Violet Louise (Powell) Bucklew
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Title
Violet Louise (Powell) Bucklew
Subject
Bucklew, Violet Louise Powell (1920-1984)
Description
Portrait photograph of Violet (Powell) Bucklew as a young woman.
Violet grew up in Fort Valley, one of at least eight children born to Kemper Clay (1896-1938) and Zola Eugenia (Munch) Powell (1900-1978).
Violet married Chester Emra Bucklew (1913-1988) in July 1948. Chester was born in Kirby, West Virginia, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Alice Virginia (Higgleman) Bucklew. He lived in Strasburg and was a jeweler. This was his second marriage and her first. They had at least one son together, Mark Wayne Bucklew (1952-2022).
At some point, Violet and Chester moved to West Virginia where they are buried together in Rock Oak Cemetery, Baker, in Hardy County.
Violet grew up in Fort Valley, one of at least eight children born to Kemper Clay (1896-1938) and Zola Eugenia (Munch) Powell (1900-1978).
Violet married Chester Emra Bucklew (1913-1988) in July 1948. Chester was born in Kirby, West Virginia, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Alice Virginia (Higgleman) Bucklew. He lived in Strasburg and was a jeweler. This was his second marriage and her first. They had at least one son together, Mark Wayne Bucklew (1952-2022).
At some point, Violet and Chester moved to West Virginia where they are buried together in Rock Oak Cemetery, Baker, in Hardy County.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1940's - 1950's
Contributor
Identified in 2002 by Jeanette C. Ritenour, who was a friend of the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Violet Louise (Powell) Bucklew appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001899, 001364, and 014594.
Identifier
001364
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Violet Louise (Powell) Bucklew,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 13, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/23861.
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