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

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 17, 1993                   TAG: 9302170318
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: INDIANAPOLIS, IND.                                LENGTH: Short

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OBIT SHELTON, LEONA EDMONDS

SHELTON, Leona Edmonds, of Indianapolis, Ind., formerly of Roanoke, passed away February 12, 1993, in a local hospital. She was a native of Roanoke and the widow of Ray Shelton Sr. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Letiate Tate; one son, Ray Shelton, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; three brothers, Roy and Doris Edmonds of Richmond, George Edmonds, Roanoke, Cornell Edmonds, Chicago, Ill.; four sisters, Mrs. Marie (Elijah) Williams, Mrs. Dorothy Garrett and Mrs. Shirley (Howard) Barnes, all of Roanoke; Mrs. Barbara Penn of Norwalk, Conn.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a devoted friend, Mrs. Alberta Randall, Roanoke; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Services and burial will be Saturday, February 20, 1993, 2 p.m. at the New Life Baptist Church, Indianapolis, Ind. A memorial service will be held in Roanoke at a later date.

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