ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, August 30, 1993                   TAG: 9308300166
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT LAX, EDGAR L., 64, OF ROANOKE COUNTY, DIED

LAX, Edgar L., 64, of Roanoke County, died Saturday, August 28, 1993, in a local hospital. Mr. Lax was retired from the United States Navy, serving during World War II and later in the Nuclear Submarine Service. Mr. Lax was a retired Town Manager of Orange with 21 years of service. He was a member of the Orange Masonic Lodge. Mr. Lax was preceded in death by a son, Lt. Commander Michael S. Lax. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Ewing Lax of Roanoke County; a son, Andrew W. Lax of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Susan L. O'Brien of Roanoke County; three grandchildren; mother, Rebecca Fowler of High Point, N.C. Funeral services will be held at Colonial Presbyterian Church at 12 noon Wednesday with the Dr. Michael R. Nevling officiating. Interment will follow in Sherwood Memorial Park. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at Oakey's South Chapel where the family will receive visitors from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. 


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