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

DATE: Monday, June 12, 1995                  TAG: 9506120011
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

VIRGIL O. ALA

Virgil Oswin Ala, 80, of Chesapeake, died June 11, 1995 in a Norfolk hospital.

Mr. Ala, a native of Denver, Colo., was a retired auditor from the H.J. Heinz Company after 45 years. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Shirley A. Wood and her husband, Robert T. Wood of Orange Park, Fla; Peggy Preddy of Portsmouth; and a granddaughter, Crystal M. Wood of Orange Park.

A graveside funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Olive Branch Cemetery by the Rev. Leo Manalo. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8 p.m. at Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth. Memorial donations may be made to San Lorenzo Spiritual Center or Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB