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

DATE: Monday, January 29, 1996               TAG: 9601290058
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

LENORA R. FAISON

Lenora R. Faison, 96, of the 600 block of Nelson St., died Jan. 27, 1996, in Chesapeake General Hospital.

Mrs. Faison was born in Seaboard, N.C., and was the widow of James Faison. She was a member of Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Richmond and a member of the choir.

Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn C. Thomas of Portsmouth; two sisters, Jessie V. Faison of Portsmouth and Lucille Demory of Seaboard, N.C.; a brother, Wilkins Bynum of Suffolk; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 28 R St., Richmond, by the Rev. Smith. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond. Viewing will be at Corprew Funeral Home, Portsmouth, today from 11 a.m. until the body is taken to O.P. Chiles Funeral Home in Richmond.

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