Austin and Rosalee (Moomaw) McNeal
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Dublin Core
Title
Austin and Rosalee (Moomaw) McNeal
Subject
McNeal, Austin Lee (1919-2004)
McNeal, Rosalee (Moomaw) (1927-2018)
Description
Portrait of Austin Lee McNeal and his wife, Rosalee (Moomaw) McNeal, from New Market.
The couple married in 1944.
Austin was the son of William J. and Sarah (Dove) McNeal.
He was a life member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church west of New Market, where he sang in the choir for many years and served on church council and Sunday school secretary. He retired from Mt. Jackson Farm Service in 1985 after 28 years of service.
Rosalee was the daughter of the Eddie J. and Mary (Funkhouser) Moomaw.
Like her husband, she was a also devoted and active member of St. Martin Lutheran Church, west of New Market, where she served as organist for almost 30 years, taught the Adult Sunday School class, and was a life member of the Lutheran Church Women.
She was a former member of the New Market High School Alumni Association.
She retired after 21 years as a teacher's assistant in Shenandoah County Public Schools.
The couple married in 1944.
Austin was the son of William J. and Sarah (Dove) McNeal.
He was a life member of St. Martin's Lutheran Church west of New Market, where he sang in the choir for many years and served on church council and Sunday school secretary. He retired from Mt. Jackson Farm Service in 1985 after 28 years of service.
Rosalee was the daughter of the Eddie J. and Mary (Funkhouser) Moomaw.
Like her husband, she was a also devoted and active member of St. Martin Lutheran Church, west of New Market, where she served as organist for almost 30 years, taught the Adult Sunday School class, and was a life member of the Lutheran Church Women.
She was a former member of the New Market High School Alumni Association.
She retired after 21 years as a teacher's assistant in Shenandoah County Public Schools.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Oct 1943" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Pat Vaughan in 2005, a first cousin of Rosalee (Moomaw) McNeal.
Additional biographical information was extracted from the couple's obituaries on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
010720
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Austin and Rosalee (Moomaw) McNeal,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 30, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36185.
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