Background
Vernon, Walter Newton was born on March 24, 1907 in Verden, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Walter Newton and Fannie Hawling (Dodd) Vernon.
Vernon, Walter Newton was born on March 24, 1907 in Verden, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Walter Newton and Fannie Hawling (Dodd) Vernon.
Bachelor, Southern Methodist University, 1928, Bachelor"s Degree, 1931, Master of Arts, 1934. Doctor of Letters, West Virginia Wesleyan University, 1963.
Ordained to ministry United Methodist Church, 1929. Pastor, Lakewood Methodist Church, Dallas, 1931-1938. Associate editor Church School Publs., 1938-1972.
Member North Texas conference United Methodist Church, since 1929, conference historian, since 1967. Member division Christian education National Council Churches, 1944-1972. Member A-V Team, Africa, 1953.
Member Sigma Delta Chi, Tau Kappa Alpha.
Married Ruth Mason, December 27, 1931. Children: Walter Newton III, Kathleen Frances Vernon Clark.