Shirley (Dellinger) Leake
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Title
Shirley (Dellinger) Leake
Subject
Leake, Shirley Edith Dellinger (1927-2022)
Description
Shirley (Dellinger) Leake as a young girl with bangs standing in a yard and holding a toy rabbit.
Shirley was born in Conicville to Mantonia and Gertie (Mumaw) Dellinger.
While attending Triplett High School, she worked during the summers at the peach factory in Timberville and the tomato factory in Woodstock. She graduated from Triplett High School in 1945.
In 1946, Shirley graduated from the Pauline's School of Cosmetology in Harrisonburg.
She married Everette William Leake in 1949. The couple raised a daughter, Sharon (Leake) Kibler, and a son, Gary William Leake.
For 6 years, she operated a salon in Edinburg, and, later, in her home for many years. Shirley also worked for Bowman's Applesauce Plant in Mt. Jackson, Windsor Knit in Edinburg, and then retired from Aileen after 28 years of service.
In addition, she was a Women's Auxiliary member of the Edinburg VFW Post #2447, The Woodstock American Legion Post #199, and a Lifetime member of the Women's Guild at Christ Church United Church of Christ, Conicville.
Shirley was born in Conicville to Mantonia and Gertie (Mumaw) Dellinger.
While attending Triplett High School, she worked during the summers at the peach factory in Timberville and the tomato factory in Woodstock. She graduated from Triplett High School in 1945.
In 1946, Shirley graduated from the Pauline's School of Cosmetology in Harrisonburg.
She married Everette William Leake in 1949. The couple raised a daughter, Sharon (Leake) Kibler, and a son, Gary William Leake.
For 6 years, she operated a salon in Edinburg, and, later, in her home for many years. Shirley also worked for Bowman's Applesauce Plant in Mt. Jackson, Windsor Knit in Edinburg, and then retired from Aileen after 28 years of service.
In addition, she was a Women's Auxiliary member of the Edinburg VFW Post #2447, The Woodstock American Legion Post #199, and a Lifetime member of the Women's Guild at Christ Church United Church of Christ, Conicville.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2002 by subject's cousin, Daisy Grandstaff, who remembered having seen this photograph before.
Additional biographical information was extracted from her obituary posted to the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Shirley (Dellinger) Leake appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001431, 012205, 012206, 013308, 040357, and 040363.
Identifier
001431
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Shirley (Dellinger) Leake,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/24039.
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