Lena Ellen Dellinger
Files
Title
Lena Ellen Dellinger
Subject
Dellinger, Lena Ellen (1892-1981)
Blind persons - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Portrait photograph of Lena Ellen Dellinger with short hair and a corsage on her short-sleeved dress.
Born in Columbia Furnace, her parents were James Franklin and Elizabeth (Whetzel) Dellinger. She had a sister and two brothers. She never married.
Miss Dellinger came to the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind as a child and remained there to teach for over 40 years, retiring in 1962.
Although beginning blind, she was cited for knitting for the lepers. She was also written up in Guide Post for her contribution in teaching the blind.
She is buried in Woodstock.
Born in Columbia Furnace, her parents were James Franklin and Elizabeth (Whetzel) Dellinger. She had a sister and two brothers. She never married.
Miss Dellinger came to the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind as a child and remained there to teach for over 40 years, retiring in 1962.
Although beginning blind, she was cited for knitting for the lepers. She was also written up in Guide Post for her contribution in teaching the blind.
She is buried in Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2002 by Ruby D. Hawkins, subject's first cousin, who knew her well and visited her at home.
Biographical information was extracted from her obituary, posted on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
001413
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Lena Ellen Dellinger,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 6, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/23989.
Comments
Stacy Mitchell Mullins
Yes, my cousin is Deaf/BlindÂ