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Wednesday, February 26, 1997     Page:

John Agrafiotis February 24, 1997 John (Fiotis) Agrafiotis, 77, of Kidder
   
Street, Wilkes-Barre, died Monday at the Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-BarreBorn
Oct. 22, 1919 in Kingston, he was the son of the late William and Nellie
Kelbasoma Fiotis (Agrafiotis).
    He graduated from Wyoming Seminary, Kingston.
   
He was a member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Wilkes-Barre.
   
Before retiring in 1981, he was employed as a machinist by Rowe
International, Inc. Earlier, he owned and operated local taverns and served
with the Merchant Marines.
   
Surviving are his wife, the former Miriam Virginis; a son, John Agrafiotis
Jr., Florida; a daughter, Sandra Agrafiotis, Baltimore, Md.; stepchildren,
Gloria Pisano and Patricia Pisano, both of Wilkes-Barre; Rosemarie Pisano,
Mountaintop; Brenda Brennan, Swoyersville; sisters, Lucille Cosgrove, Hawaii;
Mary Sumpolec, Laflin; a granddaughter; nieces and nephews.
   
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday from the Luther M. Kniffen,
Inc., Funeral Home, 465 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. Leonidis H.
Drakopoulos, pastor of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, officiating.
   
Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township.
   
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday.