The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Tuesday, June 4, 1996                 TAG: 9606040258
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
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RUFUS A.T. ARTIS SR.

Rufus A.T. Artis Sr., 73, of the 6600 block of Quaker Drive, died June 2, 1996. A funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Laurel Hill United Church of Christ. Crocker Funeral Home in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB