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

DATE: Tuesday, February 4, 1997             TAG: 9702040172
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LUTHER F. ARNEY

Luther Franklin ``Buck'' Arney, 82, of the 4400 block of Deborah Court, died Feb. 2, 1997, in Portsmouth.

A retired superintendent for Tidewater Construction Co., Mr. Arney was a Lenoir, N.C., native and the widower of Maudie P. Arney. He was a member of Whitnel United Methodist Church, Lenoir.

Survivors include three sisters, Janet Crump, Deloris A. Crabb and Lelia A. Knight, all of Lenoir; sister-in-law, Beatrice Shaw of Long Island, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three sisters.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, by Mr. James A. Bennett. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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