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

DATE: Wednesday, August 23, 1995             TAG: 9508230432
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
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NAPOLEON B. YARN SR.

Napoleon Bonaparte Yarn Sr., 67, of 1065 Norwich Ave. died Aug. 21, 1995, in Richmond, Va.

Mr. Yarn was a retired superintendent of Union Brick where he worked for 36 years. He had been retired for 5 years. He was born in Greenville, S.C., and was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Norfolk.

He is survived by his wife, Mildred Yarn; two daughters, Willi Cook of Atlanta, Ga. and Avis Elam of Chase City, Va.; five sons, Anthony and Darryl of Virginia Beach; Melvin of Decatur, Napoleon Jr. of Atlanta, and Wayne of Macon, Ga.; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be noon Saturday in Covenant Presbyterian Church, Norfolk. Burial is in Rosewood Memorial Park, Virginia Beach. A Wake is to be held Friday, Aug. 25, 1995, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Hale Funeral Chapel. Family and friends will assemble at the home on Saturday, Aug. 26, 1995, at 11 a.m. for the procession to the church. ILLUSTRATION: Personal Photo

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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