George Grandstaff
Files
Dublin Core
Title
George Grandstaff
Subject
Grandstaff, George Robert (1933-2012)
Description
George R. Grandstaff as a boy in short pants and seated on a bench.
George was from Edinburg, the son of Hugh Heaton and Daisy Virginia (Funkhouser) Grandstaff.
He attended Edinburg Elementary School and Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Staunton. He formerly sold eggs at the Edinburg Train Depot and was employed with 7-Eleven in Woodstock for over 25 years.
He learned woodworking and carpentry from his father and was an avid train enthusiast known for his model train display. He was a faithful member and keeper of the keys of St. Paul's United Church of Christ and the Edinburg Christian Church and only missed one Sunday service in 78 years.
George never married.
George was from Edinburg, the son of Hugh Heaton and Daisy Virginia (Funkhouser) Grandstaff.
He attended Edinburg Elementary School and Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Staunton. He formerly sold eggs at the Edinburg Train Depot and was employed with 7-Eleven in Woodstock for over 25 years.
He learned woodworking and carpentry from his father and was an avid train enthusiast known for his model train display. He was a faithful member and keeper of the keys of St. Paul's United Church of Christ and the Edinburg Christian Church and only missed one Sunday service in 78 years.
George never married.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "Oct 1941" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2008 by Nancye L. Bowman who knew the subject "all his life".
Additional biographical information was extracted from his obituary posted on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
016007
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “George Grandstaff,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed October 5, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/45975.
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