The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Friday, December 23, 1994              TAG: 9412230465
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

SOPHIE M. MEEKINS

Sophie Mae Meekins, 83, of the 1600 block of Portlock Road, died Dec. 22, 1994, in Chesapeake.

Miss Meekins was born in Tyrrell County, N.C., and was a member of Lindale Church of Christ, Chesapeake.

Survivors include two sisters, Hilma Neal and Dora Beals, both of Chesapeake; three half-sisters, Delilah Roach, Mildred Forehand and Doris Owens, all of Chesapeake; and two half-brothers, William Meekins and Marvin Meekins, both of Chesapeake.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery by David Vaughan. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, today from 7 to 8 p.m. and at family homes at all other times. Memorial contributions should be made to Lindale Church of Christ.

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