Dorothy (Didawick) Edwards
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Title
Dorothy (Didawick) Edwards
Subject
Edwards, Dorothy Marilla Didawick (1923-1986)
Description
Picture of Dorothy Marilla (Didawick) Edwards as a young girl.
Her parents were Glenn Henry (1897-1959) and Mary Frances (Burner) (1898-1975) Didawick.
Dorothy Marilla Didawick lived most of her life in Toms Brook.
She married Delford Elwood Keckley, a 21-year old farmer from Strasburg in 1941. He was the son of Earl and Wilmouth Irene (Cook) Keckley. They had a daughter, Margaret, in 1944. Sometime after that, they divorced and then, in 1963 married each other again. Their son, William Allen Keckley, was born during this time. Their second marriage lasted until 1974.
Dorothy married a third time to Ashby Woodrow Edwards from Penn Laird, Rockingham County. He was ten years older than Dorothy and that union lasted from 1974-1983.
She died a few years later.
Her parents were Glenn Henry (1897-1959) and Mary Frances (Burner) (1898-1975) Didawick.
Dorothy Marilla Didawick lived most of her life in Toms Brook.
She married Delford Elwood Keckley, a 21-year old farmer from Strasburg in 1941. He was the son of Earl and Wilmouth Irene (Cook) Keckley. They had a daughter, Margaret, in 1944. Sometime after that, they divorced and then, in 1963 married each other again. Their son, William Allen Keckley, was born during this time. Their second marriage lasted until 1974.
Dorothy married a third time to Ashby Woodrow Edwards from Penn Laird, Rockingham County. He was ten years older than Dorothy and that union lasted from 1974-1983.
She died a few years later.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca March 1927 per subject's sister.
Labelled "March 1927" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2007 by subject's sister, Patsy (Didawick) Simmons.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Dorothy (Didawick) Edwards appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001570, 006429 and 004569.
Identifier
001570
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Dorothy (Didawick) Edwards,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/24414.
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