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William Silas "Bill" Getz

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Title

William Silas "Bill" Getz

Subject

Getz, William Silas (1922-2011)

Description

Portrait photograph of a William Silas "Bill" Getz as a young man wearing a suit and tie.

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.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Labeled "July 1942" on box of plates.

Contributor

Identified in 2008 by Nancye L. Bowman, who went to school with the subject.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

William Silas Getz appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002399, 012745, 013131, 014853, and 016530.

Identifier

016530

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “William Silas "Bill" Getz,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/46522.

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