William Silas "Bill" Getz
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Title
William Silas "Bill" Getz
Subject
Getz, William Silas (1922-2011)
Description
Picture of William "Bill" Silas Getz as a child.
Bill was born in Edinburg, son of Mark B. and Hattie V. (Branner) Getz.
He was a 1939 graduate of Edinburg High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Business from Strayer University.
He married Florine Wisman (Fravel) Getz (1923-2007) in 1944. She was from Woodstock, the daughter of Nevin Kline and Lula M. (Wisman) Fravel.
Bill served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After, he was secretary and treasurer of Shenandoah Mutual Fire Insurance Company until he retired in 1987. He continued as Chairman of the Board until 2009.
Always active in his community, Bill was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Edinburg, a life member of Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, a member of Woodstock American Legion Post #199 and the International Order of Oddfellows Lodge #82.
The name, "Getz", is written on the glass plate of this image.
Bill was born in Edinburg, son of Mark B. and Hattie V. (Branner) Getz.
He was a 1939 graduate of Edinburg High School and received his Bachelor's Degree in Business from Strayer University.
He married Florine Wisman (Fravel) Getz (1923-2007) in 1944. She was from Woodstock, the daughter of Nevin Kline and Lula M. (Wisman) Fravel.
Bill served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. After, he was secretary and treasurer of Shenandoah Mutual Fire Insurance Company until he retired in 1987. He continued as Chairman of the Board until 2009.
Always active in his community, Bill was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Edinburg, a life member of Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department, a member of Woodstock American Legion Post #199 and the International Order of Oddfellows Lodge #82.
The name, "Getz", is written on the glass plate of this image.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2024 by Jean Getz, granddaughter of the subject, based on a family photograph.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
William Silas Getz appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002399, 012745, 013131, 014853, and 016530
Identifier
012745
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “William Silas "Bill" Getz,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 3, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/41868.
Comments
Jean Getz
This is William "Bill" Silas Getz (1922-2011), son of Mark Bowers Getz & Hattie Virginia (Branner) Getz.
Bill was my grandfather. We have a labeled original in a family photo album.
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