The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Saturday, June 10, 1995                TAG: 9506100250
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

RUTH S. MCCRAW

Ruth Swain McCraw, 86, formerly of Norfolk, died June 9, 1995, in Virginia Beach.

A native of Roper, N.C., she was the daughter of Henry Wheeler Swain Sr. and Nancy Davenport Swain. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church in Norfolk. She owned and operated The Camellia House beauty salon for over 30 years.

Survivors include a son, Jesse S. McCraw Sr. of Virginia Beach; a brother, Leonard Swain of Roper, N.C.; five grandchildren, Debra M. Austin, Melinda M. Patterson, William J. McCraw, Laura M. Simmons and Jesse S. McCraw Jr.; and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, William P. McCraw Jr., and a granddaughter, Carole McCraw Haymaker.

A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Evans Funeral Home, Edenton, N.C., by the Rev. Ralph Epps. Burial will be in Beaver Hill Cemetery, Edenton.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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