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Ruth Audrey "Audrey" Barnes

F, #162432, b. 15 April 1921, d. 2 September 2002

Family: Rev. Dr. Robert Pierce Shuler, Jr., Ph.D. (b. 6 November 1916, d. 25 August 2000)

Daughter	Judith Ann Shuler+
Son	Robert Pierce Shuler, III+
Daughter	Jill Kathleen Shuler
Daughter	Jan Laurel Shuler, Ph.D.+

Biography

Ruth Audrey "Audrey" Barnes was born on 15 April 1921 in Milton, Trimble Co., KY; daughter of William Shelby and Mary Lou (Chandler) Barnes. She married Rev. Dr. Robert Pierce Shuler, Jr., Ph.D., son of Rev. Robert Pierce "Bob" Shuler and Mary Eleanor "Nelle" Reeves, on 11 September 1940 in Los Angeles Co., CA; ceremony by Rev. Bob Shuler, father of the groom. Ruth Audrey "Audrey" Barnes and Rev. Dr. Robert Pierce Shuler, Jr., Ph.D., were divorced in January 1969 in Los Angeles Co., CA. She died on 2 September 2002 in Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA,

Obituary – The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California; Wednesday, 4 SEP 2002, Inland Valley Voice, page A4 (Newspapers.com):

AUDREY SHULER, 81

Audrey Shuler, a 35-year resident of Pomona, died Sept. 2, 2002, at Claremont Manor Care Center. She was 81.

Mrs. Shuler was born April 15, 1921, in Milton, Ky.

She was a teacher at Alta Loma High School for 14 years.

She received a bachelor’s degree from Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky.

Mrs. Shuler was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, Pomona.

She was a member of the Philanthropic and Educational Order Sisterhood Chapter MG, United Methodist Church Women and the California Teachers Assn.

She was a church organist.

Mrs. Shuler is survived by a son, the Rev. Robert Pierce Shuler II of Riverside; three daughters, Judy Turner of Whittier, Jill Taylor of Canton, Ohio, and Jan Laurel Jones of Escondido; nine grandchildren; and a brother, Norris Barnes.

Visitation will be 4-9 p.m. Thursday at Todd memorial Chapel, Pomona.

A service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Pomona.

Burial will be in Oak Park Cemetery, Claremont.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Institute for Lymphoma Cancer Research, 681 5th Ave., New York, NY 10003.

She was buried in September 2002 in Old Park Cemetery, Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, Findagrave #94632944.

Occupation: School teacher, Alta Loma High School. Ruth Audrey "Audrey" Barnes lived on 1 April 1940 in Wilmore, Jessamine Co., KY.

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Mildred Love Gladden

F, #162433, b. 13 July 1920

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Mildred Love Gladden was born on 13 July 1920 in Texas

; daughter of Henry Jack "Jack" and Mildred (Morton) Gladden. Source: Obituary of Henry J. Gladden, The San Bernardino County Sun, Thursday, 27 NOV 1973, page B3 (Newspapers.com).

She married Rev. Dr. Robert Pierce Shuler, Jr., Ph.D., son of Rev. Robert Pierce "Bob" Shuler and Mary Eleanor "Nelle" Reeves, on 12 February 1970 in San Diego Co., CA; Mildred was first married to Walter Leon Brooks (1916-1991) on 24 DEC 1938 at Pottawatomie Co., OK, and divorced in OCT 1967 at Orange Co., CA. Tney had sons Stephen, Michael, and Craig.

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Dr. Norman Ross Fertig, Ph.D.

M, #162441, b. 2 November 1917, d. 16 January 2015

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Family: Nelle Shuler (b. 1 October 1919, d. 25 October 2008)

Son	Dr. Norman Richard Fertig, Jr.+
Son	Nelson Christian.Fertig
Son	Ralph Eric Fertig+
Son	Kurt Robert Fertig+

Biography

Dr. Norman Ross Fertig, Ph.D., was born on 2 November 1917 in Courtland, Republic Co., KS; son of Homer Ross and Ruby (Peterson) Fertig. He married Nelle Shuler daughter of Rev. Robert Pierce "Bob" Shuler and Mary Eleanor "Nelle" Reeves, in September 1940 in San Bernardino Co., CA. Dr. Norman Ross Fertig, Ph.D., died on 16 January 2015.

He was buried in January 2015 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA, Findagrave #191450619.

Occupation: Prefessor, University of Southern California.

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Dorothy Marie "Marie" Lemmon

F, #162442, b. 13 April 1926, d. 15 December 2012

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Family: Dr. Phillip Ross "Phil" Shuler (b. 29 December 1924, d. 19 June 2009)

Daughter	Deborah Lou Shuler+
Daughter	Julie Marie Shuler+

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Dorothy Marie "Marie" Lemmon was born on 13 April 1926 in Los Angeles Co., CA; daughter of Arthur Jacob and Emma Lou (Pendarvis) Lemmon. She married Dr. Phillip Ross "Phil" Shuler son of Rev. Robert Pierce "Bob" Shuler and Mary Eleanor "Nelle" Reeves, on 8 July 1948 in Trinity Methodist Church, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA,

; The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California; Monday, 19 JUL 1948, Part II, page 6 (Newspapers.com.)

Dorothy Marie "Marie" Lemmon died on 15 December 2012 in Aurora, Arapahoe Co., CO.

She was buried in December 2012 in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver Co., CO, Findagrave #103242351.

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Dorothy Virginia Dill

F, #162443, b. 9 September 1918, d. 9 July 2014

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Family: Rev. Jack Cornett Shuler, D.D. (b. 12 July 1918, d. 9 December 1962)

Son	Jack Edward Shuler, D.D.S.+
Daughter	Susan Shuler+
Son	Richard Wiley Shuler
Son	Gregg Montgomery Shuler+

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Dorothy Virginia Dill was born on 9 September 1918 in Arlington Co., VA; daughter of Robert Hoy and Dorothy Jane (Bailey) Dill of Whittier, California. She married Rev. Jack Cornett Shuler, D.D., son of Rev. Robert Pierce "Bob" Shuler and Mary Eleanor "Nelle" Reeves, on 30 May 1938 in Las Vegas, Clark Co, NV,

; Jack previously eloped with Metta Prather to be married at Yuma, Arizona on 16 MAY 1936, while his parents were absent on a trip to New York. According to the newspaper article, the married couple returned to their respective parents' homes immediately after the elopement, and Jack returned to his college studies. Source: The Sacramento Bee; Tuesday, 28 JUL 1936, page 13 (Newspapers.com), "Elopement Marriage Of Rev. Shuler's Son Is Told". Metta filed for divorce the following August, citing a lengthy list of complaints including the fact that she was forced to live with her mother. Source: The Los Angeles Tiems, Tuesday, 25 AUG 1936, Part II. page 2 (Newspapers.com), "SHULER BOY'S WIFE ASKS DIVORCE, BLAMING CRUELTY".

Dorothy Virginia Dill married Stanley Magnus Sundin on 24 February 1953 in Orange Co., CA. She died on 9 July 2014 in Orange Co., CA.

She was buried in July 2014 in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA, Findagrave #219050545.

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