The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, January 6, 1997               TAG: 9701060026
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: AHOSKIE                           LENGTH:   21 lines

ERMA M. MCGRAW

Erma Matthews McGraw, 80, of the 200 block of Rhue St., died Jan. 4, 1997, in Roanoke Chowan Hospital.

Mrs. McGraw was born in Bertie County and was the widow of Harvey McGraw. She was a homemaker and member of Ahoskie United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Betty Jean Davis Parker and a son, Richard Davis, both of Ahoskie; three sisters, Sally Howard of Ahoskie, Catherine White of Windsor, N.C., and Rosa Howe of Portsmouth; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, by Dr. Kenneth Hall and the Rev. Lester Jarrett. Burial will be in Ahoskie Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Ahoskie United Methodist Church, 212 W. Church St., Ahoskie, N.C. 27910.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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