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Ruth L. (Day) Funkhouser

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Title

Ruth L. (Day) Funkhouser

Subject

Funkhouser, Ruth Louise Day (1932-2011)

Description

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Ruth Louise (Day) Funkhouser with short hair and wearing a jacket over a checkered blouse.

She was born in Columbia Furnace, Virginia, the oldest daughter of Stanley and Virginia (Helsley) Day.

She remained an active member of Columbia Furnace Church of the Brethren all her life.

She married Galen A. Funkhouser in 1951, and raised a daughter and four sons with him in Strasburg.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

Identified in 2014 by Linda L. Varney who was a friend of the subject's and went to church with her.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Ruth L. (Day) Funkhouser appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 023816 and 028797.

Identifier

028797

Original Format

Film Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Ruth L. (Day) Funkhouser,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/72113.

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