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

DATE: Monday, February 12, 1996              TAG: 9602120008
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

GLADYS R. UPTON

Gladys Virginia Rosetta Upton, 85, of the 2800 block of Victory Blvd., died Saturday, Feb. 10, 1996, in a Portsmouth hospital.

A native of Clarksburg, W.Va., she was the widow of Early Cecil Upton.

Survivors include a daughter, Ella U. Beard of Chesapeake; two sons, Bernard L. Upton of Loretta, Mich., and Forrest Leo Upton of Portsmouth; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Richard H. Holley. The family will be at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Portsmouth.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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