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

DATE: Tuesday, October 22, 1996             TAG: 9610220229
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   19 lines

VIOLA C. BROWN

Viola C. Brown, 85, died Oct. 18, 1996, in a Norfolk hospital.

Born in Durham, N.C., she was the widow of Bryant E. Brown. Mrs. Brown was a charter member of Great Bridge Baptist Church and a member of the Jim Beam Bottling Club. She also did a lot of volunteer work for American Cancer Society and United Cerebral Palsy.

Survivors include a daughter, Angela Boswell of Oklahoma City; a sister, Georgia Godwin of Durham, N.C.; a brother, Joseph Childress of Norfolk; two grandchildren, Lin Boswell of Atlanta and Patrick Boswell of Norfolk.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today in Forest Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Charles Moseley. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB