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DATE: Tuesday, May 30, 1995                  TAG: 9505300020
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

CHRISTOPHER S. OWENS

Christopher Scott Owens, 24, of the 100 block of Appomattox Ave., died May 27, 1995, in a Norfolk hospital.

Mr. Owens was a native of Portsmouth.

Survivors include his father, Gary W. Owens of Portsmouth and step-father, Thomas H. Majette of Portsmouth; one sister, Jennifer Maas of Portsmouth; maternal grandmother, Florine A. Lester of Portsmouth; paternal grandmother, Elenor Owens of Matthews; fiance, Ashlin Murden of Portsmouth; and three nieces, Tracy L. Owens, Brandy C. Maas and Shelby R. Maas, all of Portsmouth.

The graveside service will be conducted Wednesday, May 31, 1995, at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. Sylvester E. Hathaway III in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Loving Funeral Home, Churchland is handling arrangements. The family will be at the funeral home today from 7 to 8 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB