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BIOGRAPHICAL BLANK FOR THE DETROIT CONFERENCE
When filled
~please
return to J. A. Halmhuber, 13100 Woodward, Highland Park,
Mlchigan.
Ve r s ile De l l Bentle ;r
N&llle in full:
Date
Birth:
HisrORICP~ SO~~ETY
Nov . 26 , 1 9"'3
Place
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Personal Appearance
Height ',5 f t 4
Boyne e i ty , L ich i gan
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Weight
162
Color of· Hair Brown
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Ha z e l
Family Background:
1. Fetrer's Nane in Full He u st on M . Bentl ey '_
Date of Birth
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2. Mother's Maiden Name
Date of Birth:
_ _ _Nationality
Am~eric an
Ne llie Irene Be ntl ey
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Na.tionai.ity
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Ame rican
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4, Places of res id enc e __,.B~o~y~
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6. Note distingQiehed services for which any brothers or sisters are known:
7. All available information ·concerning parents, race, nationality," education,
occupat~ons,
connections; services, death, etc.
PER&>NAL HISTORY
1. Ed uc at ion :
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of age on. F i rs t Loc a l Preache r
Dlii&o Augu st of 1 922.
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4, Wife's M~ iden Name
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Names of children; with date and place or birth
B¥ r on Thad Bent 1 ey - Nov-.""!:7r2--.~,..,9..,Z""'3~.----norl!'"''l~s~a!!"':a=-t,..e=-,.....,M>r.~:-:c;::,;h •
, . Philin Rog e r Bentl ey - Dec . ~, 19 38 :0: Saginaw , Mi ch.
6 , Careers of children, with positions, offices held , etc, _____________________
Thad ~ ~ now in fifth g r ade
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Ehi l in i s no t ve t ·i n se1hool
7. Your relig ioJus. exoorJ.ence ._andt Ch..ur_sh co.nnectiQBs ;,.hi~~~ert ed a t
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Jilai: atathned m;y men1ber~hip ·Nh:e-fie Vel' ·;ve·~~l?-anafe r P-ing
t 0 the n ew connnttni t;y ehttrch:.
Your call to the Christi an ministry Al ways felt called to the minist r y
afte r my c onversion .
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WhenA~~i .r~~rcf g~:~lJ:ilon_ T§1~\ ~i9~~ii'ttigR~ i l'iaW, Miefiigaa
Deacon's Or di nation - sept. 19 2'7 a t Port Huron, WJ. ChJ.g an ·
E lde t ' s Ordinat io n - S ep t. 1929 a t Ka l amazoo , MJ. chJ. gan
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12. Favorite recreations, hobbies, etc. -~'"F
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15, Member of What Clubs a nd Fraternal
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16. Appointments served with date s
1 924, Gwinn , Mich i gan. 19 2 5 ,- Fl i nt ,
Grace and Dimo n d. 1 927, Transferre ct to .w1 cn 1gan Conference.
1927 , J acks on, lJO"fml~& Coop e r 5t . 1931, Osse o. 1933,
Jon e sville. 1935, Kent OJ. t y . 19 3 '7 , 'l'rans. 'to Detro1t Con!.
1937, Sag i naw~ Ep wor tfr. 1939, Harbor Beac h. 1942. Ut1ca .
1?. Clippin. of family or public life:
18. Biographical comments, experiences, episodes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
19. Can you give on a separate paper one or two or three dramatio incidents
occurring during your ministry which might be published in a book und er
a title as "Uighlights of Methodist Ministers"?
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20. If the subject of this sketch is decea sed , please give
Date of death - - - - - - - - - - . : P l a c e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Place of Buria l
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Nemes of Offici~ting Mini sters:
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P l ease Note:
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I was majri- 1 twice
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Marriage :
I was marr i ed t wice .
1. Augu st 25 , 19 2 6 .
K e aE i!iiiS~YP ar k
I.Ie t hod i st Church, Fl i nt, !\'l ie h i P" a n
Rev. Otto J. Lyon .
Miss Ruth Ena Wh.ipP l e . F lint Central Hi ghschool
She passed away i n november of 1927 at t he ho me of her parents ,
Hr. a nd Mrs . Frank I? . Wh i ]lpl e , Fl int , .t.Ii ch i f: a n .
Th ere were no chil d:en .
The r e c or d of her life i s i n the Ll i chi ga n Conference Mi nutes.
2. Au g ust 27, 193 1.
F i rs t let hodist Church , Saginaw , Llichi gan .
Rev . Fr e d A. Andrews .
Mi ss Gwend oline Andr ews -- daug hter of the Rev . and llrs . Fre d
A. Andrews .
Gradu a t e of Albion Co ll ege .
REV. VERSILE D. BENTLEY will be
one of three staff members of the ~neral
Board of Pensions retiring within the
next few months. A native of Michigan,
Mr. B~ntley has been with the p ensions
staff smce 1961. He will retire December
1, but continue in board employment until
after the 1972 annual conferences.
DR. and MRS. VERSILE ·D. u·E NTLEY
will celebrate their 50th wedding a nniversary
on Sunday, August 23. Friends are invited to
an open house at the Terrace Inn, Bay View,
near Petoskey. Hours are between 3:00 a nd
6:00p.m.
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Bentley, Versile D.