The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Wednesday, October 5, 1994             TAG: 9410050343
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

MYRA M. RAPER

Myra Mae Raper, 87, a homemaker, died Oct. 3, 1994, in Virginia Beach.

Mrs. Raper was born in Wilson County, N.C., and was a member of First Baptist Church of Norfolk.

Survivors include her husband, James Elton Raper of Wilson, N.C.; two sisters, Juanita Ferrell and Grace Rigdon, both of Virginia Beach; and a brother, L.E. Ferrell of Newport, N.C.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today in Rosewood Memorial Park by the Rev. Richard Baker. The family will be at 276 Weller Blvd., Virginia Beach. Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Kemspville Chapel, is handling arrangements.

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