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

DATE: Friday, February 24, 1995              TAG: 9502240496
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   33 lines

WALTER P. COVINGTON IV

Walter P. ``Ti'' Covington IV, 39, of the 5600 block of N. Greenfield Drive, died Feb. 20, 1995, in a Portsmouth hospital.

He was a native of Lexington, Ky., and was a member of Parkview Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and Churchland Baptist Church, and was an active choir member of Parkview Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He was creative in rug-making and crafts. He was the son of W.P. Covington III of Portsmouth and the late Catherine Cooke Covington.

Besides his father, he is survived by two sisters, Mana Gene Covington of Portsmouth and Cathie R. Covington of London, England; and one aunt, Gene C. George of Portsmouth.

The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Parkview Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), by the Rev. Marilyn Danner and Dr. Robert Danner. Burial will be in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be at Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, today from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Parkview Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 3201 Western Branch Blvd., Chesapeake, Va. 23321, or The Shriner's Hospital for Burned and Crippled Children, c/o Khedive Temple, 645 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, Va. 23320.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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