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DATE: FRIDAY, October 1, 1993                   TAG: 9310010087
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
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OBIT KENT, JAMES ALFRED JR.

KENT, James Alfred Jr., 68, of Vinton, passed away Thursday, September 30, 1993, in a local hospital. He was retired from the United States Marine Corps and had served during World War II, the Korean Conflict, and Vietnam War. He was also a retired Vice President of the Roanoke Home Builders Association and he was a member the Retired Officers Association of Roanoke Valley. He was predeceased by a sister, Julie Kent. He is survived by four daughters, Patricia Ann Ingram, Placentia, Calif., Jacqueline Dunbar, Vinton, Becky Shaffer, Goodview, Soni Mills, Roanoke; one brother, Ben Kent, Greenville, Miss.; one sister, Ruby Steen, Florida; ten grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, October 2, 1993, from the Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church. The Rev. Wm. Anthony Layman will officiate. Burial to follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with military honors by the United States Marine Corps. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Lotz Vinton Chapel. 


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