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DATE: Thursday, January 18, 1996             TAG: 9601180342
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

MARGARET J. WHITFIELD

Margaret J. Whitfield, 90, of the 600 block of Kingsborough Square, died Jan. 17, 1996, in Chesapeake Health Care.

Mrs. Whitfield, the widow of Preston Whitfield, was a native of North Carolina. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, Norfolk.

Survivors include two sons, Archie A. Whitfield of Virginia Beach, Paul Whitfield of Norfolk; a sister, Ruth Thompson of La Grange, N.C.; two daughters-in-law, Ella Whitfield of Norfolk, Barbara Whitfield of Virginia Beach; five grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Antioch Baptist Church by Dr. I. Joseph Williams. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Viewing will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday in Pretlow's Funeral Home. Family and friends will assemble at 5582 Deepdale Drive in Norfolk at 10:15 a.m. for the procession to the church.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB