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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 2, 1993                   TAG: 9304020346
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG                                 LENGTH: Short

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OBIT-SWEENEY, PALMER PETER

SWEENEY, Palmer Peter, 94, of Radford Street, Christiansburg, died Thursday, April 1, 1993, in Radford Community Hospital. Born in Floyd County, the son of the late John and Elizabeth Sweeney, he was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Howery Sweeney. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Mary Bishop, Mrs. Kenneth (Darlene) Lancaster, both of Christiansburg, Mrs. Florence Tibbs, Mrs. Ernest (Dorothy) Sensabaugh, both of Roanoke; two sons, Palmer P. Sweeney Jr., Christiansburg, John Lewis Sweeney, Virginia Beach, Va.; 17 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 3, from the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Peter DuPlessis, with burial in Sunset Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Friday evening at the Richardson-Horne Funeral Home.

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