The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Thursday, January 18, 1996             TAG: 9601180329
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RUTH L. MORGAN

Ruth Laura Morgan, 96, died Jan. 16, 1996.

She was born in Cambridge, Mass., and was the widow of John Russell Morgan. She was an Episcopalian.

She is survived by a daughter, Gayle Paradiso of Virginia Beach; two sons, Russell Morgan of Phoenix, Ariz., and Richard Morgan of Marble Head, Mass.; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in Abington, Mass. Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.

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