William Silas "Bill" Getz
Files
Dublin Core
Title
William Silas "Bill" Getz
Subject
Getz, William Silas (1922-2011)
Description
Portrait photograph of a William Silas "Bill" Getz as a young man wearing a suit and tie.
Bill was born in Edinburg, son of Mark B. and Hattie V. (Branner) Getz.
He was a 1939 graduate of Edinburg High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Business from Strayer University.
He married Florine Wisman (Fravel) Getz (1923-2007) in 1944. She was from Woodstock, the daughter of Nevin Kline and Lula M. (Wisman) Fravel.
Bill served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After, he was secretary and treasurer of Shenandoah Mutual Fire Insurance Company until he retired in 1987. He continued as Chairman of the Board until 2009.
Always active in his community, Bill was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Edinburg, a life member of Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, a member of Woodstock American Legion Post #199 and the International Order of Oddfellows Lodge #82.
Bill was born in Edinburg, son of Mark B. and Hattie V. (Branner) Getz.
He was a 1939 graduate of Edinburg High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Business from Strayer University.
He married Florine Wisman (Fravel) Getz (1923-2007) in 1944. She was from Woodstock, the daughter of Nevin Kline and Lula M. (Wisman) Fravel.
Bill served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After, he was secretary and treasurer of Shenandoah Mutual Fire Insurance Company until he retired in 1987. He continued as Chairman of the Board until 2009.
Always active in his community, Bill was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Edinburg, a life member of Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, a member of Woodstock American Legion Post #199 and the International Order of Oddfellows Lodge #82.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "July 1942" on box of plates.
Contributor
No ID Form. Name was written in margin of paper copy.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
William Silas Getz appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002399, 012745, 013131, 014853, and 016530.
Identifier
16530
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “William Silas "Bill" Getz,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed September 28, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/46522.
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