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DATE: Wednesday, December 20, 1995           TAG: 9512200334
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RACHEL E. GATLING

Rachel Elizabeth Gatling, 80, of the 1400 of Eva Court, died Dec. 16, 1995, in Sentara Nursing Home.

She was a native of Camden, N.C. and the widow of William Henry Gatling. Mrs. Gatling was a member of Bibleway Apostolic Church of Chesapeake. She worked as a housewife.

She was predeceased by her parents, Addie and Alfred Walson. She is survived by two sisters, Geoldie Hughes and Birdie Mae Smith, both of New York; brother, Miles Edward Watson of Camden, N.C.; and three grandchildren, William A. Gatling Sr., Ralph Shaw, and John S. Shaw.

A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday by Bishop William J. Faison in Bibleway Apostolic Church, Chesapeake. Burial is in Roosevelt Memorial Park. Hale Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

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