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

DATE: Sunday, February 4, 1996               TAG: 9602040033
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

MARY A. GIROD

Mary Agnes Girod, 55, of the 400 block of Grenfell Ave., died Feb. 3, 1996, in Norfolk.

Mrs. Girod, a native of Princess Anne County, is survived by her husband, Edwin L. Girod Jr. of Virginia Beach; two daughters, Mary C. Groves of Norfolk and Susan O. White of Murfreesboro, N.C.; a son, Lovette C. Sykes of Waverly, Va.; a sister, Katherine Morosi of Charleston, S.C.; and five grandchildren, Nancy S. Hinkel, Mark W. Groves, Christopher M. Groves, Melissa M. White and Valerie M. Sykes.

A graveside service will be held at noon Monday in Colonial Grove Memorial Park. The family will be at 413 Grenfell Ave., Virginia Beach. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, is handling arrangements.

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