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DATE: Sunday, July 23, 1995                  TAG: 9507230018
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   32 lines

HELEN MCGRATH REAMS

Helen McGrath Reams, 92, died July 20, 1995, in Thornton Hall Nursing Home in Norfolk.

Mrs. Reams was a native and lifelong resident of Norfolk. She was the widow of Raymond L. Reams, Sr. She was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Raymond L. Reams, Jr., and his wife Dorothy, Robert E. Reams, Sr., and his wife Ruth; a brother, George McGrath, and his wife Mattie, all of Norfolk.

Five grandchildren, Kathleen R. Heilman and her husband Dallas of Virginia Beach; Raymond L. Reams, III of Norfolk; Robert E. Reams, Jr. of Atlanta, Ga.; Walter Lee and Sharon Reams of Norfolk.

Three great-grandchildren, Barbara and Scott Bishop and Emily Heilman; also a devoted family friend, Paul MacKenzie of Norfolk; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at Forest Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. William Amon. Arrangements by Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 288 E. Little Creek Road, Norfolk, Va., 23505.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB