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Robert Ebbs Obituary

EBBS, ROBERT R., LTC USA (Ret.)

Age 86, on Saturday, February 8, 2003 of Arlington, VA. Beloved husband of 63 years of Alice R. (Sally) Ebbs; loving father of Robert F. Ebbs and his wife, Joan, Sara Jane Veasey and her husband, Woody and their extended family; grandfather of Jennifer Underwood and her husband, Douglas; great-grandfather of Nicholas and Jason. Also survived by three brothers and one sister. Friends may call at THE MURPHY FUNERAL HOME OF ARLINGTON, 4510 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA on Wednesday, February 26, from 2 to 3:30 and 7 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, 9 a.m. at The Fort Myer Old Post Chapel. Interment with full military honors, Arlington National Cemetery. Contributions may be made in his memory to Hospice of Northern Virginia, 9300 Lee Hwy., 5th Floor, Fairfax, VA 22031-1207 or Mt. Olivet Foundation, 1500 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22207.

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Published by The Washington Post on Feb. 23, 2003.

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