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DATE: Friday, June 23, 1995                  TAG: 9506230461
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

LAVERNE G. MARKHAM

LaVerne Goreham Markham, 87, of the 5700 block of Portsmouth Blvd., died June 21, 1995, in her residence.

A native of Yates Center, Kan., she was the widow of Raymond H. Markham. Mrs. Markham was a member of Light of Truth Church of Divine Healing.

Survivors include three sons, Duane E. Markham and Kenneth R. Markham, both of Portsmouth, and Gary W. Markham of Chesapeake; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Meadowbrook Mausoleum Chapel, and entombment will be in the Mausoleum. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB