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DATE: Saturday, September 24, 1994           TAG: 9409240172
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CAPRON                             LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

EDITH C. LOWDERMILK

Edith Mae Carter Lowdermilk, 86, a resident of Capron, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 1994, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Mrs. Lowdermilk was a native of Mount Savage, Md., and was the daughter of the late Francis and Clara Criswell Carter. Her husband was the late Lee Roy Lowdermilk. She belonged to St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cumberland, Md.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary D. Shuck of Kissimmee, Fla.; a son, Richard F. Lowdermilk of Capron; three granddaughters; three grandsons; and six great-grandchildren.

Graveside funeral services will be held in Capron Cemetery on Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, at 10 a.m. by Father Carl DeSouza. A Christian wake will be held in Purviance Funeral Home, Boykins Chapel, on Sunday at 6 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the wake service. Memorial donations may be made to the Capron Volunteer Rescue Squad.

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