The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, November 7, 1994               TAG: 9411070016
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B04  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

LARUE F. PRESTON

LaRue F. Preston, 96, of the 800 block of Gates Ave., died Nov. 5, 1994, in a local hospital.

Mrs. Preston retired from the Norfolk Naval Base after many years of service. She was a native of North Tazewell, Va. She was a member of Christ and Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Norfolk.

Survivors include one nephew, Francis D. Lazenby of Lutz, Fla.; two nieces, Mrs. Charles F. Glass of Tampa, Fla., and Edna L. Oliver of Coolidge, Ga., as well as several stepchildren.

There will be a private service held at a later date. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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