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Helen Virginia (Boyer) Ring

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Title

Helen Virginia (Boyer) Ring

Subject

Ring, Helen Virginia "Pokie" Boyer (1909-1984)

Description

Photo of a portrait photograph of Helen Virginia "Pokie" (Boyer) Ring.

She was the daughter of Hugh Franklin (1872-1955) and Cara Virginia (Smoot) (1873-1918) Boyer.

In 1934, when she was 25 years old, she married Marion Brown "Bud" Ring (1909-1968) in Toms Brook. He lived in Woodstock and worked as an engineer at that time.

When Helen died, she left behind at least three daughters: Helen Sager, Marion Stranger, and Cora Ethridge.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca 1929-1930

Contributor

Identified in 2002 by Patricia E. Greeff, whose cousin was the subject's daughter. The family had a copy of the image at their home.
Biographical information was extracted from subject's record on the Find-A-Grave website.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Helen V. (Boyer) Ring appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001540, 003522, 003549 and 015332.

Identifier

001540

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Helen Virginia (Boyer) Ring,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/24314.

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