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DATE: Monday, April 22, 1996                 TAG: 9604220008
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

ESPELLA K. LINEBERRY

Espella K. Lineberry, 81, of the 800 block of Weiss Lane, died April 20, 1996, in her residence.

She was a native of Richmond, Va., and was a retired bookkeeper for Mozart Music. She was a member of Landsdale Baptist Church and was a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star Andrew Chapter (NU)41.

She is survived by her husband, Zelmer H. Lineberry; four daughters; two sisters, Helen Kirtley of Charlottesville and Louise Williams of Richmond; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Edward James Knight, and a daughter, Patricia Ann Griffin.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday by Pastor James E. Womble in Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel. Burial will be in Gladeville United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wednesday at 3 p.m. The family will receive friends in the funeral home today from 7 to 8 p.m.

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