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DATE: TUESDAY, March 6, 1990                   TAG: 9003052286
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT-SISSON, R.

SISSON, ROXIE S. Mrs. Roxie Simpson Sisson, age 93, of Roanoke, passed away Monday morning, March 5, 1990, in Heritage Hall, Blacksburg, Va. She was the daughter of the late Peridine C. and Preston Simpson. She was the widow of Guy L. Sisson. She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas P. Sisson. Surviving are six daughters and five sons-in-law, Louise S. Cate (Mrs. Cliff W.), Timonium, Md.; Mildred S. Asbury, Lynchburg; Claudine S. Chumney (Mrs. Aubrey B.), Blackstone; Margaret S. Stickler (Mrs. Sam H.), Blacksburg; Betty S. Jones (Mrs. Gratin A.), Olney, Md.; Frances S. Prentis (Mrs. Mort M.), Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Mary G. Sisson (Mrs. Thomas P.), Roanoke; eighteen grandchildren; thirty-one great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; twin brothers, Bill Simpson and Morgan Simpson, both of Roanoke; a sister, Mae S. Craighead, Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at Lotz Roanoke Chapel, 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 1990, with the Rev. Frank G. Kish officiating. Interment in Evergreen Burial Park. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Lotz Roanoke Chapel. The family extends their appreciation to Heritage Hall, Blacksburg, Va. for the loving care and kindness she received during her long illness. 


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