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DATE: Friday, March 10, 1995                 TAG: 9503100266
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

ROBERT O. HEFFERON

Robert Oliver Hefferon, 68, of the 700 block of Burkesdale Road, died March 8, 1995, at Lake Taylor Hospital.

Mr. Hefferon, a Baptist by faith, was born in Memphis, Tenn. He retired as a merchant marine from the National Maritime Union.

Survivors include his wife, Lucille Hefferon of Virginia Beach; three daughters, Darlene Price of Virginia Beach, Alice Edminston and Lori Stocks, both of Norfolk; a son, Ernest B. Hefferon of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Mary Kirby of Virginia Beach and Dot Walsh of Norfolk; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends at the home of his son, Ernest Hefferon, 1280 Hillock Crossing in Virginia Beach on Saturday, March 11, beginning at 6 p.m. Altmeyer Funeral Home is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB