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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 23, 1994                   TAG: 9402220201
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT SKINNELL, ETHEL SPRAKER

SKINNELL, Ethel Spraker, 84, of Roanoke, died Monday, February 21, 1994 in a local hospital. She was a native of Wythe County and recently made her home in New Castle with her daughter and son-in-law. She was preceded in death by her husband, Monsie S. Skinnell, daughter, Doris Lee Smith Wagner, son, Jack H. Smith and stepson, Roy Skinnell. Mrs. Skinnell was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Smith and Robert (Bob) Huffman, New Castle; stepdaughters, Mrs. Frank (Inez) White, Newport News, Goldie Arrington, Audrey Richardson, both of Roanoke; six grandchildren; twenty-one great-stepgrandchildren; sister, Blanche Porter, Wytheville; stepsister, Ruby Farmer, Roanoke; many loving nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Christ Lutheran church, 2011 Brandon Ave. S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24015, or the Craig County Rescue Squad, New Castle, Va. 24127. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Christ Lutheran Church by the Rev. Willis S. Buchanan and the Rev. Ron Swartz. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's North Chapel. 


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