Dr. Roy Clyde Fravel
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Title
Dr. Roy Clyde Fravel
Subject
Fravel, Dr. Roy Clyde (1882-1951)
Description
Portrait photograph of Dr. Roy Clyde Fravel, a well-known doctor in Woodstock.
Dr. Fravel was the son of Charles Frederick (1859-1922) and Ida Bell (Hottel) (1859-1929) Fravel. He grew up in Woodstock.
He was a practicing physician at St. Luke’s Hospital in Richmond when he met Emma Calhoun Peyton (1883-1954), the head nurse at the same hospital. The couple married in 1912 at Emma’s parents’ home in New Castle, Delaware, and returned to Richmond, where they spent many years.
The couple had a son together, Peyton Charles Fravel (1922-1944), who was later killed in the Battle of the Bulge during WWII in France and buried in Belgium.
Dr. Fravel’s marriage did not last, and by 1930, he lived in his brother, Thomas’, household on Spring Street in Woodstock. In August 1932, his divorce was finalized.
Dr. Fravel remained in Woodstock for the rest of his life and became a well-known physician in the area. He married again in December 1933, to Adelaide Rebekah Smith (1894-1961). His new bride was from Clifton Forge, Virginia.
Dr. Fravel and Adelaide are buried together in Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock.
Dr. Fravel was the son of Charles Frederick (1859-1922) and Ida Bell (Hottel) (1859-1929) Fravel. He grew up in Woodstock.
He was a practicing physician at St. Luke’s Hospital in Richmond when he met Emma Calhoun Peyton (1883-1954), the head nurse at the same hospital. The couple married in 1912 at Emma’s parents’ home in New Castle, Delaware, and returned to Richmond, where they spent many years.
The couple had a son together, Peyton Charles Fravel (1922-1944), who was later killed in the Battle of the Bulge during WWII in France and buried in Belgium.
Dr. Fravel’s marriage did not last, and by 1930, he lived in his brother, Thomas’, household on Spring Street in Woodstock. In August 1932, his divorce was finalized.
Dr. Fravel remained in Woodstock for the rest of his life and became a well-known physician in the area. He married again in December 1933, to Adelaide Rebekah Smith (1894-1961). His new bride was from Clifton Forge, Virginia.
Dr. Fravel and Adelaide are buried together in Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Joe Clower who recognized the subject as having been a friend of his father's.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Dr. Roy Clyde Fravel appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003523 and 013797.
Dr. Fravel's name appears on a signed receipt in Morrison Studio Collection image #004916.
Identifier
003523
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Dr. Roy Clyde Fravel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/30503.
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