THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, May 11, 1995 TAG: 9505110380
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B8 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 34 lines
Robert Alston Sr. of the 2200 block of Hanson Ave., slipped safely into the arms of Jesus on Monday, May 8, 1995, in DePaul Medical Center.
He was a native of Littleton N.C., and son of Roberta and the late Norman Alston. He moved to Norfolk in the early 1940s, where he later married his devoted wife of 50 years, Johnnie Mae Alston. He retired from Colonial Stores after working 36 years as a warehouseman. He was a faithful member of First Calvary Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Male Usher Board (NU)2, until his health began to fail.
He leaves to mourn his wife, Johnnie Mae Alston; his mother, Roberta Alston of Fayetteville, N.C.; one son, Calvin Price of Sumter, S.C.; two sisters, Nora Smith of Fayetteville, N.C. and Elizabeth Harris of Long Island, N.Y.; two brothers, George Alston of Littleton, N.C. and Claude Alston of Baltimore; three grandchildren, Reggie Price of Wichita Falls, Texas, Sanetta Holder of Sumter, S.C., and Karen Price of Orangeburg, S.C.; one great-grandchild, Lola Price of Wichita Falls; one god-son, Robert Moses; one special niece, Nichole Wescott; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
A funeral will be conducted at noon Saturday in First Calvary Baptist Church, Norfolk, by the Rev. Charles Springs. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will assemble at 2229 Hanson Ave. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Graves Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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