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

DATE: Thursday, October 19, 1995             TAG: 9510190334
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

AZARINA E. GREGORY

Azarina Epps Gregory, 86, of the 700 block of Marshall Ave., died Oct. 16, 1995.

She was a self-employed domestic worker as well as a store keeper. She had been retired for 24 years. She was a native of Norfolk and was the widow of Melton Gregory. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Norfolk.

She was survived by three daughters, Helen Epps and Virginia M. Sweat of Norfolk, Rita M. Artis of Virginia Beach; son, Vernon R. Sears of New York City; sister, Ms. Pauline Lloyd of Hampton; brother, the Rev. Dr. Saint Paul Epps of Windsor, N.C.; and a host of grandchildren; great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and many cousins and friends.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday by Dr. Octavus A. Gaba in Convenant Presbyterian Church. Burial is in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Hale Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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