Obituaries
July 5, 2016

LOIS LOUISE HAVENS

By From JT Staff Reports

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Lois Louise Havens, 82, of Mechanicsburg, died Sunday, July 3, 2016, in Springfield Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Tim and Aletha Grace (Ballard) Knox.

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