Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, September 13, 1993 TAG: 9309130207
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: MARION LENGTH: Short
OBIT POE, WOODROW W.
POE, Woodrow W., 80, of Marion, died Sunday, September 12, 1993, at his
home. He was a Veteran of World War II and a member of Marion VFW Post #4667
and American Legion Post #18. He attended Marion Baptist Church. He is
survived by his wife, Ann S. Poe of Marion; eight sisters, Bessie Hughes of
Baltimore, Md., Vernie Poe of Bluefield, W. Va., Blanche Saunders of
Bluefield, W. Va., Ida Totsie Matthews of Detroit, Mich., Della Shewsberry of
Bluefield, W. Va., Mary Hila Wright of Bluefield, W. Va., Nancy French of
Virginia Beach and Rosa Lee Gilmore of Houston, Texas; one brother, Fred R.
Poe of Marion; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel with Dr. William A. Slater
officiating. Burial will follow in Andrew Johnson National Cemetery,
Greenville, Tenn. where military honors will be conducted. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the Marion VFW Post #4667, P.O. Box 767, Marion, VA
24354 or Martion Baptist Church, 1258 North Main Street, Marion, VA 24354. The
family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 to 9 at Seaver-Brown Chapel
in Marion. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.
by CNB