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DATE: Monday, June 24, 1996                 TAG: 9606240030
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GAIL K. RAKES

Gail Kuehner Rakes, 41, of the 3800 block of Whaleyville Blvd., died June 21, 1996, in a Portsmouth hospital.

Mrs. Rakes, a native of Philadelphia, was a floral designer.

Survivors include her husband, Jerry N. Rakes; her mother, Faye Powers Kuehner of Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; and a brother, Paul P. Kuehner of Philadelphia.

The remains will be shipped to West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., for burial. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is handling arrangements.

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