Rosalie (Sheetz) Jennings
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Title
Rosalie (Sheetz) Jennings
Subject
Jennings, Rosalie Odeal Sheetz (1917-2012)
Description
Photo of a portrait photograph of Rosalie (Sheetz) Jennings as a young woman.
She was born in Woodstock, the daughter of Oscar Lee and Maude Odeal (Golladay) Sheetz.
She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1933 as valedictorian of her class and received a business certificate from Massanutten Military Academy.
Rosalie worked at the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Washington, D.C from September 1943 to October 1945.
Over the years, she worked as a secretary/bookkeeper in many area businesses.
Much of her life was spent in Edinburg where she was extremely active in the community and in her church, St. Paul's United Church of Christ Church in Edinburg.
She married Richard H. Jennings and spent over 50 years with him before her death. They had a son, William R. Jennings.
She was born in Woodstock, the daughter of Oscar Lee and Maude Odeal (Golladay) Sheetz.
She graduated from Woodstock High School in 1933 as valedictorian of her class and received a business certificate from Massanutten Military Academy.
Rosalie worked at the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Washington, D.C from September 1943 to October 1945.
Over the years, she worked as a secretary/bookkeeper in many area businesses.
Much of her life was spent in Edinburg where she was extremely active in the community and in her church, St. Paul's United Church of Christ Church in Edinburg.
She married Richard H. Jennings and spent over 50 years with him before her death. They had a son, William R. Jennings.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Biographical information was compiled from her obituary posted to the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Rosalie (Sheetz) Jennings appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 013256, 028068, and 029719.
Identifier
029719
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Rosalie (Sheetz) Jennings,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/73035.
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