Dorothy (Farrington) Gribble (1918 - 2007)

Born 14 Jul 1918 in High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Jun 2007 at age 88 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Dorothy was born in 1918. She was the daughter of William Farrington and Emma Carter. She passed away in 2007. ^[1]

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Dorothy (or Dottie as she liked to be called), went to Colfax High School in Colfax, North Carolina. She graduated there in 1936, and then went to work in Greensboro at Mojud [Beringer] Hosiery Mill.

Dorothy joined the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) 1943, which became the Women's Army Corps (WAC). She took basic at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and then the Army Administration School in Austin, Texas.

She then was assigned and worked in the office of the 89th Headquarters Division at Bergstrom Field, Austin, Texas.

There Dottie met and later married Wilbur Leroy Gribble. He was a Staff Sergeant (SSGT) assigned to the 807 Base Unit Army Air Force, during World War II.

Following Wilbur "Bill' Gribble's discharge several years later, the Gribbles returned to Greensboro, where Dottie took a cosmetology course and started a beauty shop.

She also worked in telephone sales for Sears. Following her husband's death in 1963, Gribble went to work for Berry Water Gardens in nearby Kernersville for twelve years. She then worked in the telephone sales department of J.C. Penney's department store before returning to Sears telephone sales and contracts.

Death

DEATH 12 Jun 2007 (aged 88) Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

Burial

Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery High Point Guilford County North Carolina, USA ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Dee Ann Pierce, Tuesday, November 4, 2014.
2. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 129230545 Created by: Teresa Anderson Kelly. Record added: May 05, 2014

• U.S., Find A Grave Index 1600s-Current: NAME Dorothy Farrington Gribble BIRTH 14 Jul 1918 Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. DEATH 12 Jun 2007 (aged 88) Guilford County, North Carolina, USA. BURIAL Sandy Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA MEMORIAL ID 129230545 · View Source URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129230545/dorothy-gribble

• Interview with Dorothy "Dottie" Farrington Gribble, WOMEN VETERANS HISTORICAL PROJECT. ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION. URL: http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/WVHP/id/4209/rec/7

• Bio and photos of Dorothy Farrington: Women Veterans Historical Project. URL: http://libcdm1.uncg.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/WVHP/id/846/rec/14

See Also:

• History of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) URL: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Women%27s_Army_Auxiliary_Corps