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DATE: Friday, April 7, 1995                  TAG: 9504070483
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RANDOLPH NELSON

Randolph Nelson, 85, of the 7000 block of University Drive, died April 4, 1995, in DePaul Medical Center.

Mr. Nelson was born in Winnsboro, S.C., and was retired as a supervisor from Giant Open Air Warehouse after 40 years. He was a member of United House of Prayer for All Peoples (NU)1 and the Male Usher Board.

Survivors include his wife, Claudia Mae Nelson; five sisters, Narcissus Rabb, Catherine Brooks, Helen Harvey and Emma Cooper of Winnsboro, S.C., Margaret Mickens of Baltimore; two brothers, Nelson Chambers of Winnsboro and Celess Chambers of Philadelphia; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mamie N. and Robert Chambers Sr.

A funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday in United House of Prayer for All Peoples (NU)2 by Apostle W.R. Scott. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Roosevelt Memorial Park. A wake will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday in Hale Funeral Home. The family will assemble at the residence.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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