The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, January 25, 1995            TAG: 9501250363
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NEWPORT NEWS                       LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

LEON M. SMITH

Leon M. Smith, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 1995.

He was a lifelong Peninsula resident. Mr. Smith retired as owner and operator of Wythe Lanes in 1982 after 42 years of service. He was a member of Adath Jeshurun Synagogue.

Survivors include his wife, Frances Smith; two daughters, Anita Kinsley of Needham, Mass., and Deborah Cook of Richmond; a son, Mannie Smith of Norfolk; a sister, Pearl Caplon of Silver Spring, Md.; three brothers, Herman Smith of Hampton, Percy Smith of Newport News and Mayer Smith of Arlington, Va.; and five grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in Hebrew Cemetery, Hampton. Memorials may be made to Adath Jeshurun Synagogue or your favorite charity. Peninsula Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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