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DATE: Saturday, July 23, 1994                TAG: 9407230142
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

ROLAND GRIFFIN

Roland Griffin, of the 600 block of Lord Dunmore Drive, died July 20, 1994.

Mr. Griffin was born in Pasquotank County, N.C. He was a member of New Weeping Mary Missionary Baptist Church, Chesapeake.

Survivors include his wife, Vernice M. Griffin; two sons, Roland C. Griffin and Michael J. Griffin, both of Latrobe, Pa.; three sisters, Susie Owens, Gracie Davis and Ella Mae Dyer, all of Long Island, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in New Weeping Mary Missionary Baptist Church, Chesapeake, by the Rev. John C. Smith. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Community Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB