Delford and Dorothy (Didawick) Keckley
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Title
Delford and Dorothy (Didawick) Keckley
Subject
Keckley, Delford E. (1923-1999)
Edwards, Dorothy Didawick (1923-1986)
Description
Photograph of Delford E. Keckley and Dorothy Didawick taken about the time of their first wedding.
Possibly, this is their wedding photograph.
Delford and Dorothy Didawick married on August 22, 1941. They had a daughter, Margaret, in 1944. Sometime after that, they divorced. However, in November 1963, they married each other again. Their son, Bill, was born sometime during this time. This second attempt at their marriage ended in divorce on March 19, 1974.
The next day, Dorothy married another man, Ashby Edwards. That marriage lasted until February 23, 1983, when they divorced.
Dorothy died only a few years later.
Delford E. was the son of Earl William and Wilmouth (Cook) Keckley. He is buried in Saint Stephens Cemetery near Strasburg Junction.
Possibly, this is their wedding photograph.
Delford and Dorothy Didawick married on August 22, 1941. They had a daughter, Margaret, in 1944. Sometime after that, they divorced. However, in November 1963, they married each other again. Their son, Bill, was born sometime during this time. This second attempt at their marriage ended in divorce on March 19, 1974.
The next day, Dorothy married another man, Ashby Edwards. That marriage lasted until February 23, 1983, when they divorced.
Dorothy died only a few years later.
Delford E. was the son of Earl William and Wilmouth (Cook) Keckley. He is buried in Saint Stephens Cemetery near Strasburg Junction.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1940
Contributor
Identified in 2007 by Patsy (Didawick) Simmons who was Dorothy's sister. She had the same photograph at her home in Texas.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Dorothy (Didawick) Edwards appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001570, 006429 and 004569.
Identifier
004569
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Delford and Dorothy (Didawick) Keckley,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 16, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/33722.
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