Virginian-Pilot


DATE: Tuesday, November 11, 1997            TAG: 9711110212

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   19 lines




ROBERT J. VAN VOORHIS

Robert John Van Voorhis, 52, of the 9600 block of Atlans St., died Nov. 9, 1997, in his residence.

Born in Norfolk, he was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his stepmother, Shirley Van Voorhis and father, Richard Van Voorhis, both of Portsmouth; a sister, Linda Lawrence of Gerrardstown, W.Va.; and a brother, Ronald N. Van Voorhis of Tulsa, Okla.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Snellings Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Robert C. Cofield. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorials be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, 314 8th St., Charlottesville, Va. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY



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