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

DATE: Wednesday, November 22, 1995           TAG: 9511220455
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: APOLLO BEACH, FLA.                 LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

THOMAS J. PENISTON

Thomas Jackson Peniston, 64, died Nov. 18, 1995, in South Bay Hospital.

He was formerly of Reston, Va. and was born in College Park, Ga. He was vice president of Nova Financial Group, Tampa Division.

He is survived by his wife, Robin E. Peniston; sons, Thomas Sherwood Peniston of Hollywood, Calif., Matthew McLendon Peniston of Apollo Beach; daughters, Virginia Peniston Dalton of Irvine, Calif., Carey Peniston Towers of St. Petersburg, Fla.; brother, Paul Eugene Peniston of Hartwell, Ga.; sister, Ellen Peniston Rafeedie of Atlanta; mother, Virginia De Vaughn Peniston of Washington, Ga.; and two grandchildren.

A service was held in the family residence Nov. 21, 1995 at 2:30 p.m. Arrangements made by Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin, Fla.

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