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DATE: THURSDAY, January 20, 1994                   TAG: 9401200240
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT LEWIS, RALPH LABAN

LEWIS, Ralph Laban, 79, of Roanoke, died Tuesday morning, January 18, 1994 in a local hospital. He was born January 24, 1914 in Newark, N.J. Mr. Lewis was a graduate of Columbia University and Westminister (now Wesley) Theological Seminary and had a long career in the educational ministry of the United Methodist Church. He served churches in Washington, D.C.; Hagerstown and Cumberland, Maryland; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Laurel, Delaware. Upon retirement he moved to Roanoke and became an active member of Green Memorial United Methodist Church and served as a part time volunteer chaplain at the VA Medical Center. Survivors include a son, Scott in Calif.; a daughter Lynne Lewis of Roanoke; grandchildren, Michael and William Garnett of Roanoke, and Julia Oliveria, Virginia Beach; two great-grandchildren. Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret and daughter, Lauren. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 21, 1994 with the Rev. Walter M. Lockett Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Thursday. 


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