May Lucille (Wymer) Himelright
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Title
May Lucille (Wymer) Himelright
Subject
Himelright, May Lucille (Wymer) (1919-2005)
Description
May Lucille (Wymer) Himelright dressed in a suit and holding a white purse in front of her.
May Lucille (Wymer) Himelright shown dressed in a suit, and holding a white purse with both hands. This photograph was made about the time she married.
Born in Mt. Jackson, May was the fourth child born to John Edward and Virginia Alice (Beahm) Wymer.
The Wymer family moved to Strasburg when she was a child. In 1930, she lived on C Street and by 1940, she lived on West King Street with her parents and a 1-year old son, Daniel.
In 1941, she married Joseph William Preston Himelright (1920-1994). He was born in Frederick County but lived in Strasburg. His parents were Charles Oliver and Vernie May (Sherman) Himelright. When May and Joseph married, he worked at a lime kiln. His employer was the S.E. Stickley National Gypsum Company.
May’s husband served as a Private in the U.S. Army during WWII.
May and her husband raised their children in Strasburg. The 1950 census found the family at 316 B Street where her husband worked as a mixer at the Viscose plant (later called Avtex Fibers).
In 1950, the four children listed were: Danny L. Wymer (born 1939), Linda F. Himelright (born ca 1943), William E. Himelright (born ca 1947), and Charles D. Himelright (born September 1949).
Both May and her husband are buried together in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
May Lucille (Wymer) Himelright shown dressed in a suit, and holding a white purse with both hands. This photograph was made about the time she married.
Born in Mt. Jackson, May was the fourth child born to John Edward and Virginia Alice (Beahm) Wymer.
The Wymer family moved to Strasburg when she was a child. In 1930, she lived on C Street and by 1940, she lived on West King Street with her parents and a 1-year old son, Daniel.
In 1941, she married Joseph William Preston Himelright (1920-1994). He was born in Frederick County but lived in Strasburg. His parents were Charles Oliver and Vernie May (Sherman) Himelright. When May and Joseph married, he worked at a lime kiln. His employer was the S.E. Stickley National Gypsum Company.
May’s husband served as a Private in the U.S. Army during WWII.
May and her husband raised their children in Strasburg. The 1950 census found the family at 316 B Street where her husband worked as a mixer at the Viscose plant (later called Avtex Fibers).
In 1950, the four children listed were: Danny L. Wymer (born 1939), Linda F. Himelright (born ca 1943), William E. Himelright (born ca 1947), and Charles D. Himelright (born September 1949).
Both May and her husband are buried together in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "April 1941" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Gloria Stickley in 2007, who remembered May was Danny Wymer's mother.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
010603
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “May Lucille (Wymer) Himelright,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed September 7, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/35816.
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