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DATE: MONDAY, May 3, 1993                   TAG: 9305030191
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

OBIT CONGER, RUTH

CONGER, Ruth, 91, of Blacksburg, died Sunday, May 2, 1993, at her home. Mrs. Conger was a native of Prince Edward Island, Canada, born September 28, 1901, to the late John and Annie Arthur Campbell. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Mars Conger. Surviving are a daughter, Lois Linkous, Blacksburg; a son-in-law, Lonnie Linkous, Salem; a sister, Kathleen Pfinder, Nova Scotia, Canada; her stepmother, Irene Campbell; one half sister, Jean Cuco; and one half brother, Jack Campbell, all of Toronto Ontario, Canada; one granddaughter and her husband, Debora and Randy Smith, Blacksburg; one grandson, James Campbell, Christiansburg; six great-grandchildren, Emily Smith, Jared Smith, Tyler Smith, Kayla Smith, Blacksburg, Alonzo Linkous, Amanda Linkous, both of Spencer, Mass.; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at McCoy Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Larry Mann, the Rev. Ralph Linkous and the Rev. Larry Dale Snider will officiate. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. 


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