Shirley May (Spiggle) Polk
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Title
Shirley May (Spiggle) Polk
Subject
Polk, Shirley May Spiggle (1925-2019)
Description
Portrait photograph of Shirley M. (Spiggle) Polk as a young woman.
Born in Edinburg, she was the oldest child born to Fleta May (Bowers) Spiggle and Samuel Lorenzo Spiggle.
She married Waldo Lee Polk (born in Conicville) and spent 58 years with him before she died.
Shirley and Waldo spent the first 41 years of their married life in Alexandria where he worked for the RF&P Railroad and she worked for the U.S. Government at Arlington Hall.
After a break in service to raise her three daughters, she drove a Fairfax County school bus for 26 years, retiring for good in 1988 when she and Waldo moved back to Edinburg.
Born in Edinburg, she was the oldest child born to Fleta May (Bowers) Spiggle and Samuel Lorenzo Spiggle.
She married Waldo Lee Polk (born in Conicville) and spent 58 years with him before she died.
Shirley and Waldo spent the first 41 years of their married life in Alexandria where he worked for the RF&P Railroad and she worked for the U.S. Government at Arlington Hall.
After a break in service to raise her three daughters, she drove a Fairfax County school bus for 26 years, retiring for good in 1988 when she and Waldo moved back to Edinburg.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2002 by Elizabeth I. Smith, her lifelong friend and schoolmate.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
001389
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Shirley May (Spiggle) Polk,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 6, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/23927.
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