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Walter D. "Wonderful Wally" Dragan

Walter Dragan Obituary

Walter D. "Wonderful Wally" Dragan, 71, of Richmond, died Sunday, August 24, 2003. He is survived by one daughter, Tekla Dragan of Nokomis, Fla.; one son, Theodore Dragan of Bealeton, Va.; faithful and loving companion, Lottie McCraw of Richmond; two brothers, John Dragan of Richmond and Joseph Dragan of West Lawn, Pa.; three sisters, Anne Costanzo of Port Charlotte, Fla., Eva Davidovich of Poyay, Calif., and Elsie Rarick of Zion Grove, Pa.; and his stepchildren, Donald Mack Burkett, Wanda Mallory and Earl Marker; and many many friends. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the West Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 11020 West Broad St., where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 28. Interment will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Aug. 26, 2003.

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