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DATE: Saturday, September 23, 1995           TAG: 9509230199
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

DOROTHY B. BRIGGS

Dorothy Bland Briggs, formerly of W. Princess Anne Road, died Friday, Sept. 22, 1995, in a Norfolk health care center.

She was born in Crewe, Va., and was the daughter of the late Nettie Cole and William Wesley Bland, and the widow of J. Richard Briggs Jr. Mrs. Briggs was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, its United Methodist Women, and a member of the Lakewood Garden Club.

Survivors include several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Riverside Cemetery in Norfolk. The family will be at the Cox Funeral Home from 4 to 5 p.m. today for visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to Epworth United Methodist Church, 124 W. Freemason St., Norfolk 23510.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB