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Handmade Flags Hang In Display

Elizabeth Ferris Magnone stands with a hand crocheted 13-star American flag made by her late sister Josephine Ferris. The flag is on display at Jozabeth’s on Seventh Street in Moundsville.

Elizabeth Ferris Magnone stands with a hand crocheted 13-star American flag made by her late sister Josephine Ferris. The flag is on display at Jozabeth’s on Seventh Street in Moundsville.

Two handmade United States flags are currently on display at Jozabeth's on Seventh Street in Moundsville. They were crocheted by the late Josephine "Honey" Ferris and have been displayed at the store on occasion since they were made. They were first displayed in 1976 as part of Moundsville's U.S. bicentennial celebration.

According to her nieces Libby G. Magnone and Mary Zaid Stees, Ferris was a special home economics teacher who had a passion for needlework and knitting. She taught knitting at Moundsville High School to both men and women.....

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