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DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 1995            TAG: 9501110357
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
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CALVIN W. SMITH

Calvin W. Smith, 78, of the 4100 block of Santa Maria Drive, died Jan. 10, 1995, in a Portsmouth hospital.

Mr. Smith, a native of Portsmouth, was retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Shop 26. He was a member of Covenant United Methodist Church and was a U.S. Navy veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Sarah W. Smith; a daughter, Elaine Turner of Franklin, Va.; a son, Ronald W. Smith of Chesapeake; a sister, Catherine S. Braswell of Portsmouth; a brother, Dr. James Roy Smith of Clifton, Va.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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