Charles Monroe Fravel
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Charles Monroe Fravel
Subject
Fravel, Charles Monroe (1917-2005)
Description
Portrait of Charles Monroe Fravel, son of Thomas H. (1890-1949) and Nettie Carey (Funkhouser) (1881-1945) Fravel.
In 1940, Charles worked as an assistant to the mortician, V.L. Dellinger, in Woodstock. When he registered for the WWII draft, he was still there. He was described as being 6 ft. tall and 140 pounds. He enlisted after high school and served in the U.S. Army as a Private 1st Class from April 1942 to August 1945.
In November 1942, while in the Army, he married Mabel Virginia Fansler (1921-2012), in Woodstock. Mabel was from Orkney Springs, the oldest daughter of Boyd Ashby and Edna Blanche (Estep) Fansler. She was a graduate of Triplett High School in Mount Jackson, Virginia. Before marrying she worked at Shaver's Restaurant in Woodstock, from 1940 until 1942 and then at Wender's Department Store from 1942 until 1944.
The 1950 census found Charles and Mabel living in Nashville, Tennessee. They had a 6-year old son, Charles, with them. Their daughter, Deborah Cay Fravel, was born five years later.
In 1951, the family moved to Arlington, Virginia, where Charles worked as the funeral director at Murphy's Funeral Home. They retired to Basye in 1983.
In 1940, Charles worked as an assistant to the mortician, V.L. Dellinger, in Woodstock. When he registered for the WWII draft, he was still there. He was described as being 6 ft. tall and 140 pounds. He enlisted after high school and served in the U.S. Army as a Private 1st Class from April 1942 to August 1945.
In November 1942, while in the Army, he married Mabel Virginia Fansler (1921-2012), in Woodstock. Mabel was from Orkney Springs, the oldest daughter of Boyd Ashby and Edna Blanche (Estep) Fansler. She was a graduate of Triplett High School in Mount Jackson, Virginia. Before marrying she worked at Shaver's Restaurant in Woodstock, from 1940 until 1942 and then at Wender's Department Store from 1942 until 1944.
The 1950 census found Charles and Mabel living in Nashville, Tennessee. They had a 6-year old son, Charles, with them. Their daughter, Deborah Cay Fravel, was born five years later.
In 1951, the family moved to Arlington, Virginia, where Charles worked as the funeral director at Murphy's Funeral Home. They retired to Basye in 1983.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Betty Page who knew the subject growing up. She remembered they always called him by his first two names, "Charles Monroe".
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Charles Monroe Fravel appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003043, 004850, 004860, 007630, 007631, 0011263, 011264 and 011302.
Identifier
003043
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Charles Monroe Fravel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 20, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28992.
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