b. 30 Mar 1910, Seattle, WA
Married: Bud C. WARNER
(Divorced)
Children:
Arthur L. WARNER, born 2 Jun 1935
Carol (Kuki) WARNER (Married to Thomas L. Bartlett)
James WARNER
Jerry WARNER
Bernece Bartron From Kuki's records: Bernece was born when the family was living at 40th & Dawson in W. Seattle.
Attended the 6th grade in King County at Mt. View School, district number 120, from 4 Sep 1923 to 6 Jun 1924. Her teacher's name was Burlah Johnson. She hitchhiked down to California and stayed with some C.S.'s about 1929.
Bud and Bernece got married while they were both living in Seattle. Bud dared Bernece to marry him.
After married, built a couple of houses. After their second child (James) was born, moved to Santa Cruz. After a while, returned to Seattle. After their third child, Carol, was born, they returned to Santa Cruz.
Bernece hated her middle name Dorothy and changed it (unofficially?) to Betty. The documents filed for their divorce on 13 Feb 1951 give her middle name as Betty.
Bernece was independent. She drank. Her grandchildren called her mom, as she wanted no reference to grandma. She may not have liked the idea of growing old. She was nice and easy to get to know, but she often would not allow others to know her personally.
Bernece had gift shops in Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz, & Pacific Grove. Some would not have considered them gift shops. Rather, they would probably have seen them as high priced junk shops.
Bernece did not drive. Depended on others to get her around. She was a saver; that is, the saved everything. She did not care for men much.
Bernece divorced Bud due to his drinking. At the time, they were living in a house in front of what is now the Carbanaro Creek Trailer Park in Scotts Valley. The house, which Bud built, is still there. (1990)
Died of Ovarian cancer.