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DATE: Saturday, August 17, 1996             TAG: 9608170204
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: ROANOKE                           LENGTH:   20 lines

LESSLE B. WRITTENBERRY

Lessle Boyce Writtenberry, 86, of Roanoke, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1996 in a local nursing home.

She was the widow of Luther Writtenberry, and was preceded in death by a grandson, Steven L. Rhinehart. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Jewell W. and Donald W. Rhinehart of Roanoke; granddaughter and husband, Kathy and Dr. Stephen P. Tigani Sr. of Kensington, Md.; grandson, Stuart W. Rhinehart of Roanoke; great-granddaughter Elise Tigani; great-grandson Stephen P. Tigani Jr.

Funeral services will be held at Oakey's South Chapel, 1 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Mark Radecke officiating. Graveside services will be held in Bethlehem Cemetery, Suffolk, at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Oakey's South Chapel.

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