Miriam Elaine (Wolfe) Willey
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Title
Miriam Elaine (Wolfe) Willey
Subject
Willey, Miriam Elaine Wolfe (1916-2009)
Description
Photograph of Miriam Elaine "Sis" (Wolfe) Willey seated on a bench and wearing a necklace and corsage with her sleeveless dress.
Miriam was from Strasburg, the daughter of Allen T. and Mary Etta (Glascock) Wolfe.
She was a 1933 graduate of Strasburg High School. Her husband was Robert Earl "Skeeter" Willey (1908-1968). The couple had a son, Robert Earl Willey, Jr. (1938-2018).
Miriam worked for thirty years as a receptionist for Dr. J. M. Winkfield, and spent many years writing local news for the Northern Virginia Daily. She was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church where she served as an Elder, Sunday school teacher, and financial secretary.
The name, "Wolf", is written on the glass plate of this image.
Miriam was from Strasburg, the daughter of Allen T. and Mary Etta (Glascock) Wolfe.
She was a 1933 graduate of Strasburg High School. Her husband was Robert Earl "Skeeter" Willey (1908-1968). The couple had a son, Robert Earl Willey, Jr. (1938-2018).
Miriam worked for thirty years as a receptionist for Dr. J. M. Winkfield, and spent many years writing local news for the Northern Virginia Daily. She was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church where she served as an Elder, Sunday school teacher, and financial secretary.
The name, "Wolf", 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
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Jan 1930".
Contributor
Identified in 2011 by Graham Conner who remembered she had two brothers, Bobby and Alan Wolfe.
Additional biographical information was found on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Miriam E. (Wolfe) Willey appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 013184, 022248, and 023910.
Identifier
022248
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Miriam Elaine (Wolfe) Willey,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/51828.
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