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

DATE: Wednesday, January 24, 1996            TAG: 9601240317
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

MARGARET C. MCCARTY

Margaret Carawan McCarty, 76, of the 900 block of Suburban Parkway, died Jan. 23, 1996, in a Portsmouth hospital.

She was a native of Swanquarter, N.C. She was a retired clerk for Tom Thumb Cleaners.

Survivors include a son, Woody L. Holton of Acworth, Ga.; and two grandchildren, Kerry and Vincent Holton.

A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday in Olive Branch Cemetery by the Rev. Gene Primm. The family will be at the Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB