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

DATE: Thursday, February 20, 1997           TAG: 9702200021
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   23 lines

FRANCES T. RAWLS

Frances Tunstall Rawls, 83, of the 2300 block of Upper Greens Place, died in a local nursing home Feb. 19, 1997.

A retired loan processor with Crestar Bank, Mrs. Rawls was born in Chesterfield County, Va. She was the widow of Karl W. Rawls Sr. She was a member of Credit Professionals International and was a Methodist.

Survivors include her stepdaughter, Helen H. Rawls of Lynchburg, Va.; two stepsons, K.W. Rawls Jr. and his wife, Wanda, of Virginia Beach and Richard D. Rawls and his wife, Poppy, also of Lynchburg; two sisters-in-law, Iva Lee Tunstall of Richmond and Louise R. Browne of Whaleyville, Va.; a brother-in-law, Robert E. Rawls of Chesapeake; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at noon Friday in Gatesville Cemetery, Gatesville, by the Rev. Mark J. Bender. Friends may join the family for visitation from 7 to 8 p.m. today in Altmeyer Funeral Home.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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