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DATE: Tuesday, August 2, 1994                TAG: 9408020256
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JOHNNIE F. CHAPPELL

Johnnie Frank Chappell, 78, of Route 1, died Monday, Aug. 1, 1994, in Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville.

A native of Chowan County, he was a retired farmer and had retired from United Piece Dye Works.

Survivors include his wife, Annie Asbell Chappell; two daughters, Kathryn C. Byrnes of Sanford and Brenda C. Small of Edenton; two sons, J. Frank Chappell Jr. of Seaford, Va., and Floyd E. Chappell of Hertford; a sister, Ronella C. Byrum of Chesapeake; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Beaver Hill Cemetery, Edenton, with Miller Funeral Home, Gatesville, handling arrangements. Friends may join the family at the residence.

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