Ritenour, Anna Lee Lichliter (1928-2018)
Portrait photograph of Anna Lee (Lichliter) Ritenour as a young woman. Born in Fort Valley, she was the daughter of William Frederick and Esta Ethelma (Barr) Lichliter. She married Charles Cecil Warren Ritenour in 1947.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Identified by Jeanette Ritenour, who was a childhood friend of the subject.
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Anna Lee (Lichliter) Ritenour appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 004821, 006947, and 007024.
Unidentified young man is wearing a suit and tie and seated with his hands in his lap.
Photo of a photograph of two unidentified young women, one with her hair cut quite short, posed together.
Unidentified baby/toddler perched on a pillow on a chair in the studio.
Unidentified woman with short, wavy hair and wearing glasses, is seated on a bench.
Possibly, the same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001601 and 001619.
Unidentified woman wearing glasses and standing beside a bench in the studio.
Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of John C. Delawder standing in his U.S. Army uniform. John was the son of Phillie Branson (1906-1957) and Ruth Rosalie (Barb) (1908-1970) Delawder. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Jerome and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during WWII. After the war, he worked as a self employed mechanic. He married Phyllis B. Delawder in November 1953. The couple had two sons: Gary W. Delawder and Dennis E. Delawder; and a daughter, Karen (Delawder) Ryman.
Identified in 2002 by Kyle Miller who remembered John Delaware's sister, Gloria Delawder, and knew that John lived near Bird Haven Farm in Basye.
Portrait photograph 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 Mount 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.
Identified in 2003 by Braxton Theis who knew Austin McNeil well.
Austin Lee McNeal appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007020 and 010720.
Rosalee (Moomaw) McNeal appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007020 and 010720.
Sailors - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Unidentified young man is seated on a bench and wearing a U.S. Navy uniform and cap.
Evans, Sadie "Sada" Florence Coffman (1879-1959)
Sada (Coffman) Evans is pictured with two grandsons, Stanley (standing) and Ray A. Wakeman (on her lap). Sada's first husband was Philip Benton Clem (1876 - 1905). After he died, she married Charles Albert Evans (1882 - 1958).
Identified on an undated ID form by Ray A. Wakeman, who is the baby pictured on Ms. Evans' lap in the photograph.
Ray A. Wakeman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001587, 001600, 017559, 024890, and 040247.
Stanley J. Wakeman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001600, 004679, 024890, 025255, 030589, 031218, and 040247.
Sadie F. (Coffman) Evans appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001600 and 024937.
Unidentified young child is seated on a pillow on a bench.
Photograph of Helen Duncan as a young woman with shoulder-length, dark hair and wearing a short-sleeved dress. She is sitting on a bench.
Identified on an undated ID form by Kathleen (Spiggle) Clem.
Helen Duncan appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007018 and 007204.
Unidentified young woman with short hair parted on the side, is seated on a bench.
Unidentified girl with short hair and bangs, is standing beside a bench.
Photograph of Gary Alan and Lanny Harold Bauserman as young children. “Bauserman/Plaughter” is written on the glass plate of this image. They were the sons of Harold Spiker (1908-1967) and Ruth Althea (Plaugher) (1908-1998) Bauserman from Maurertown. The 1950 census found the family living in the Johnston District where the boys’ father farmed. Gary married 21-year old Mary Catherine Sibert in 1966. She was the daughter of Edward Franklin and Helen Irene (Bauserman) Sibert. When they married, Gary worked as a “spreader” for the Aileen Corporation while Mary Catherine was a “knitter”. By the time Gary died, he was a “Product Development Engineer” for a textile company. Lanny Harold Bauserman was a graduate of Strasburg High School. He married Wanda Jean (Holler) (1943-2014) in 1963. They had two daughters together, Lisa and April. Lanny worked at Safeway for 32 years before he retired.
June B. Hockman identified the subjects in 2009 and noted that they lived in the Zion Church area.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Photograph of Everett Lee "Chick" Wisman as a boy. Everett graduated from Woodstock High School. When he died, he was a retired professor at VPI (now called Virginia Tech). He taught poultry science.
Identified in 2005 by subject's cousin, Landon Walker.
Everett Lee Wisman appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001596, 001805, 001806, 002663, 011412, 014132, 015667, and 025070.
Photograph of Louise (Clem) Racey seated on a bench and holding one of her sons. We are unsure which son this is.
Frances Walker identified the subjects in 2005 as acquaintances.
Same unidentified child appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007015 and 007016.
Unidentified young woman with short hair, is seated with a barefoot baby on her lap. Probably, this was a mother with her child.
Unidentified toddler. The subject is identified as the son of Lousie Clem Racey. She had two boys Randy Lee Racey and Jerry Allen Racey. We do not know which son this is.
Unidentified woman with short hair, is seated on a bench.
Unidentified young woman wearing a collared blouse and jacket.
Unidentified young, barefoot child is seated on a pillow on a bench. The child is reaching for his toes.
Unidentified toddler seated on a chair in the studio.
Unidentified young, barefoot child is seated on a pillow on a bench.
Unidentified young boy standing on a chair in the studio.