The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Thursday, June 8, 1995                 TAG: 9506080360
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

WILLIAM L. BOBBITT

William Lee ``Jabo'' Bobbitt, 30, of the 1000 block of Portsmouth Blvd., died June 2, 1995, in Portsmouth General Hospital.

Mr. Bobbitt was born in Portsmouth. He was a hair stylist for Regis and a member of First Baptist Church, South Portsmouth.

Survivors include his parents, Gloria Bobbitt-Burnett of Norfolk and Fred L. Bobbitt of Portsmouth; two sisters, Sheila D. Bobbitt of Norfolk and Devon R. Bobbitt of Virginia Beach; a brother, Phillip E. Bobbitt of Norfolk; maternal grandmother, Priscilla Cobb of Newark, N.J.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, South Portsmouth, by the Rev. Warren Amlet. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Viewing at Corprew Funeral Home will begin at noon Friday. The body will be taken to the church at 9 a.m. Saturday.

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