NY Times Obituaries
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Irene Dailey, Actress of Stage and TV, Dies at 88
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Eddie Brinkman, 66, Steady Shortstop, Dies
Mr. Brinkman was a record-setting shortstop during a 15-year career in the majors.
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Ruedi Rymann, Swiss Yodeling Star, Dies at 75
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Avraham Biran, Archaeologist Who Studied Biblical Sites, Is Dead at 98
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Aaron Katz, Advocate for Rosenbergs, Dies at 92
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Boris Yefimov, Sharp Russian Cartoonist Who Was Beloved by Stalin, Dies at 109
Mr. Yefimov?s 70,000 drawings wielded his talent as a keen sword to advance the goals...
Edward S. Klima, Sign Language Expert, Dies at 77
Dr. Klima was an eminent linguist who was one of the first scholars to pay...
Anthony Spero, a Name in the Bonanno Crime Family, Is Dead at 79
Mr. Spero served the Bonnano family, one of the five Mafia clans in New York...
Mario Maya, Interpreter of Flamenco Style, Is Dead at 71
Mr. Maya fused his Gypsy heritage and training in experimental American dance to become one...
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Albert, George Ralph |
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By NRVNews
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George Ralph Albert, 91 of Staffordsville, Va. passed away Tuesday evening, July 1, 2008 at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg, Va.
Mr. Albert was born on August 12, 1916 in Staffordsville, Va. and was a son of the late Riley Hoge Albert and Elsie Brooks Meadows Albert. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Blanche Winifred Johnston Albert and one son, Barry Wayne Albert. Mr. Albert was a World War II Army Veteran, a member of the Giles Historical Society, the Newburn Historical Society and the American Legion Post #68 in Narrows, American Legion Post #311 and VFW Post #6000 in Narrows. He is survived by three daughters and son-in-laws, Doris and Eddie Williams, of Dublin, Elsie and Bill Fern, of Mechanicsville, Va., Sonya and Boyce Falls, of Bullock, N.C.; one daughter-in-law, Dixie Lafon Albert, of Pearisburg; six grandchildren, Sheila Meadows, Dreama Shultz, Scarlett Williams, Misti Williams, Jason Falls and Jeremy Falls; two stepgrandchildren, Sherry Stafford, Charles Stafford; five great-grandchildren; and special caregivers, Sarah Eads and Stephanie Hudson. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at the Givens Funeral Chapel in Pearisburg at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Eddie Kendall officiating, with entombment following at the Birchlawn Abbey in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Military Honors will be given by American Legion Post #68 in Narrows American Legion Post #311 and VFW Post #6000 in Narrows. Memorial donations may be made to the Giles Rescue Squad or the Giles Humane Society. Online condolences can be sent to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.
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