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DATE: Saturday, February 11, 1995            TAG: 9502110002
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

EDITH M. HARRINGTON

Edith May Harrington of the 3200 block of Lilac Drive, died Feb. 9, 1995.

Mrs. Harrington, a native of Endicott, N.Y., was the widow of Ernest L. Harrington. She was retired from the IBM Corp. after 25 years of service, and was a member of Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church, Endicott.

Survivors include her daughter, Bernice H. Allen, and son-in-law, Edward C. Allen Jr., both of Portsmouth; a sister, Bessie Gridley of Auburn, N.Y.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.

A graveside funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, in Olive Branch Cemetery by the Rev. R. Beverly Watkins. Friends may join the family today from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Foster Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Endowment Fund of Monumental United Methodist Church.

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