Vernon Kenton McClary (1920 - 1981)

Born 29 Dec 1920 in Elliott Township, Sanborn, South Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Roberta Kathryn (McKy) Crandall — married 29 Dec 1941 (to before 1945) in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA

Husband of Audrey Lucille (Rodgers) McClary — married 20 Oct 1951 in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1981 at age 60 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

Born in South Dakota on December 29, 1920, Vernon was the only son and youngest child of Ernest McClary of Missouri and Shella McVay of Arkansas. About 1933, Vernon's parents moved the family to Lane County, Oregon,^[1] and in 1938, he graduated from Creswell High School.

Days before his 21st birthday, Vern married (1) Roberta K. McKy in Seattle, Washington,^[2] where Vern had a factory job with Boeing. ^[3] By the summer of the following year, Roberta was pregnant, and in March of 1943, she gave birth to a bouncing baby boy ^[4] that the couple named Ronald (affectionately known to family and friends as Ronnie). Unfortunately, Roberta & Vernon's marriage was short-lived, and by September of 1944, Vernon had moved back to Oregon and enlisted in the military, declaring himself "single." ^[5] In May of the following year, he filed for divorce, citing cruel and inhumane treatment from Roberta. ^[6]

During his enlistment, Vern served overseas in the Air Force, ultimately rising to the rank of corporal. He was honorably discharged in the fall of 1946 ^[7] at which point he returned to Eugene and began working as an electrician. In October of 1951, he married (2) Audrey L. Rodgers in a small ceremony at the Lane County Courthouse in Eugene. From this union, 3 daughters were born: DeLynn Gay (b. 1952), Eryn Beth (b. 1957) and Pamela Rae (b. 1959).

By 1970, Vernon was a partner in Oregon Electric Service, and business was thriving. It was around this time that the couple moved from their modest home on W. 18th Ave. to a large farm just a few miles northeast, in what is now known as the Santa Clara division of Eugene.

In 1981, Vernon died^[8][9][10] of prostate cancer during a hospital stay in Houston, Texas, where he had been visiting family. His body was cremated and sent back to Oregon, where he was laid to rest at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Eugene.^[11]

Sources & Citations

1. ↑ "Creswell News Items" published in the Eugene-Register Guard on 8 Dec 1933 (page 6; "Mr. and Mrs. McClary and family of South Dakota have rented the C.V. Holbrook place near the Butte.")
2. ↑ "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMK-5145 : Sat Oct 21 07:00:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Vernon K McClary and Roberta K McKy, 22 Dec 1941.
3. ↑ “43 Eugene Youths Win Airplane Jobs” Newspapers.com. The Eugene Guard, January 12, 1941. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard/2166182/.
4. ↑ "Ronnie birth announcement " Newspapers.com. The Eugene Guard, April 12, 1943. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard-ronnie-birth-announceme/130754292/.
5. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8B8-TDR : accessed 17 March 2015), Vernon K Mc Clary, enlisted 15 Sep 1944, Portland, Oregon, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ "McClary-McKy divorce" Newspapers.com. The Eugene Guard, May 20, 1945. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard-mcclary-mcky-divorce/130755226/.
7. ↑ "Discharged from the Army, September 1946" Newspapers.com. The Eugene Guard, September 13, 1946. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eugene-guard-discharged-from-the-arm/130755717/.
8. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V95K-F35 : accessed 17 March 2015), Vernon Mcclary, Jan 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZZF-CVX : accessed 17 March 2015), Vernon Mcclary, 31 Jan 1981; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Harris, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
10. ↑ "Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JV6G-1P5 : accessed 17 March 2015), Vernon Kenton Mcclary, Harris, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
11. ↑ FindAGrave Memorial # 127159136

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KW1-Z26B : 10 February 2023), Vernon Kenton McClary, .

• "South Dakota, State Census, 1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM47-19Z : accessed 17 March 2015), Vernon Mcclary; citing 225, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,368,674.

• "South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK7S-55XZ : accessed 18 August 2015), Vernon McClary, 1927.

• "South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK7S-552V : accessed 18 August 2015), Vernon McClary, 1928.

• "South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK7S-55TL : accessed 18 August 2015), Vernon McClary, 1929.

• "South Dakota, School Records, 1879-1970", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QK7S-5RTT : accessed 18 August 2015), Vernon McClary, 1933.

• "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQV4-BBQ : accessed 17 March 2015), Vernon K Mcclary in household of Ernest E Mcclary, Franklin, Jerauld, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0009, sheet 1A, family 9, line 42, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2225; FHL microfilm 2,341,959.

• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRR1-1GL : accessed 17 March 2015), Vernon K Mcclary in household of Ernest E Mcclary, Ward 4, Eugene, Eugene Election Precinct 13, Lane, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 20-54, sheet 1A, family 9, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3368.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XVR-SCH9 : Thu Oct 05 20:25:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Earnist McClary and Shella McClary, 10 April 1950.

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QJJK-1PKK : accessed 18 March 2015), Vernon Mcclary, Residence, Eugene, Oregon, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

• Additional information for biography supplied by granddaughter Jayme McClary Hart