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George Grandstaff

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Title

George Grandstaff

Subject

Grandstaff, George Robert (1933-2012)

Description

George R. Grandstaff as a boy in short pants and seated on a bench.

George was from Edinburg, the son of Hugh Heaton and Daisy Virginia (Funkhouser) Grandstaff.

He attended Edinburg Elementary School and Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Staunton. He formerly sold eggs at the Edinburg Train Depot and was employed with 7-Eleven in Woodstock for over 25 years.

He learned woodworking and carpentry from his father and was an avid train enthusiast known for his model train display. He was a faithful member and keeper of the keys of St. Paul's United Church of Christ and the Edinburg Christian Church and only missed one Sunday service in 78 years.

George never married.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Labeled "Oct 1941" on box of plates.

Contributor

Identified in 2008 by Nancye L. Bowman who knew the subject "all his life".
Additional biographical information was extracted from his obituary posted on the Find-A-Grave website.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

016007

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “George Grandstaff,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/45975.

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