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Myrtle Estella “'Stella'” Benton Myers

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Birth	:	23 Jun 1901 Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	18 Jul 1947 Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	New Forksville Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.5611496, -82.3110275
Description	:	MINOT DAILY NEWS Saturday, 20 Jul 1947 Mrs. Ray Myers Dies Following Long Ill Health 23 Jun 1901 – 18 Jul 1947 Mrs. Ray Myers, 46, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.V. Benton, 626 Lincoln Av. died at Rochester, Minn. Friday. She had been ill for the last 3 years most of that time at the home of her parents and in more recent weeks at the home of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Keith. On Tuesday she was taken to Rochester by ambulance, her husband and Mrs. Keith accompanying her. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, at the Congregational Church of... Read More	MINOT DAILY NEWS Saturday, 20 Jul 1947 Mrs. Ray Myers Dies Following Long Ill Health 23 Jun 1901 – 18 Jul 1947 Mrs. Ray Myers, 46, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.V. Benton, 626 Lincoln Av. died at Rochester, Minn. Friday. She had been ill for the last 3 years most of that time at the home of her parents and in more recent weeks at the home of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Keith. On Tuesday she was taken to Rochester by ambulance, her husband and Mrs. Keith accompanying her. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, at the Congregational Church of Berthold, with the Rev. Clarence Larson officiating. Burial will be in Wildrose Cemetery at Berthold. Born in Spencer, IA. on June 23, 1901, the former Myrtle "Esther" [Estella] Benton accompanied her parents to Berthold, ND. when she was a child. She was married to Mr. Myers on April 12, 1922. Surviving with her husband and parents are 11 [14] children ranging in age from 22 to 3 years of age, and one grandchild as well as two sisters and a brother. The children are Roland, Mabel, Alvin, Benton, William, Ruth and Raymond, twins; Harrison, Jeannette, Donald, Ruby, Marlin, and Lowell. One child preceded her in death. Mrs. Joe Frunz, Mrs. Roland Kuether and Earl Benton, all of Minot are the sisters and brother. Lily Carol Myers is the grandchild. Other relatives are her aunts, Mrs. B.A. Keith and Mrs. C.A. Zook and three uncles Asa Llewellyn, Orvis Llewellyn and Theodore Benton. Celebrating 50 years of marriage is a notable achievement. For 13 siblings from a Minot-area family to each have celebrated that milestone with their spouses is particularly worth noting. In observing their 50th anniversary in August, Marlin and June Myers became the final of the Myers siblings to reach that mark. The Lord and a strong commitment to marriage as a lifelong institution have been factors behind the lasting unions, said Mabel (Myers) Albertson, the most senior, living sibling at age 90. "God's been good to us through all the storms," Albertson said. Nine of the siblings are living, and six continue to accumulate anniversaries with their spouses. Benton Myers and his wife, Darlene, who have celebrated 66 years so far, claim the greatest longevity. The siblings' parents, Ray and Stella Myers, had farmed near Berthold. They had 14 children. Lehman died at age 5 in 1938. The others, who all married, together have 52 living children among them. Their mother, Stella, died from a brain tumor in 1947 when the youngest, Lowell, was 3 years old. Throughout her 20s, Mabel served as mother to her younger siblings and as manager of the home and its financial affairs. Two of the older boys, William and Benton, helped operate the farm. Their father died in 1970. The first to marry was the oldest sibling, Rolland. He and his wife, Donna Rae, were 18 when they married in 1943 in Estevan, Saskatchewan. They then lived in Minot. Of the series of weddings that followed, Albertson said only five were formal church affairs. Most were private ceremonies, often taking place in a parsonage. For the most part, siblings didn't have to look far afield to find the ones who were right for them. Benton and Darlene Myers grew up together and Darlene's brother, Andy Gunderson, married Benton's sister, Jeannette. William Myers' wife, Vivian, had grown up in the neighborhood. Marlin and Lowell's wives, June and Betty, were good friends often mistaken for sisters. Donald Myers' wife, Maxine, had been a college roommate of his sister, Ruby. Mabel, who was 31 when she married, said she wasn't looking for a husband but rather thought she would like to have a career working in an orphanage. That was before she met a construction worker named Gaillord Albertson. They married in 1957 and celebrated nearly 54 years together before his death. The Albertsons lived much of their married lives in Max. Although the orphanage job never happened, Mabel worked with many children in her 18 years as a school kitchen aide. She and her husband also cared for foster children for five years. The tally of Myers marriages, from oldest sibling to youngest, includes: Rolland Myers and Donna Rae Nelson, married Dec. 14, 1943, and reached 55 years before Rolland's death on June 4, 1999. Donna Rae also has since died. Gaillord Albertson and Mabel Myers, married Aug. 19, 1957, and achieved 53 years before his death May 9, 2011. Alvin Myers and Doris Bradvold, married June 11, 1951, and remained together 51 years before Alvin's death on Jan. 9, 2003. Doris also has since died. Benton Myers and Darlene Gunderson, married June 28, 1950, and still together after 66 years. William "Bill" Myers and Vivian Demaree, married Sept. 7, 1950, and together 62 years before Vivian died Aug. 23, 2013. Ruth Myers and George Borgen, married June 23, 1953, and together 58 years before George died March 4, 2012. Raymond Myers and Vicky Neshem, married June 23, 1952, and together 62 years until Raymond's death July 18, 2014. Harrison Myers and Joan Bauer, married April 10, 1960, and now at 56 years. Jeannette Myers and Andy Gunderson, married April 18, 1957, and together just shy of 55 years before Jeannette died April 15, 2012. Donald "Dutch" Myers and Maxine Haarstad, married Nov. 4, 1940, and now at 55 years. Ruby Myers and Loren Podruchny, married July 2, 1962, and now at 54 years. Marlin "Slim" Myers and June Schwede, married Aug. 12, 1966, achieving 50 years this year. Lowell Myers and Betty McIntosh, married June 10, 1965, and celebrating 51 years. Five of the weddings took place in the month of June. They included those of twins Ruth and Raymond, who married a year apart on their mother's birth date, June 23. The siblings have celebrated their 50th anniversaries in different ways, from a small family affair in a cafe, sharing cake with the other patrons, to a formal event with renewing of vows. Albertson recalled that the formal event, planned for her brother Rolland and his wife by their children, had been a surprise, so much so that it caught Rolland unprepared and needing to borrow a suit for the occasion. Those are pleasant memories now. "We've had a lot of good times together, lots of them," Albertson said. The family continues to hold reunions, scheduling one this past summer. Surviving siblings are Albertson, who lives near Surrey; Benton and William Myers of Minot; Lowell and Donald Myers of Carpio; Harrison and Marlin Myers of Berthold, Ruby Podruchny of Washington state and Ruth Borgen of Wisconsin. From the Minot Daily News 9/21/2016 Supplied by June Schwede Myers

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Myrtle Estella “'Stella'” Benton Myers's memorial is located at: New Forksville Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, USA.
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Myrtle Estella “'Stella'” Benton Myers death on 18 Jul 1947 in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
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Latitude: 34.5611496
Longitude: -82.3110275

Family Members:

Parent

Albert Veeder Benton

(1875 - 1952)

Mabel Lenora Llewellyn Benton

(1881 - 1969)

Spouse

Harvey Ray Myers

(1902 - 1970)

Siblings

Asa Albert Benton

(1898 - 1898)

Lennie Alberta Benton

(1912 - 1912)

Children

Benton Rollo Myers

(1929 - 2017)

William Clarence “Bill” Myers

(1930 - 2016)

Lehman Ralph Myers

(1933 - 1938)

Estella Jeannette Myers Gunderson

(1937 - 2012)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. New Forksville Baptist Church Cemetery
Greenville, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.5611496, -82.3110275

2. Daventon Baptist Church Cemetery
Pelzer, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.5736008, -82.3186035

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Coordinate: 34.5721500, -82.2857210

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6. Oak Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.5597980, -82.3563350

7. Oak Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.5593987, -82.3566971

8. Columbia Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.5231018, -82.3080978

9. McCuen Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.5224450, -82.3067300

10. Cooley-Whitt Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.5313988, -82.3619003

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Coordinate: 34.5088997, -82.3041992

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Coordinate: 34.5666170, -82.2468390

13. New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.6106071, -82.3363495

14. Traynham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.5271190, -82.2574280

15. Hillside Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.5992012, -82.2568970

16. Fork Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery
Pelzer, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.6222000, -82.3153000

17. Lickville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Pelzer, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.6046982, -82.3641968

18. Moore's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
Greenville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.5969009, -82.3736725

19. Choice Family Cemetery
Greenville, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.5890150, -82.2384120

20. Princeton Baptist Church Cemetery
Princeton, Laurens County, USA
Coordinate: 34.4989014, -82.2830963

21. Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery
Fountain Inn, Greenville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.6278000, -82.2863998

22. Old Shady Oak Cemetery
Greenville County, USA
Coordinate: 34.6206017, -82.2608032

23. New Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Laurens County, USA
Coordinate: 34.4882164, -82.2949142

24. New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
Princeton, Laurens County, USA
Coordinate: 34.5186000, -82.2353000