Robert and Lesta Shipe
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Title
Robert and Lesta Shipe
Subject
Shipe, William Robert (1923-2006)
Shipe, Lesta Auzine (1928-1937)
Description
Robert Shipe, seated, with his little sister, Lesta A. Shipe, photographed as young children.
Robert and Lesta were the two oldest children born to Albert and Eunice (Tamkin) Shipe. They were from Fort Valley.
The Richmond Times Dispatch newspaper published a short article on March 17, 1937 (page 20) related to Lesta's death from burns she received when she was just "eleven" years old. She had been working near the kitchen stove wearing an apron when it caught fire and enveloped her in flames.
W. Robert Shipe spent his life in Fort Valley. His first wife was Elsie Lee Fravel. His second wife was Georgie Frances Shipe.
Robert and Lesta were the two oldest children born to Albert and Eunice (Tamkin) Shipe. They were from Fort Valley.
The Richmond Times Dispatch newspaper published a short article on March 17, 1937 (page 20) related to Lesta's death from burns she received when she was just "eleven" years old. She had been working near the kitchen stove wearing an apron when it caught fire and enveloped her in flames.
W. Robert Shipe spent his life in Fort Valley. His first wife was Elsie Lee Fravel. His second wife was Georgie Frances Shipe.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Nov 1928" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2006 by Jeanette Ritenour, who knew the family.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
011564
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Robert and Lesta Shipe,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 18, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/38831.
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