The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, February 17, 1995              TAG: 9502170486
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

GERTRUDE E. THORNER

Gertrude E. Thorner, 83, of the 100 block of Suburban Parkway, a retired LPN, died Feb. 15, 1995, in a Norfolk hospital.

Mrs. Thorner was born in Arlington, Va., and was the widow of George Bernard Thorner. She was a Catholic.

Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Bailey of Virginia Beach and Dianne Sayers of Atlanta, Ga.; three sons, James Sellers of Winchester, Va., Bruce Smallwood of Portland, Maine and Gary Smallwood of Atlanta; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, is handling arrangements. The family may be contacted at the residence of the granddaughter, JoAnne Franklin, 305 W. Church St., Elizabeth City, N.C. 27909.

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KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB