Estaline (Funk) Montz and Louise (Funk) Crabill
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Title
Estaline (Funk) Montz and Louise (Funk) Crabill
Subject
Montz, Estaline Funk (1909-1997)
Crabill, Louise Funk (1910-1979)
Description
Two sisters, Estaline (left) and Louise (right) Funk, as young children.
Their parents were Charles Milton (1880-1972) and Syvilla F. (Foltz) (1884-1913) Funk, from Woodstock.
In 1930, the sisters lived with their widowed father on West North Street in Woodstock. They worked as seamstresses in a factory while their father’s occupation was as a salesman for a grocery store. The family had a live-in cook, Grace Gardner, to help them.
A few years later, Estaline married Fred Ashby Mantz (1911-1970), born in Edinburg. When Fred registered for the WWII draft, he worked for the W.P.A. in Woodstock. The couple stayed in Woodstock where they raised several children.
In 1950, the family lived on North Muhlenberg Street. Estaline worked as a hotel cleaner, and Henry also worked full-time. Her father, Charles, was living with them. The children were: Doris J., Fred Jr., Donald, and Bonnie. An older daughter, Katherine, was not living with them by then.
Louise Funk married Henry Miley Crabill (1911-1988) in September 1931, in Leesburg, Loudouin County, Virginia. He was the son of Kirby Wymer Crabill (1879-1967) and Virgie Thea (Sheffer) Crabill (1878-1959).
Louise and Henry lived in Toms Brook for most of their married lives and Henry worked as a farm hand. During WWII, Henry served in the U.S. Army. The 1950 census found the couple with a 2-year old daughter, Constance. Both Louise and Henry are buried in Toms Brook.
Their parents were Charles Milton (1880-1972) and Syvilla F. (Foltz) (1884-1913) Funk, from Woodstock.
In 1930, the sisters lived with their widowed father on West North Street in Woodstock. They worked as seamstresses in a factory while their father’s occupation was as a salesman for a grocery store. The family had a live-in cook, Grace Gardner, to help them.
A few years later, Estaline married Fred Ashby Mantz (1911-1970), born in Edinburg. When Fred registered for the WWII draft, he worked for the W.P.A. in Woodstock. The couple stayed in Woodstock where they raised several children.
In 1950, the family lived on North Muhlenberg Street. Estaline worked as a hotel cleaner, and Henry also worked full-time. Her father, Charles, was living with them. The children were: Doris J., Fred Jr., Donald, and Bonnie. An older daughter, Katherine, was not living with them by then.
Louise Funk married Henry Miley Crabill (1911-1988) in September 1931, in Leesburg, Loudouin County, Virginia. He was the son of Kirby Wymer Crabill (1879-1967) and Virgie Thea (Sheffer) Crabill (1878-1959).
Louise and Henry lived in Toms Brook for most of their married lives and Henry worked as a farm hand. During WWII, Henry served in the U.S. Army. The 1950 census found the couple with a 2-year old daughter, Constance. Both Louise and Henry are buried in Toms Brook.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Connie Elbon and Joan Orndorff, subjects' daughters/nieces, who have the same photo at home.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Estaline (Funk) Montz appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000544 and 000545.
Louise (Funk) Crabill appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000544 and 000545.
Identifier
000545
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Estaline (Funk) Montz and Louise (Funk) Crabill,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22785.
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