The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, January 3, 1996             TAG: 9601030347
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

JOHN W. LAMB

John Walter ``J.W.'' Lamb, of the 2500 block of Leroy Drive, died Dec. 30, 1995, in Virginia Beach General Hospital.

Mr. Lamb, a heavy equipment operator, worked for Ferrell Bros. He was a native of Princess Anne County and a former member of Piney Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mable Lee Lamb; four daughters, Karen Smith of Virginia Beach, Sharon McBride of Newport News, Diana Ferebee and Mary Thomas, both of Virginia Beach; a son, John Walter Lamb Jr. of Virginia Beach; his stepmother, Shirley Lamb of Virginia Beach; his father, John P. Lamb of Virginia Beach; a sister, Rosetta Johnson of Virginia Beach; and 10 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his mother, Estelle (Brock) Lamb.

The funeral will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. today in Mount Zion A.M.E. Church by the Rev. Larry S. Hinton. Burial will in Mount Zion A.M.E. Church Cemetery. The family will assemble at the residence at 2:30 p.m. for the procession. The remains will be taken to the church at 1 p.m. today. Carlos A. Howard Funeral Home is in charge.

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