DATE: Saturday, September 6, 1997           TAG: 9709060268

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   23 lines

RUTH G. ROBERSON

Ruth Gray Roberson, 61, of the 900 block of Liberty St., died Sept. 3, 1997.

Born in North Carolina, she was a member of New Hope United Church of Christ, Norfolk.

Survivors include four daughters, Mel Crosby of Ohio, Joann Little of Pittsburgh, Diann Lemon of Ohio, and Charlene Farris of Norfolk; a sister, Christine Miller of North Carolina; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; a god-daughter; a son-in-law, Glenn Farris of Norfolk; and a host of other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Lillie Mae Williams Boykins and Herman Lee Boykins.

A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Monday in New Hope United Church of Christ, 145 Liberty St., Norfolk. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park, Chesapeake. Family and friends will assemble at 901 Liberty St., Norfolk, at 2 p.m. Monday for the procession to the church. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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