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

DATE: Friday, March 31, 1995                 TAG: 9503310501
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

HELEN P. PEARCE

Helen P. Pearce, 89, of the 2300 block of Breakers Court, died March 29, 1995, in a local hospital.

Mrs. Pearce was born in Northwest, Va., and was the widow of John T. Pearce Jr.

Survivors include a daughter, Helen P. Fox of Virginia Beach; two sons, Donald R. Pearce of Virginia Beach and John T. Pearce III of Raleigh, N.C.; a sister, Hazel P. Miller of Covina, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty P. Woodhouse.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Paul D. Moore. The family will be at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB