Imogene Wassum Weavil, formerly of Scottsboro, passed to eternal life on Dec. 31, 2017, at the age of 92.
Imogene was born on July 30, 1925 to Walter Eugene and Georgia Evans Wassum of Marion, Virginia. She graduated from Marion High School and later attended Marion Jr. College.
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