Frank & Rose Funkhouser With Children
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Frank & Rose Funkhouser With Children
Subject
Funkhouser, James Franklin Monroe (1891-1959)
Funkhouser, Rose Frances Wetzel (1906-2005)
Funkhouser, Clyde Wilbur (1935-1999)
Ramey, Arlene Eliza Funkhouser Cook (1931-2017)
Description
Family portrait of the Frank Funkhouser family. Pictured (l to r) are: James Franklin “Frank” Monroe, his wife, Rose Frances (Wetzel), son Clyde Wilbur and daughter, Arlene Eliza.
Frank and Rose’s oldest son, Austin Junior Funkhouser, is not pictured here and may have already left for his service with the U.S. Army Ground Forces in Europe during WWII where he was killed in September 1944.
Frank was born near Conicville and married Rose Frances Wetzel in 1924.
In 1942, Frank registered for the WWII draft. At that time, he lived in Washington D.C. and worked for the War Department. His family stayed in Edinburg during that time. After the war, he was a teacher in Shenandoah County for many years and then a farmer later in his life.
Clyde and Arlene grew up in the Edinburg area.
Clyde spent many years in Falls Church and was living in Front Royal when he died. He is buried in Strasburg.
Arlene’s first husband, named Cook, died. She married again in 1976 while living in Page County. Her second husband, Amos Lee Ramey, was born in Luray to Edgar Vernon and Gertie May (Kendrick). Ramey.
Both Frank and his wife, Rose are buried in Conicville.
Frank and Rose’s oldest son, Austin Junior Funkhouser, is not pictured here and may have already left for his service with the U.S. Army Ground Forces in Europe during WWII where he was killed in September 1944.
Frank was born near Conicville and married Rose Frances Wetzel in 1924.
In 1942, Frank registered for the WWII draft. At that time, he lived in Washington D.C. and worked for the War Department. His family stayed in Edinburg during that time. After the war, he was a teacher in Shenandoah County for many years and then a farmer later in his life.
Clyde and Arlene grew up in the Edinburg area.
Clyde spent many years in Falls Church and was living in Front Royal when he died. He is buried in Strasburg.
Arlene’s first husband, named Cook, died. She married again in 1976 while living in Page County. Her second husband, Amos Lee Ramey, was born in Luray to Edgar Vernon and Gertie May (Kendrick). Ramey.
Both Frank and his wife, Rose are buried in Conicville.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1930s
Contributor
Identified by a neighbor, Goldie V. Tisinger.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
001158
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Frank & Rose Funkhouser With Children,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/23443.
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