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DATE: Monday, October 3, 1994                TAG: 9410030003
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CARROLLTON                         LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

KEZZIAH R. PODESTA

Kezziah Rebekah Podesta, age 17, of 15370 Laurelwood Drive, died Friday, Sept. 30, 1994.

Kezziah was a senior at Smithfield High School and a member of the Deca Program.

Survivors include her mother, Bettie Stubbs Podesta; her father, Michael Podesta; and four brothers, Robert Rawls, Gregory Baker, Joshua Podesta and Alexander Podesta, all of Carrollton.

A memorial service will be held in Christ Church, Smithfield, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1994.

Because of her love of children, the family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to the Isle of Wight Children's Fund, P.O. Box 114, Isle of Wight, Va. 23397. Following the service, the family and friends will gather at the Podesta Home for a tribute to and a celebration of Kezziah's Life. Colonial Funeral Home will handle the arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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