The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Sunday, September 18, 1994             TAG: 9409180022
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

WILBERT EASON

Wilbert (Blink) Eason, 76, of the 1300 block of Wool Ave., died Sept. 15, 1994, in Maryview Hospital.

Mr. Eason was born in Portsmouth, was a former member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Temple and an Army veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred Eason; a daughter, Carolyn Eason; two sisters, Rosa Eason and Mabel Eason; and a nephew, Eddie White.

A funeral will be conducted at noon Tuesday at Celestial Baptist Church by the Rev. Leon J. Boone. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery. Fisher Funeral Home is handling arrangements. The body will be placed in the church at 11 a.m.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB