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DATE: Friday, May 19, 1995                   TAG: 9505190475
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

ELISHA SMITH

Elisha Smith, of the 2100 block of Longridge Road, died May 16, 1995, in Chesapeake General Hospital.

He was a native of Norfolk County and was a retired pay load operator with Borden Chemical Co. He was a member of Gabrial Chapel A.M.E.Z. Church and was on its trustee board.

Survivors include his wife, Lauretta Smith; two sisters, Geneva Sneed and Mayanna Corprew of Norfolk; two brothers, Claude Smith and Raymond Smith of Chesapeake; and many other relatives and friends.

The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Gabrial Chapel A.M.E.Z. Church by the Rev. Cary Johnson Jr. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park. Fitchett Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB