The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Thursday, April 18, 1996               TAG: 9604180302
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TOMMIE L. HARPER

Tommie L. Harper, 73, of the 500 block of Roosevelt Blvd., died April 16, 1996.

Mr. Harper, a retired, self-employed painter, was a native of Danville, Va.

Survivors include three sisters, Virginia A. Hairston, Eunice Harper and Fannie Hughes; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday by the Rev. D. Stefan Adams at Fisher Funeral Home. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery.

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