(Benson),+Helen+Clemons

2303 Old Hwy 99 So Road Mount Vernon, WA 98273 360 416-3273
 * Helen (Benson) Clemons**

**1969:**I was married 4 months after graduation.I worked for a year as a telephone operator.My first son, Martin, was born July 12, 1960.My second son, Ben, was born July 12, 1961.My daughter, Sally Jean is 5 ½ years old and my son Verlin is 2 ½ years old.For 3 ½ years now I have also been mother to 3 step-children:Debbie, 9 yrs.; Jim, 6 ½ years, and John, 5 yrs.All together my husband and I have 7 children.A large but very happy family.I have lived in and close to Seattle the last 10 years.

 **1979:**I don’t know if anyone remembers me or not but I remember all of you, so I thought I would send in a word or two.My second husband and I have been married for over 13 years and between the two of us we have seven teen-agers.They are terrific individuals and are busy planning their own lives now.Jim is still with the Washington State Ferries in Edmonds.We own a tavern in Fremont called the Classic, which I manage and bartend four days and two nights; been doing it for over 2 ½ years now.Love it very much after being tied down for so many years at home raising the kids.We are having our Tavern summer picnic on August 5th so I’ll be unable to attend the reunion.I hope all of you have a terrific time and I’ll be thinking of you.

HELEN BENSON CLEMONS(1941 - 2014)
Helen Clemons passed away on January 22, 2014. She was born on January 4, 1941 to Eric and Edith Benson in Concrete, WA. She was the second of four children. They moved to Mount Vernon, and later to Conway, where she started the 3rd grade. She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School class of 1959.

She married Ben Fabens and had three children, Marty, Ben and Sallie. She later married Jim Clemons, a widower with three children: Debbie, Jimmy and John. They had one child, Verlin.

She was widowed in 1995. In 2000, she became a caregiver for her mother, Edith Benson, until her passing in 2009.

Helen is survived by son Marty (Mary) Fabens of Kenmore, son Ben (Shelley) Fabens of Lake Forest Park, daughter Sallie (Chip) Proctor of Hoodsport, daughter Debbie Marker of Everett, son John Clemons of Seattle, and son Verlin (Maria) Clemons of Port Townsend, son Jimmy Clemons passed in 1996. Also, surviving are 14 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; and siblings Inez Morach of Oak Harbor, George (Sandy) Benson of Tacoma, Margaret (Bob) Smith of Port Susan, WA and Salton City, CA. Also, survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.