Helen (Boyer) Ring
Files
Title
Helen (Boyer) Ring
Subject
Ring, Helen Virginia "Pokie" (Boyer) (1909-1984)
Description
Portrait photograph of Helen Virginia "Pokie" (Boyer) Ring.
She was the daughter of Hugh Franklin (1872-1955) and Cara Virginia (Smoot) (1873-1918) Boyer.
In 1934, when she was 25 years old, she married Marion Brown "Bud" Ring (1909-1968) in Toms Brook. He lived in Woodstock and worked as an engineer at that time.
When Helen died, she left behind at least three daughters: Helen Sager, Marion Stranger, and Cora Ethridge.
She was the daughter of Hugh Franklin (1872-1955) and Cara Virginia (Smoot) (1873-1918) Boyer.
In 1934, when she was 25 years old, she married Marion Brown "Bud" Ring (1909-1968) in Toms Brook. He lived in Woodstock and worked as an engineer at that time.
When Helen died, she left behind at least three daughters: Helen Sager, Marion Stranger, and Cora Ethridge.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "August 31, 1936" on box of plates.
Contributor
No ID form. Name was written on the margin of the paper copy.
Biographical information was extracted from subject's record on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Helen V. (Boyer) Ring appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001540, 003522, 003549 and 015332.
Identifier
015332
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Helen (Boyer) Ring,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed July 23, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/45259.
Comments
Sharon Sager McCarthy
Helen Boyer Ring was my grandmother. I never in my life heard her referred to as Pokie, and if she was, that would have been a misnomer. Also, my grandfather Marion "Bud" Ring was a school teacher and coach. Their youngest child was named Cara, but everyone called her Kay.