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DATE: Sunday, August 7, 1994                 TAG: 9408070012
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

REBA H. VIRNELSON

Reba Holmes Virnelson, 75, of the 500 block of Florida Ave., died Aug. 4, 1994, in Portsmouth.

Mrs. Virnelson was born in Portsmouth, a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church, and the widow of Herbert B. Virnelson.

Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, William Allen and Myrna O. Holmes of Portsmouth; a niece, Nikki Susan Holmes; and a nephew, James L. Holmes, both of Portsmouth.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Snellings Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Paul H. Kube and the Rev. Kathryn Pigg. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB