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

DATE: Sunday, March 12, 1995                 TAG: 9503120267
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

GERALDINE W. WHITE

Geraldine Willis White, 78, of the 4900 block of Briarwood Lane, died March 11, 1995, in a local hospital.

Mrs. White was born in Smithfield, Va. She was retired as owner of the Village School in Churchland and was self-employed. She was a member of Westhaven Baptist Church, Portsmouth, and the widow of Lawrence A. White.

Survivors include two daughters, Patricia W. Beachum of Suffolk and Sheila W. Smith of Virginia Beach; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; and Robert Silling of Smithfield, Va. She was predeceased by her parents, James Worthy Willis and Hattie Batten Willis.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, by the Rev. W. Thomas Wood. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the funeral home from 4 to 6 p.m. today. Donations may be sent to Westhaven Baptist Church memorial fund.

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