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

DATE: Sunday, November 19, 1995              TAG: 9511190121
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MARY E. BAKER

Mary Elizabeth Baker, 79, of the 3600 block of Winchester Drive, formerly of West Norfolk, died Nov. 17, 1995, in her residence.

She was a native of North Carolina and the widow of Ernest H. Baker. She was a member of West Norfolk Baptist Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Rose Marie Ward of Las Vegas; son, Ernest William Baker of Suffolk; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, today from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB