Ruth H. (Boyer) Rinker
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Title
Ruth H. (Boyer) Rinker
Subject
Rinker, Ruth Houston Boyer (1924-2022)
Description
Portrait photograph of Ruth H. (Boyer) Rinker as a young woman.
Ruth was from Woodstock, the daughter of Hugh Franklin "Frank" and Lucy Houston (Snapp) Boyer.
She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1941, and attended Shenandoah Business College.
In 1946, she graduated from Mary Washington College and was employed by the Frederick County School System as a Home Economics teacher in Stephens City.
She married Ray D. "Free" Rinker (1904-1973) in 1948 and moved to the Rinker family farm in Frederick County. They changed it from a general farm to an orchard operation.
Two sons, Randy and Dudley, were raised here. When they entered school, Mrs. Rinker returned to teaching where she taught sixth grade until retirement in 1986.
When her husband was taken ill in 1971, she took over their orchard operation.
She is buried in Stephens City, Frederick County, Virginia.
Ruth was from Woodstock, the daughter of Hugh Franklin "Frank" and Lucy Houston (Snapp) Boyer.
She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1941, and attended Shenandoah Business College.
In 1946, she graduated from Mary Washington College and was employed by the Frederick County School System as a Home Economics teacher in Stephens City.
She married Ray D. "Free" Rinker (1904-1973) in 1948 and moved to the Rinker family farm in Frederick County. They changed it from a general farm to an orchard operation.
Two sons, Randy and Dudley, were raised here. When they entered school, Mrs. Rinker returned to teaching where she taught sixth grade until retirement in 1986.
When her husband was taken ill in 1971, she took over their orchard operation.
She is buried in Stephens City, Frederick County, Virginia.
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, who knew the subject from church when they were young and remembered her home was next to the Woodstock Methodist Church (it has since been torn down).
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources including Ruth's obituary found on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
001409
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Ruth H. (Boyer) Rinker,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/23979.
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