DATE: Wednesday, March 19, 1997             TAG: 9703190454

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B9   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: SMITHFIELD                        LENGTH:   23 lines

RUBY P. HORNE

Mrs. Ruby Purdie Horne, 95, died at her home, 16415 Longview Drive, on March 17, 1997.

A native of Isle of Wight County, she was a member of Whiteheads Grove Baptist Church, the Ladies Bible Class, and the Ruth Walden Circle. She was the widow of Allie W. Horne.

Survivors include four daughters, Mary Elizabeth Batten, Margaret Woolman, Jean Duncan and Doris Rea Gwaltney, all of Smithfield; and nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.

A graveside service will be held at Whiteheads Grove Church Cemetery, 18366 Benns Church Blvd., Smithfield, at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Russell Leonard officiating. The family will receive friends at Mrs. Horne's home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Whiteheads Grove Endowment Fund or the charity of your choice. Colonial Funeral Home is handling arrangements. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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