The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Sunday, July 31, 1994                  TAG: 9407310012
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: BELLE HAVEN                        LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

HENRIETTA E. MEARS

Henrietta Eichelberger Mears, 74, died July 29, 1994, at Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Mears was born and reared in Keller, Va. She was a member of Belle Haven United Methodist Church and the daughter of the late Harry Lee Eichelberger and Lydia Turner Eichelberger.

Survivors include a daughter, Susan M. Wilcox of Belle Haven; a son, Burleigh N. Mears, III of Atlanta, Ga.; and a granddaughter, Amy Susan Wilcox.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore, by the Rev. David Riley. Burial will be in Belle Haven Cemetery. Family will join friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB