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DATE: THURSDAY, June 24, 1993                   TAG: 9306240363
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ROCKY MOUNT                                LENGTH: Short

OBIT AMOS, WALTER GORDON SR.

AMOS, Walter Gordon Sr. 76, of Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 1993. His residence was Route 7 in Rocky Mount. Mr. Amos is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mrs. Mamie Hodges Amos; two sons and daughters-in-law, Walter G. Jr. and Betty Amos, Rocky Mount, Lewis D. and Donna Amos, Vinton; also surviving are a grandson, Tommy Amos; a granddaughter, Sherry Montgomery; a stepgranddaughter, Cara Lovell; his sister, Mrs. Ruby Adams, Martinsville; a special nephew, Robert Lee Dalton; other survivors include many sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; several nieces and nephews; and his special friends, William and Wilma Bray, Brownsburg, Indiana, all whom he loved dearly. Mr. Amos was employed by Bald Knob Furniture Company and later retired from the Lane Company with 43 years of service. Mr. Amos served his country in Europe during World War II in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the American Legion Post #6 in Rocky Mount. He and his wife Mamie have been members of Henry Fork Brethren Church for 55 years. Mr. Amos was a wonderful family man who was loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday, June 25, 1993, at the Arrington-Bussey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Hodges/Lynch Family Cemetery, where military honors will be conducted. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements by Arrington-Bussey Funeral Home, Rocky Mount. 


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