The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Friday, February 23, 1996              TAG: 9602230416
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

ROBERT O. WADE

Robert Ode ``Bobby'' Wade, 34, died Feb. 21, 1996.

Mr. Wade, a native of Norfolk, was a drywall mechanic for Virginia Drywall Inc.

Survivors include his wife, Sheila K.P. Wade; a son, Robert Ode Wade II; his mother, Joyce A. Wade of Norfolk; a sister, Linda L. Bolinsky of Chesapeake; two brothers, Gerald ``Jerry'' O. Wade of Norfolk, David M. Wade of Indiana; and several nieces, nephews and other in-laws.

The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, by the Rev. Brad Phillips. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. today. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Robert Ode Wade II Trust Fund, P.O. Box 6343, Portsmouth, Va. 23703-0343.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB