The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Saturday, October 1, 1994              TAG: 9410010206
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B04  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

EMMA H. WITCHER

Emma Mae Holdzskom Witcher, 68, of Norfolk, died Sept. 30, 1994.

Mrs. Witcher was born in Princess Anne County and was the widow of Allen James Witcher Jr. She was a retired trust officer with Crestar Bank. She was a member of Burrows Memorial Baptist Church and a former member of Trinity Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Nancy E. Woods of Chesapeake; two sons, Allen J. Witcher III of Virginia Beach and Steve C. Witcher of Norfolk; her mother, Nannie Mae Holdzskom of Virginia Beach; a brother, Clifton H. Holdzskom of Elizabeth City; and five grandchildren.

A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, Tidewater Chapter.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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