The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Saturday, April 27, 1996               TAG: 9604270302
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

BLANCHE H. BRASWELL

Blanche Hayes Braswell, 85, of the 6400 block of Clare Road, died April 25, 1996.

Mrs. Braswell, the widow of Robert Braswell, was retired from Roses Department Stores. She was a native of Louisberg, N.C., and was a member of Norview Baptist Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Josephine Burns of Florida, and Barbara Fowler and Jenny DeVoe, both of Norfolk; a son, Jim Braswell of Nevada; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

The funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday by Dr. James Bradshaw at Norview Baptist Church. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Nashville, N.C., at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends in Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Memorial donations may be made to Norview Baptist Church.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB