The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Friday, January 5, 1996                TAG: 9601050398
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

LEONA SHIPP

Leona Shipp, of the 900 block of Elkin St., died Jan. 3, 1996.

She was a native of Princess Anne County and a member of First Baptist Church, Bute Street, Norfolk. She was a choir member.

Survivors include two daughters, Jennette P. Gregory of Virginia Beach, Shirley M. Pinkney of Bronx, N.Y.; four brothers, Clarence E. Perry, Elder William H. Perry, both of Virginia Beach, John T. Perry Jr. and Harold Barnes, both of New York; a sister, Katherine Clark of Norfolk; 10 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Upper Room Church on the Rock C.O.G.I.C., 448 Rudder Road. Burial will be in Saints Rest Cemetery, Virginia Beach. Viewing will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Norfolk Chapel and from 3:30 to 8 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Chapel. The family will be at 428 North Oceana Blvd., Virginia Beach. Community Funeral Home in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB