The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Sunday, January 7, 1996                TAG: 9601070064
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

DELIA R. MURDEN

Delia Rodgers Murden, 80, died Jan. 6, 1996, in a Virginia Beach hospital.

She was a native of Norfolk and was the widow of Rennie James Murden. She was a member of South Norfolk Congregational Christian Church, Chesapeake. She also was a member of Pythian Sisters Temple (NU)3, Norview Chapter (NU)131 and Order of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by a daughter, Rene Murden of Virginia Beach. She was preceded in death by a brother, Murrill N. Rodgers.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday by the Rev. James Higgins in Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel. Burial is in Rosewood Memorial Park. Visitation will be at the funeral home today from 3 to 4 p.m. The family will be at the daughter's home. Memorial donations should be made to the Kempsville Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 62345, Virginia Beach, Va. 23466.

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