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DATE: Wednesday, November 1, 1995            TAG: 9511010420
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

EDNA A. HALPIN

Edna F. A. Halpin, 90, a native of Portsmouth, died in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 28, 1995.

Miss Halpin had lived in Rome for many years, working in a home for wayward children, operated by Institute G.B. Taylor. She attended Portsmouth public schools, and was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. For many years, Miss Halpin was a member of Court Street Baptist Church in Portsmouth, where a Sunday school class is named in her honor. Prior to moving to Rome, Miss Halpin worked for the Virginia Smelting Company.

Burial services will take place in Rome.

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