Stanley J. Wakeman
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Title
Stanley J. Wakeman
Subject
Veterans - Virginia - Woodstock
Wakeman, Stanley John (1924-2011)
Description
Portrait photograph of Stanley John Wakeman in his American Legion cap and wearing a suit and tie.
The "199" on his cap denotes the post number which was based in Woodstock.
Stanley was the son of Galen Franklin (1898-1980) and Maude Elizabeth (Clem) Wakeman (1903-1993) from Wakemans Grove near Edinburg. He had many siblings.
He married Betty Lee (Miller) Wakeman (1931-2011) in 1951.
He worked as a salesman for Truck Suppliers and was a member of Wakemans Grove Church of the Brethren. He was an active reserve and color guard at the American Legion Post 199 in Woodstock when he died.
The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
The "199" on his cap denotes the post number which was based in Woodstock.
Stanley was the son of Galen Franklin (1898-1980) and Maude Elizabeth (Clem) Wakeman (1903-1993) from Wakemans Grove near Edinburg. He had many siblings.
He married Betty Lee (Miller) Wakeman (1931-2011) in 1951.
He worked as a salesman for Truck Suppliers and was a member of Wakemans Grove Church of the Brethren. He was an active reserve and color guard at the American Legion Post 199 in Woodstock when he died.
The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on another image of him in the Morrison Studio Collection.
His obituary was published on February 7, 2011, in both the Northern Virginia Daily and the Daily News Record (Harrisonburg, VA). Some information from those articles was used here.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Stanley J. Wakeman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001600, 004679, 024890, 025255, 030589, 031218, and 040247.
Identifier
031218
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Stanley J. Wakeman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 14, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/78504.
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