The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 1996                 TAG: 9603050165
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

RUTH P. ABSALOM

Ruth P. Absalom, 75, former owner of Clydes Market, died March 2, 1996.

Mrs. Absalom, the widow of Clyde C. Absalom Jr., was a native of Lewisburg, W.Va. She was a member of Lynnhaven Colony Congregational Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Cindy Absalom Rowlinson of Virginia Beach.

The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel, Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m.

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