Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, September 27, 1993 TAG: 9309270214
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LEXINGTON LENGTH: Short
OBIT GONTRUM, AILEEN WITHROW
GONTRUM, Aileen Withrow, 79, of Lexington, died Saturday, September 25,
1993, at her residence. Born July 10, 1914 in Rockbridge County, she was the
daughter of the late John G. Withrow and Della Hickman Withrow. Mrs. Gontrum
was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church, the Pretty By Night Garden
Club and a former member of Stonewall Jackson Hospital Ladies Auxillary.
Surviving are her husband, Col. Ralph W. Gontrum (United States Army Retired)
of Lexington; two sons, Ralph W. Gontrum Jr. of Baltimore, Md. and Louis R.
Gontrum of Severna Park, Md.; one daughter, Patricia A. Trapp of Plano, Texas;
one sister, Evelyn W. Housman of Waynesboro; nine grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, September
29, 1993, at 11 a.m. from the Harrison Funeral Chapel with the Dr. L. Randolph
Harrison officiating. Burial will follow in Timber Ridge A.R.P. Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the
Lexington First Aid Crew. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at the Harrison Funeral Home.
by CNB