her youngest son was in junior high school.

The youngest of seven children born to Karl Wilhelm (Charles W.) and Eleanora Roemer Scheihing, who separately emigrated from Germany to the Burlington, IA, area. Reared on a farm her father homesteaded, six miles south of Guthrie. The only one of the children to graduate from
college.

Clara Elizabeth Scheihing was born in Oklahoma when no records were kept of births. Many years later when she needed a birth certificate, she sought to establish her year of birth with the help of her siblings' memories. She and they thought she was born in 1909. Also her father was remembered to say that Clara was his "best 44th birthday present;" his birth was in 1865 plus 44 years indicated 1909.

There was always a question however. Clara graduated from highschool in 1927. Unless she skipped a grade(s), she should have started school in the fall of 1915. But if she was born in 1909, she wasn't six until December 1915.

In the possession of Nathaniel Anderson of Burlington, Iowa, second great-grandnephew of Clara's mother, Eleonora (Laura) Römer Scheihing, is a letter from Clara's first cousin Bertha Hillgaertner to her sister Louise (Lizzie) Hillgaertner (daughters of Eleonore (Laura) Römer Scheihing's oldest sister, Anna Luisa (Louise) Römer Hillgaertner), dated February 27, 1909, in which Bertha writes 3 days after her older sister's marriage:

"Did you hear from Aunt Laura lately? I got a letter from Ada (Scheihing) last week and she said that she had a little sister."

The envelope is postmarked in early March 1909.

Thus it seems certain that Clara Elizabeth Scheihing was born on 10 Decermber 1908.

Clara died at 11:15 p.m. in Medical City Hospital with her son, Ned, and her granddaughter, Jeannie, with her, five days after suffering a cerebral hemmorhage.

Obituary - Dallas Morning News
BENSON, CLARA E. was born December 10, 1909 in Guthrie, Oklahoma and passed away December 9, 1995 in Dallas, Texas. Graduate of Cenral State Teachers College, Edmond, Oklahoma, now know as the University of Central Oklahoma. A member of Highland Park Presbyterian Church for 50 years where she was a member of the Highlanders Class. Preceded in death by husband of 47 years, Vern K. Benson, in July 1981, four brothers and three sisters. Survived by V. Karl Benson and the Rev. Dr. Ned H. and wife Mary Benson; five grandchildren, Robert Benson, Catherine Benson, Jean Benson Miksch and her husband, Scott, and Amye Benson; many nieces and nephews; three sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law. Memorial service 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 12, at HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH with Dr. B. Clayton Bell officiating. Interment Restland Memorial Park.

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