The Virginian-Pilot
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              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, January 23, 1995               TAG: 9501230021
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   30 lines

LYDIA S. AFFELDT

Lydia S. Affeldt, 91, of the 100 block of Gillis Road, died Jan. 21, 1995, in Portsmouth.

Mrs. Affeldt was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was the widow of Harley A. Affeldt. She was a member of Cradock United Methodist Church, the order of the Eastern Star since 1938, and the Victory Chapter Number 16 since 1941.

Survivors include two sons, Harley and wife Virginia of Winston-Salemand Bill and wife Dot of Portsmouth; three grandsons, Billy and wife Libby of Atlanta, Jim of Norfolk, and Bobby and wife Debbie of Chesapeake; and three great-granddaughters, Jessia, Allison, and Amanda.

The funeral will be conducted today at 2 p.m. by the Rev. George H. Close in Cradock United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. There will be an Eastern Star service held at 7 p.m. at Snellings Funeral Home, George Washington Highway Chapel on Sunday where the family will remain until 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cradock United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or the American Heart Association.

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