Kay Frances Coffelt
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Title
Kay Frances Coffelt
Subject
Coffelt, Kay Frances (1944-
Description
Photograph of Kay Frances Coffelt as a young girl seated on the edge of a chair.
She was the daughter of Paul Samuel Coffelt (1903-2003) (born in Winchester), and Mary Bond (Parker) (1914-2000) Coffelt, (born in West Virginia).
Kay was born in April 1944 in Washington D.C. She was the firstborn child of this couple. Her mother had an older son from a prior marriage to Raymond Taylor.
In 1950, the census found the family living in Opequon, Frederick County. Kay’s father worked at a Rayon Textile Plant. A few years later, Kay attended James Wood High School in Winchester.
In 1962, Kay married Floyd Leslie Ritter, a carpenter born in Winchester. At that time, Kay worked as a secretary and lived in Middletown.
The name, “Paul S. Coffelt”, is written on the glass plate negative of this image.
She was the daughter of Paul Samuel Coffelt (1903-2003) (born in Winchester), and Mary Bond (Parker) (1914-2000) Coffelt, (born in West Virginia).
Kay was born in April 1944 in Washington D.C. She was the firstborn child of this couple. Her mother had an older son from a prior marriage to Raymond Taylor.
In 1950, the census found the family living in Opequon, Frederick County. Kay’s father worked at a Rayon Textile Plant. A few years later, Kay attended James Wood High School in Winchester.
In 1962, Kay married Floyd Leslie Ritter, a carpenter born in Winchester. At that time, Kay worked as a secretary and lived in Middletown.
The name, “Paul S. Coffelt”, is written on the glass plate negative of this image.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Sept 1946" on box of plates.
Contributor
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Identification made by library staff after researching the name written on the glass plate.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
007932
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Kay Frances Coffelt,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 6, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/27496.
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