The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Sunday, January 28, 1996               TAG: 9601280113
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

RUTH H. FOSTER

Ruth Holland Foster, 97, formerly of the 400 block of Burleigh Ave., died Jan. 26, 1996.

Mrs. Foster, a native of Norfolk County, was the widow of Allen Lee Foster. She was a member of Freemason Street Baptist Church. She attended Hollins College and graduated from Columbia University with a teaching degree.

Survivors include a sister, VaDare H. Buck of Fairfax; a brother, Edwin T. Holland of Kilmarnock; and nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Elmwood Cemetery with Dr. Donald J. Dunlap officiating. Francis A. Gay Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements.

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