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DATE: Wednesday, September 27, 1995          TAG: 9509270406
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

LEROY K. HARDING

Leroy Kenneth Harding, 54, of the 300 block of Killian Ave., died Sept. 24, 1995, in Maryview Hospital, Portsmouth.

He was born in Portsmouth. Survivors include two daughters, Sherrie Whitfield and Kiamesha Holland, both of Portsmouth; his mother, Margaret Harding of Chesapeake; two sisters, Joyce Pryor and Belinda Hardy, both of Portsmouth; three brothers, Ronald Harding and Hiawatha Harding, both of Portsmouth, Moses Whitaker of Norfolk; special friend, Marlene Holland; and a devoted friend, Carla Winn; and a host of relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, William Harding.

The funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Portsmouth, by Bishop T. Jones. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portsmouth. Viewing at Corprew Funeral Home will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday. The body will be taken to the church at 1:30 p.m. Friday.

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