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DATE: Saturday, November 11, 1995            TAG: 9511110480
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ROYD M. NUCKOLS

Royd M. Nuckols

PORTSMOUTH - Royd Maurice Nuckols, 82, of the 100 block of Monitor Road, died Nov. 8, 1995, in a Portsmouth hospital.

He was a retired superintendent for Quality Assurance at the Naval Air Rework Facility. He was a member of Port Norfolk Baptist Church, where he was a longtime member of the I'anson Bible class. He was a member of Seaboard Masonic Lodge (NU)56, charter member of the Portsmouth Scottish Rite Bodies, Khedive Temple, Portsmouth Moose Lodge (NU)898, Beazley Senior Citizens Club, Polygon Club and N.A.R.F. He was a native of Richmond.

He is survived by his wife, Florence C. Nuckols; daughter, Cynthia N. Shelton of Portsmouth; two sons, Barry C. Nuckols of Portsmouth and Royd M. Nuckols Jr. and wife, Karen, of Philadelphia; sister, Elaine Freeman of Portsmouth; four grandchildren, Lori A. Shelton, Dana S. Baliya and husband, Thomas, Elizabeth R. Nuckols, and Royd M. Nuckols III; and two great-grandsons, Matthew and Nicholas Baliya.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in Port Norfolk Baptist Church by Dr. Ector Hamrick and the Rev. Don Sheffield. Burial will be with Masonic rites in Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions may be sent to the Shriner's Crippled Children's Hospital, 950 Faris Road, Greenville, S.C. 29605. Loving Funeral Home, Churchland, is in charge.

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