Velma (Whitmer) Shipp
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Velma (Whitmer) Shipp
Subject
Shipp, Velma Vinnie Whitmer (1926-2005)
Description
Velma V. (Whitmer) Shipp shown seated in a chair with one elbow on its arm and wearing a polk-dotted dress with a bow on the front.
Velma was born in Jerome, the daughter of Jess Howard (1906-1956) and Hannah Margaret (Barbe) (1905-1990) Whitmer.
She married Garrett Lee Shipp (1920-1982) in 1950. At that time, Velma worked as a waitress and her new husband was a mechanic. They both lived in Woodstock.
Later on, Velma worked at the IGA in Woodstock. The couple had at least two daughters, Brenda and Wanda Shipp.
Velma was born in Jerome, the daughter of Jess Howard (1906-1956) and Hannah Margaret (Barbe) (1905-1990) Whitmer.
She married Garrett Lee Shipp (1920-1982) in 1950. At that time, Velma worked as a waitress and her new husband was a mechanic. They both lived in Woodstock.
Later on, Velma worked at the IGA in Woodstock. The couple had at least two daughters, Brenda and Wanda Shipp.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Aug 1945".
Contributor
Identified in 2009 by Phyllis Wright, who was a friend of the subject.
Also identified in 2009 by J. Hockman, who remembered Velma worked at the IGA in Woodstock.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Velma (Whitmer) Shipp appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 018155, 024826 and 024828.
Identifier
018155
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Velma (Whitmer) Shipp,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed July 20, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/48206.
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