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

DATE: Thursday, February 15, 1996            TAG: 9602150309
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

ELIZABETH L. COUNCIL

Elizabeth Louise Council, 74, of the 400 block of Bobby Jones Drive, died Feb. 14, 1996, in a Portsmouth hospital.

She was as a retired salesperson for Roses Department Store in Portsmouth where she had worked for 25 years. She was a Catholic and a native of Newburg, N.Y.

She is survived by her husband, Otis C. Council; three daughters, Gloria Carr of Suffolk, Bonnie Richards of Richmond, Linda Norton of Norfolk; a son, Robert Council of Chesapeake; two brothers, Joseph Yakal of Los Angeles and William Yakal of Clifton, N.Y.; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday by Steve Bingham in Loving Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. The family will be at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 8 p.m.

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