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DATE: Friday, July 8, 1994                   TAG: 9407080492
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RALPH F.L. MATTHEWS

Ralph Frederick Lewis Matthews, 57, of the 2500 block of Talbert Ave., died July 7, 1994, in a Portsmouth hospital.

Mr. Matthews was a native of Kittrell, N.C., and was a retired carpenter. He was the widower of Phyllis Ann Matthews and a member of the Catholic Club.

Survivors include one daughter, Bonnie Holmes of Chesapeake; one son, Ralph Matthews of Chesapeake; one sister; one brother, Paul Matthews of Portsmouth; and three grandsons, Michael Matthews, Tommy Holmes and Bradley Holmes.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Greenlawn Mausoleum Chapel by the Rev. Mark Karika. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB