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DATE: SUNDAY, September 19, 1993                   TAG: 9309200274
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: CPOLONIAL HEIGHTS                                 LENGTH: Short


OBIT MARKHAM, HOWARD OSBORNE

MARKHAM, Howard Osborne, 80, of 127 Verbov Ave., Colonial Heights, died Saturday, September 18, 1993 at the Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond. A native of Botetourt County, Virginia, he was the son of the late James Howard and Lena Overacre Markham. He was a former Millright Machinist for the Allied Chemical Company. Survivors include his wife, Blanche Branton Markham of Colonial Heights; one son, Howard L. Markham of Colonial Heights; two sisters, Mrs. Edmonia M. Grissom of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. Eunice M. Webber of Brookneal, Va.; four grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 19, 1993 at the Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Michael Fitzsimmons officiating. The family will receive friends following the service until 5:30 p.m. A graveside service will be held on Monday, September 20, 1993 at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of the Sherwood Burial Park in Roanoke, where friends may call on the family at 1:30 p.m. Funeral arrangements by the E. Alvin Small Funeral Home, Colonial Heights, Va.



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