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

DATE: Friday, November 11, 1994              TAG: 9411110566
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WILLIAM L. AINSLEY

William Leon Ainsley, 71, of Grady Crescent, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1994, in Chesapeake General Hospital.

Mr. Ainsley was the son of the late Bartlett and Addie Swain Ainsley. Mr. Ainsley was retired from the U.S. Coast Guard and was a member of the National Maritime Union, AFL-CIO.

Survivors include two sisters, Gladys Ball of Ridley Park, Pa. and Allie Mae Cutrell of Chesapeake; and a longtime friend, Darrell Mowery.

A service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Twiford Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. David Crawford officiating. Burial will be in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB