The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Wednesday, January 22, 1997           TAG: 9701220343
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   23 lines

EVELYN P. ROUNTREE

Evelyn P. Rountree, 72, died Jan. 21, 1997, in Norfolk.

Ms. Rountree retired from Sears and worked at Calvary Baptist Day Care. She was a native of Gatesville, N.C., and was a beloved Christian member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a member of the AARP Virginia Beach chapter.

Survivors include two daughters, Alma R. Toxey and her husband, Artie, of Virginia Beach, Elaine R. Benjamin, and her husband, Dennis, of Virginia Beach; son, Alvin T. Rountree, and his wife, Paula, of Winchester; sister, Hazel Jones, and her husband, O.B., of Dobson, N.C.; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two nieces.

A graveside funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Rosewood Memorial Park by Pastor Ernest G. Roebuck. The family will be at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the special fund at Calvary Baptist Church, Haygood Road, Virginia Beach.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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