Verna Viola Sholder1,2,3,4,5 
F, (1 December 1899 - 8 February 1991)
- Relationship
- 7th great-granddaughter of Martin Scholderer
Verna Viola Sholder was born on 1 December 1899 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.6,3 She was the daughter of Harry Ellsworth Sholder and Clara Irene Bixler.7 Verna Viola Sholder was baptized, at age 14 years, 3 months and 7 days, on Sunday, 8 March 1914 at Bethel United Presbyterian Church, Bottle Run, Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.8 She married Ward Lorenzo Bennett, son of George Washington Bennett and Loretta Carrie Casselberry, circa 1918.2,4,5 Verna Viola Sholder died on 8 February 1991 at Williamsport Home, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 91 years, 2 months and 7 days.9,3 She was buried on 12 February 1991 in the Wildwood Cemetery, located in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.9
She appeared on the census of 19 June 1900 in the household of Harry Ellsworth Sholder and Clara Irene Bixler at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Verna Viola Sholder appears in family photograph of Harry, Clara, Verna and Floyd Sholder circa 1915. She was a seamstress in 1948.
Verna Viola was listed in Clara Irene Bixler's obituary on 30 June 1975 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, as her daughter.7 Her obituary was published sometime in February 1991 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:
Mrs. Verna V. Bennett
Mrs. Verna V. Bennett, 91, formerly of Williamsport RD #5, died at 10:25 p.m. Friday, Febuary 8, 1991, in Williamsport Home, where she had lived for about one year.
Her husband, Ward L. Bennett, died on Febuary 1, 1936.
Mrs. Bennett was employed at the Avco plant during World War II. After the war, she was employed by several area sewing factories.
She was a member of the Bethel Presbyterian Church, Williamsport RD #5.
Born on December 1, 1899, in this city, she was the daughter of Harry and C. Irene Bixler Sholder.
Surviving are a son, Ward R., of Montoursville RD #5; six daughters, Mrs. Geraldine G. Schauer, of Linden RD 2, Mrs. Margaret C. Wurster, of this city, and Mrs. June E. Schauer, Mrs. AnnaBelle B. Kinley, Mrs. Jean L. Wonderlich and Mrs. Shirley J. Welty, all of Williamsport RD #5; 21 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Knight-Confer's 1914 Memorial Avenue, with the Rev. Raymond G. Baker, former pastor of The Gospel Church, Muncy, officiating. Burial will be in the Wildwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Verna's last known residence was Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3
She appeared on the census of 19 June 1900 in the household of Harry Ellsworth Sholder and Clara Irene Bixler at Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Verna Viola Sholder appears in family photograph of Harry, Clara, Verna and Floyd Sholder circa 1915.
She was a seamstress in 1948. Verna Viola was listed in Clara Irene Bixler's obituary on 30 June 1975 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, as her daughter.7 Her obituary was published sometime in February 1991 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:
Mrs. Verna V. Bennett
Mrs. Verna V. Bennett, 91, formerly of Williamsport RD #5, died at 10:25 p.m. Friday, Febuary 8, 1991, in Williamsport Home, where she had lived for about one year.
Her husband, Ward L. Bennett, died on Febuary 1, 1936.
Mrs. Bennett was employed at the Avco plant during World War II. After the war, she was employed by several area sewing factories.
She was a member of the Bethel Presbyterian Church, Williamsport RD #5.
Born on December 1, 1899, in this city, she was the daughter of Harry and C. Irene Bixler Sholder.
Surviving are a son, Ward R., of Montoursville RD #5; six daughters, Mrs. Geraldine G. Schauer, of Linden RD 2, Mrs. Margaret C. Wurster, of this city, and Mrs. June E. Schauer, Mrs. AnnaBelle B. Kinley, Mrs. Jean L. Wonderlich and Mrs. Shirley J. Welty, all of Williamsport RD #5; 21 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Knight-Confer's 1914 Memorial Avenue, with the Rev. Raymond G. Baker, former pastor of The Gospel Church, Muncy, officiating. Burial will be in the Wildwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
According to the Social Security Administrations Death Index Verna's last known residence was Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3
Children of Verna Viola Sholder and Ward Lorenzo Bennett
- Geraldine Grace Bennett+ (14 Mar 1919 - 29 Nov 1997)
- June Elizabeth Bennett+ (14 Jul 1920 - 19 Feb 1998)
- Margaret Castlebury Bennett+1,5 (28 Mar 1923 - 10 Mar 2012)
- Annabelle Bennett+2 (29 Jun 1926 - 22 Aug 2002)
- Ward Robert Bennett+2,10,5
- Jean Lois Bennett (4 Sep 1931 - 25 Apr 1997)
- Shirley Joyce Bennett+5
Last Edited=13 Jan 2013
Citations
- [S1478] Margaret Bennett is Bride of James E. Bubb, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, July 1944. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna [Weiss] Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S785] Annabelle B. Kinley obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 24 August 2002. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. VERNA V BENNETT, birth listed as 01 Dec 1899, died listed as 08 Feb 1991 (V), issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 8 Apr 2004.
- [S1485] Bottle Run Man Instantly Killed, Daughter Injured As Train Hits Automobile, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 2 February 1936. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S2274] "Margaret C. Wurster obituary," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 11 March 2012, online archives (http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/575654/… : accessed 13 January 2013). Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- [S39] Family records from Harry Ellsworth Sholder Family Bible, Harry Ellsworth Sholder (1878-1937) Family Bible original owned in 1992 by Helen Elizabeth (Shaffer) Sholder, (Williamsport, Pennsylvania). This family Bible belonged to Harry Ellsworth Sholder of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania and passed to his son Floyd Bixler Sholder. The information from the Bible was recorded on 6 September 1992 in the presence of Floyd's widow Helen Elizabeth Shaffer.
- [S200] Clara I. Sholder obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 30 June 1975. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S30] Bethel (Bottle Run) Presbyterian records dated 1901 - 1945 on micro film kept in the Northen Central Bank in Williamsport safety deposit box by the Bethel Presbyterian Session. Contact person Gail Leidecker, RD 5, Williamsport, PA (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
- [S5] Newspaper clipping from Williamsport Newspaper. (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
- [S206] Eleanore Jean (Cline) Bennett, "Family Group Sheets (Ward Robert Bennett and Eleanore Jean Cline)," supplied 15 January 1996 ([address for private use,] Montoursville, Pennsylvania; USA).