The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Tuesday, March 7, 1995                 TAG: 9503070196
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

EDITH G. DAVENPORT

Edith Gray Davenport, 73, died Sunday, March 5, 1995, in Ghent Arms Retirement Home.

Mrs. Davenport, a native of Suffolk, retired from Virginia Power as a clerk in 1982 after 39 years of service.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk, with Dr. Donald Rhoton officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Colonial Funeral Home, Smithfield, and suggests memorial contributions be made to a charity of your choice.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB