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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, January 5, 1993                   TAG: 9301050385
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: PEARISBURG                                LENGTH: Short

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DAVIS, LAURA STEWART

DAVIS, Laura Stewart, 66, of Pearisburg, died Monday, January 4, 1993, in Roanoke Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Pearisburg Baptist Church and was a volunteer supervisor for the Giles County Christian Kitchen. She was born at Mannington, W.Va., on June 13, 1926, and was a daughter of the late Paul H. and Lucille Clutter Stewart. She was the widow of Donald D. Davis. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Betsy and Jim Beamer of Richmond, Va.; a son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Jenny Davis of Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Marjorie Reeder of Vienna, Va., Mary Lou Wilson of Clarksburg, W.Va.; one brother, Sample H. Stewart of Hartwood, Va.; two grandchildren, Joe Oxendine of Columbus, Ohio, Laura Love of Virginia Beach; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, January 6, 1993, at 2 p.m. in the Pearisburg Baptist Church with the Rev. Lee Ellison officiating, with burial in Birchlawn Burial Park. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Giles County Christian Kitchen, P.O. Box 360, Pearisburg, Va. 24134 or the Salvation Army, P.O. Box 1631, Roanoke, Va. 24008.

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