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

DATE: Friday, May 19, 1995                   TAG: 9505190464
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

WILLIS V. SMITH

Willis Vick Smith, 74, of the 3200 block of Dogwood Drive, a homemaker, died May 17, 1995, in a Portsmouth hospital.

Mrs. Smith was born in Portsmouth and was a member of Western Branch Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Mills A. Smith; a daughter, Vickie S. Parsons and her husband, Larry L. Parsons of Suffolk; a grandson, Geoffrey L. Parsons of Suffolk and stepgrandson, Greg Parsons of Smithfield; a sister, Verna Kellam of Portsmouth; three nieces, Jo Ann Kellam, LaVerne LaTouche and Judy Blankenship; and a nephew, Jesse Vick.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Olive Branch Cemetery by the Rev. George F. Mullinax and the Rev. Damon E. Wyatt. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today in Loving Funeral Home, Churchland. Memorial contributions may be made to Western Branch Baptist Church, 4710 High St., Portsmouth, Va. 23703.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB