THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, March 9, 1995 TAG: 9503090348
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 29 lines
Elmer Howard Thayer, 82, of the 5300 block of Ashby St., went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 8, 1995.
Mr. Thayer was employed by J.S. Bell Jr. and Co. for 42 years and also retired from the City of Norfolk in 1981. He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church.
For 62 years he was the beloved husband of Margaret V. Thayer. He was the loving father of a daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis L. and Ray Holland of Virginia Beach and a son and daughter-in-law, David M. and Carol Thayer of Chesapeake. He is also survived by a sister, Luella Turner; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Friday, March 10, at 11 a.m. in Rosewood Memorial Park. Friends may join the family from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today in Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY
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