The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, October 14, 1994               TAG: 9410130305
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON    PAGE: 08   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

110 CANDLES

ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by KIRSTEN SORTON

Pharbia Byrd celebrated her 110th birthday with relatives and

friends on Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Maxine Bingham,

left. Mrs. Byrd, born Oct. 11, 1884 in Tennessee, was the youngest

of 16 children. She had six children of her own, including two still

living, Maxine Bingham of Oceana Gardens in Virginia Beach and

Gladys Rehnback of London Bridge, Va.

by CNB