The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, May 17, 1996                   TAG: 9605170438
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

GEORGE S. BAINES

George S. Baines, 62, of the 4700 block of Windermere Ave., died May 16, 1996, in a local hospital.

He was retired after 29 years from Wells Construction where he worked as an acoustic ceiling mechanic. Mr. Baines was a native of Ash, N.C.

He is survived by his wife, Mary C. Baines; a stepson, David F. Mertz of Chesapeake; two sisters, Beatrice Simmons of Delco, N.C., Lela Mae Lewis of Spring Hope, N.C.; two brothers, Eugene Baines of Ash, N.C., Tony Baines of Wilmington, N.C.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday by the Rev. Thomas Hutton in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, today from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB