THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, August 20, 1995 TAG: 9508200015
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: Short : 27 lines
Walter Lenwood Whitehurst, 75, of 2100 Jeffrey Drive, died Aug. 17, 1995, in a Norfolk hospital.
Mr. Whitehurst was a retired aviation metalsmith of N.A.R.F., where he worked for 31 years. He was the widower of Anna Virginia Whitehurst. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, and received the Purple Heart during 1942-1946. He was a Baptist.
He is survived by his three stepdaughters, Billie Hein, Barbara Weaver, and Shirley Bigham; two sons, William Whitehurst of Virginia Beach and Gary Whitehurst of Norfolk; three stepsons, Linwood Lane Jr., Robert L. Lane, and Richard L. Lane; one brother, Thomas M. Whitehurst of Franklin, Va.; and six grandchildren, Amie, Brittany, Gary Jr., Aaron, Bryan and Shelli.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 7 to 8 p.m.
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