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Lichliter Sisters From Fort Valley

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Title

Lichliter Sisters From Fort Valley

Subject

Shipe, Georgie Frances Lichliter (1930-2019)
Ritenour, Anna Lee Lichliter (1928-2018)
Lichliter, Reva Mae (1924-1998)
Shiflett, Thelma Lichliter (1922-1968)

Description

Photograph of the four Lichliter sisters, all from Detrick in Fort Valley. Identified as (l to r): Georgie F. Shipe, Reva Mae Lichliter, Anna Lee Ritenour, and Thelma Shiflett. All are buried in Detrick Cemetery in Fort Valley.

Their parents were William F. (1899-1974) and Esta Ethelma (Barr) (1904-1982) Lichliter.

Georgie Frances Lichliter married William Robert "Bob" Shipe in August 1962 and was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. When Georgie died, she left behind these children: Sherry A. Neal, Robin N. Shillingburg, Frederick D. Neal, Tony L. Neal, Kelly R. Shipe, and Bobby F. Shipe.

Reva Mae Lichliter grew up in Fort Valley and never married.

Anna Lee Lichliter married Charles Cecil Warren Ritenour (1920-2005) in 1947. She was 19 years old and working for the American Viscose Company. Charles was a few years older and worked as a carpenter. Together, they had a daughter, Connie Seyller. For a period of time in the 1990s, they lived in Fort Washington, Maryland.

Thelma married Arlen S. Shiflett (1917-2006) and in the 1950 census, the couple lived along highway 204 in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Arlen worked as a "chauffeur" for the state highway commission and Thelma was a waitress in a lunch room. The couple's 3-year old daughter, Linda K., lived with them.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca 1938

Contributor

Identified by Margie Lichliter of Fort Valley who lived near the family.
Additional information compiled from 1950 census, marriage records, and Find-A-Grave listings.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Georgie Lichliter Shipe appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 004821 and 007031.
Anna Lee Lichliter Ritenour appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 004821, 006947, and 007024.
Reva Mae Lichliter appear in Morrison Studio Collection images 004821 and 010244.
Thelma Lichliter appear in Morrison Studio Collection images 004821 and 010244.

Identifier

004821

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Lichliter Sisters From Fort Valley,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/34502.

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