Virginia Eleze Poe

1914 - 2010  (95 years)

• Name	Virginia Eleze Poe
  Birth	26 Dec 1914	Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Jun 2010	Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Chambersburg, PA: V. Eleze Poe McKenzie, 350 Glen Street, Chambersburg, died June 19, 2010 at 5:45 pm. The daughter of Roy C. Poe and Ruth Brechbiel Poe, she was born December 26, 1914 in Chambersburg. She was a graduate of the Chambersburg High School and had a B.S. Degree in both secondary and elementary education from Shippensburg University with additional undergraduate work from the University of Virginia. In 1951 she received an A.M. Degree in English literature from Cornell University and subsequently did advanced graduate work in English at Cornell University and the Pennsylvania State University. Professor emeritus, English, Shippensburg University, Mrs. McKenzie was a well known local educator. Her teaching career which spanned forty two years, began with the Chambersburg Area School System, where she chaired the English Department of the senior high school and ended at Shippensburg University in 1977. She was a member of Zion Reformed United Church of Christ. Other memberships include the National Retired Teachers Association, The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Retired Faculty, and Kittochtinny Historical Society. For a number of years she was a volunteer at the Chambersburg Hospital and at Meals on Wheels. She was one of the early trustees of the Gilmore Hoerner Endowment. She was an avid golfer and a world traveler. Her husband, Chester S. McKenzie, whom she married in 1941, died November 19, 2002. She is survived by two brothers: Charles and Theodore Poe, both of Chambersburg and three sisters: Mrs. Dorothy Lawyer and Mrs. Ruth Small, both of Chambersburg, and Mrs. Isabell Wenger, Lancaster. Two sisters and four brothers preceded her in death. Graveside services will be held in Lincoln Cemetery on Wednesday, June 23, at 1:00 pm with the Rev. Jeffrey Diller officiating. Arrangements are in charge of the Robert G. Sellers Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Reformed United Church of Christ, 259 S. Main Street Chambersburg. On-line condolences may be expressed at sellersfuneralhome.com. Published in Public Opinion from June 21 to June 22, 2010
  Person ID	I38583	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Roy C. Poe   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ruth Brechbiel   d. UNKNOWN
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F14999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Chester Sellers McKenzie,   b. 18 Feb 1911, Kauffman Station, Franklin County, Pennsylvania d. 19 Nov 2002, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1941	Heildelberg Reformed Church of Marion, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F14998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

• Photos

  Photo of Eleze Poe (b. 1914)

  
  

  Documents

  Wedding Announcement of Chester Sellers McKenzie and Eleze Poe Public Opinion, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Monday, June 23, 1941

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestone of Chester S. McKenzie (b. 1911) and Eleze Poe Burial: Lincoln Cemetery Chambersburg Franklin County Pennsylvania, USA