Cleda Orndorff Conner
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Dublin Core
Title
Cleda Orndorff Conner
Subject
Conner, Cleda Orndorff (1888-1985)
Women-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Description
Photograph of Cleda Orndorff Conner.
Published in the Shenandoah Herald on May 20, 1969 as part of their "Country Kitchens" series.
Cleda Orndorff was born August 9 1888 in Zepp Virginia where she would live her entire life. In 1915 she married Grover Cleveland Conner, a farmer in the community. They had one daughter, Annabelle Conner, and three sons Willard, Marshall, and Joseph.
Cleda worked hard during her farm life raising animals, canning, making her own butter, and baking bread among other things. In a 1969 Shenandoah Herald article she stated "Lots of hard work, but I enjoyed it."
She was also active in the Zepp home demonstration group, having hosted their first meeting in 1934, the Cedar Creek Christian Church, the Christian Women's Fellowship, and the Cedar Creek Community Center.
Cleta died in 1985 and is buried at the Cedar Creek Cemetery in Zepp.
Published in the Shenandoah Herald on May 20, 1969 as part of their "Country Kitchens" series.
Cleda Orndorff was born August 9 1888 in Zepp Virginia where she would live her entire life. In 1915 she married Grover Cleveland Conner, a farmer in the community. They had one daughter, Annabelle Conner, and three sons Willard, Marshall, and Joseph.
Cleda worked hard during her farm life raising animals, canning, making her own butter, and baking bread among other things. In a 1969 Shenandoah Herald article she stated "Lots of hard work, but I enjoyed it."
She was also active in the Zepp home demonstration group, having hosted their first meeting in 1934, the Cedar Creek Christian Church, the Christian Women's Fellowship, and the Cedar Creek Community Center.
Cleta died in 1985 and is buried at the Cedar Creek Cemetery in Zepp.
Creator
Shenandoah Herald
Source
Shenandoah-Valley Herald Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
May 20, 1969
Rights
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photographic Print
Citation
Shenandoah Herald, “Cleda Orndorff Conner,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/15155.
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