THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Wednesday, January 22, 1997           TAG: 9701220356
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                        LENGTH:   21 lines

CLAUDINE P. SPICER

Claudine Poff Spicer, 79, of Chesapeake, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1997, in a Portsmouth hospital.

She was a native of Salem, Va., and the widow of Herbert D. Spicer. She is survived by a daughter, Lynn Spicer Scruggs of Chesapeake; two grandchildren, Wayne Elliott Scruggs and Michael Dabney Scruggs; and three great-grandchildren, James Elliott ``Jes'' Scruggs, Jacob Wayne Scruggs and Michael Dabney Scruggs Jr.

A graveside service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday in Olive Branch Cemetery by Chaplain Ron Rice. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Deep Creek Baptist Church or to the charity of the donor's choice. The family will be at Loving Funeral Home, Churchland, from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY