The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, December 27, 1994             TAG: 9412270009
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

RALPH E. RAWLES JR.

Ralph Epling Rawles Jr., 58, of Norfolk, died Dec. 25, 1994. He worked at various jobs around the neighborhood to make the lives of his friends a little bit easier.

He was a long-time member of Ghent United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his brother, Richard S. Rawles of Denver, Colo.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Harold E. Thornton officiating. Cox Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Lee's Friends or to Goodwill Industries.

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