Vernon Lee "Pete" Dellinger
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Title
Vernon Lee "Pete" Dellinger
Subject
Dellinger, Vernon Lee "Pete" (1889-1961)
Undertakers - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait of Vernon Lee Dellinger, remembered locally as having owned and operated funeral homes in both Woodstock and Mt. Jackson.
He was born in Hamburg to John Frank Dellinger (1858-1919) and Minnie Lee (Grim) (1864-1930) Dellinger. He had several siblings.
When he married in 1909, his occupation was “carpenter”. His bride was Virginia Belle (Stickley) (1889-1968), the daughter of Samuel A. and Mary E. Stickley.
By 1917, when he registered for the WWI draft, he was married with two children and worked as an “undertaker & contractor” on his own account. At some point, he got out of the contracting business and focused on his funereal business.
The 1930 census found him in Mt. Jackson where he lived on Main Street and was an undertaker. By then he had three children: Elwood L. (1913-1959), Sadie E., and Marguerite.
Twenty years later, he and his wife lived in Woodstock and operated the Dellinger Funeral Home there, a business that continues today.
He was born in Hamburg to John Frank Dellinger (1858-1919) and Minnie Lee (Grim) (1864-1930) Dellinger. He had several siblings.
When he married in 1909, his occupation was “carpenter”. His bride was Virginia Belle (Stickley) (1889-1968), the daughter of Samuel A. and Mary E. Stickley.
By 1917, when he registered for the WWI draft, he was married with two children and worked as an “undertaker & contractor” on his own account. At some point, he got out of the contracting business and focused on his funereal business.
The 1930 census found him in Mt. Jackson where he lived on Main Street and was an undertaker. By then he had three children: Elwood L. (1913-1959), Sadie E., and Marguerite.
Twenty years later, he and his wife lived in Woodstock and operated the Dellinger Funeral Home there, a business that continues today.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "June 25, 1934" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Garline (Ryan) Thompson in 2008, who remembered him as being the first undertaker she knew in Mt. Jackson.
The ID form was transcribed by Dennis Atwood for Ms. Thompson.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
010666
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Vernon Lee "Pete" Dellinger,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 3, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36028.
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