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Donald and Fay (Gilkerson) Dellinger and Daughters

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Title

Donald and Fay (Gilkerson) Dellinger and Daughters

Subject

Varney, Linda Dellinger
Dellinger, Donald Joseph (1926-1991)
Dellinger, Fay Gilkerson (1924-2018)
Wise, Delores Dellinger

Description

Photograph of Donald J. Dellinger with his wife and two daughters posed under a tree outdoors.

Identified (l to r) are: Linda (Dellinger) Varney, Donald J. Dellinger, his wife, Fay (Gilkerson) Dellinger, and Delores (Dellinger) Wise.

Donald and Fay married in Washington D.C. in 1944. Two days later, Donald enlisted in the U.S. Army and served until February 1946.

They are buried together in Cheltenham, Prince George's County, Maryland.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated
ca 1952 per the identifier.

Contributor

Identified in 2014 by Linda (Dellinger) Varney who is the little girl on the left in the photograph.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Donald Joseph Dellinger appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 021911, 025578, 028975, and 040276.
Linda (Dellinger) Varney appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004663 and 028975.
Delores (Dellinger) Wise appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007169, 021911, 028975, and 040276.

Identifier

028975

Original Format

Film Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Donald and Fay (Gilkerson) Dellinger and Daughters,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/72291.

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