Robert Earl Willey
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Title
Robert Earl Willey
Subject
Willey, Robert Earl "Bob" (1938-2018)
Description
Robert "Bob" Earl Willey standing in the studio as a young boy.
Bob was born in Strasburg, the son of Robert Earl “Skeeter” Willey, Sr. and Miriam Elaine "Sis" (Wolfe) Willey. He was a 1956 graduate of Strasburg High School and graduated from the Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy. He was a former co-owner of Peoples Drug Store and was a pharmacist for 59 years.
His wife was Sandra Kay (Polk) Willey (1942-2015). The couple had a son, Curtis Edwin Willey, and two daughters, Crystal and Carla.
He was a life member of the Strasburg Christian Church where he served as Elder and a member of the Men’s Fellowship. He was a charter member of the Strasburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, a past Worship Master of Spurmont Masonic Lodge No. 98, Strasburg and a former Strasburg Town Councilman.
Bob was born in Strasburg, the son of Robert Earl “Skeeter” Willey, Sr. and Miriam Elaine "Sis" (Wolfe) Willey. He was a 1956 graduate of Strasburg High School and graduated from the Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy. He was a former co-owner of Peoples Drug Store and was a pharmacist for 59 years.
His wife was Sandra Kay (Polk) Willey (1942-2015). The couple had a son, Curtis Edwin Willey, and two daughters, Crystal and Carla.
He was a life member of the Strasburg Christian Church where he served as Elder and a member of the Men’s Fellowship. He was a charter member of the Strasburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, a past Worship Master of Spurmont Masonic Lodge No. 98, Strasburg and a former Strasburg Town Councilman.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "May 1942" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Gloria Stickley, who was a friend of the subject.
Additional biographical information was extracted from Bob Willey's obituary on Find-A-Grave.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Robert "Bob" Earl Willey appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008305, 008306, 012185, 013184, 014975 and 014983.
Identifier
008306
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Robert Earl Willey,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 13, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28788.
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