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DATE: Saturday, January 27, 1996             TAG: 9601270197
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

CARL A. CHESHIRE

Carl Allen Cheshire, 74, of the 500 block of Roland Drive, died Jan. 25, 1996, in DePaul Medical Center.

Mr. Cheshire, a retired maintenance supervisor, worked for DePaul for 23 years. He was a native of Norfolk and a member of Willowwood Presbyterian Church. Mr. Cheshire was a member of Norview Masonic Lodge (NU)113. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years, Virginia Elizabeth Cheshire of Norfolk; three nieces, Lois H. Cheshire of Norfolk, Mary Wilkinson of Georgia, Dorothy McClain of South Carolina; a number of great nieces and nephews, and great-great-nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Forest Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Frank E. Drake. The family will receive friends in Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday and other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.

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