Lee C. Gochenour
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Title
Lee C. Gochenour
Subject
Gochenour, Lee Clarence (1919-2014)
Description
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Lee Clarence Gochenour wearing a suit and tie.
Lee was one of at least four sons born to Clarence Lee and Minnie Mae (Wetzel) Gochenour. He grew up in Woodstock.
He was drafted in 1942, and served as a Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
After the war, in 1947, he married Louise Kathleen (Fox) Gochenour (1918-2015).
Lee joined the Air Force Reserves in the 1950s. He later organized the reserves in Virginia. He remained in the Reserves for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Lee was Commander of the Air Reserves in Richmond, VA until his death.
Lee lived in Richmond for 38 years working as the Director of IT for The Richfood Corporation, Southern States, and Farm Bureau before taking a job with Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Lee retired after 19 years of civil services at the age of 77.
Lee and his brother-in-law, Gilbert Bushong, founded Sunset Memorial Gardens in Woodstock in 1969. They remained involved for twenty years before changing ownership.
Lee returned to his home town of Woodstock in 1999, and became very active in his community. The Town Manager appointed Lee to become the only chairman of Woodstock Economic Development Authority that he helped form in 2003.
He is buried in Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock.
The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Lee was one of at least four sons born to Clarence Lee and Minnie Mae (Wetzel) Gochenour. He grew up in Woodstock.
He was drafted in 1942, and served as a Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
After the war, in 1947, he married Louise Kathleen (Fox) Gochenour (1918-2015).
Lee joined the Air Force Reserves in the 1950s. He later organized the reserves in Virginia. He remained in the Reserves for 23 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Lee was Commander of the Air Reserves in Richmond, VA until his death.
Lee lived in Richmond for 38 years working as the Director of IT for The Richfood Corporation, Southern States, and Farm Bureau before taking a job with Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Lee retired after 19 years of civil services at the age of 77.
Lee and his brother-in-law, Gilbert Bushong, founded Sunset Memorial Gardens in Woodstock in 1969. They remained involved for twenty years before changing ownership.
Lee returned to his home town of Woodstock in 1999, and became very active in his community. The Town Manager appointed Lee to become the only chairman of Woodstock Economic Development Authority that he helped form in 2003.
He is buried in Sunset View Memorial Gardens in Woodstock.
The image on the right 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
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources including his obituary.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Lee C. Gochenour appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 018002 and 031231.
Identifier
031231
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Lee C. Gochenour,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 19, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/78517.
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