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Martha Linton Obituary
Martha Fones Linton PORTSMOUTH - Martha Fones Linton, 87, passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, in a local hospital. She was a native of Buckingham County, Virginia, and the daughter of the late Robert and Leonette Fones. She retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. as a bookkeeper. She was predeceased by her husband, Gilmer G. Linton and her son, Richard T. Kitelyn Jr. Survivors include a son, Wayne Kitelyn and his companion Nora Paschall of Seaford, Va.; a stepdaughter, Carolyn Harris and her husband Ken of Portsmouth; five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Cary Borkert. Burial will follow in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.
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Tom & Val Purdy
September 28, 2008
Wayne,
We never had the good fortune to have known your mom. But in knowing you, we are sure that she will remain a happy memory in your heart forever.
Our deepest condolences.
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