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Barbara Overton KITTY HAWK - Barbara "Bebe" Glover Overton, 77, recently of Martin's Point, Kitty Hawk, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill. Bebe was born on July 1, 1932 in Farmville, Va., the daughter of Edmund Carroll and Ruth Kersey Glover. Bebe earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical College of Virginia in 1956. She practiced as a pharmacist for more than 40 years, a majority of those years as proprietor of her own drugstore in Kenbridge, Va. She was a member of the Duck Methodist Church of the Outer Banks. Bebe was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Larry Lavell Overton. She is survived by her son, Larry Carroll Overton of Garner, N.C.; her brother, Edmund Carroll Glover III and wife Jean of Chapel Hill, N.C.; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at the Cedars in Chapel Hill at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2, with Peter Dubbleman of Apex Baptist Church presiding. A graveside service will also be held in Victoria, Va., at the Victoria Cemetery on Saturday, May 15, at noon (tentative). Arrangements are by Montlawn Funeral Home, Raleigh, N.C. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.montlawn.com under obituaries.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on May 4, 2010.

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Jim Kersey

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