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Exercise 13.2

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Write a same-day obit based on the following information, which is from The Evansville (Ind.) Press.
Name—Lois Bray
Age—68
Address—3017 Sheridan Road, Evansville
Died—at 5:05 a.m. today
Where—Welborn Baptist Hospital
Background—member of St. Paul United Church of Christ on Big Cynthiana Road; was well known as an interior designer in the Tri-State area, where she had worked for a long time; most recently had been employed at the Design Boutique on Lincoln Avenue
Quotation—"She was a talented person," said Jane Hayden, one of the owners of Design Boutique. "She was a very congenial, loving person."
Preceded in death—by her husband, Clarence Wilbur Bray. He died in 1982.
Survivors—son, Robert Bray of Norfolk, W.Va.; a grandson, Rob Bray, Norfolk, W.Va.; and a brother, Francis Blake of Alabama
Services—pending at Alexander Funeral Home North Chapel