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

DATE: Sunday, March 17, 1996                 TAG: 9603170030
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
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CHESTER E. SPENCER

Chester E. Spencer

CHESAPEAKE - Chester E. Spencer, 73, of the 100 block of Lake St., died March 14, 1996, in a Chesapeake Hospital.

He was born in Hickory, Va., and was a retired Ironworker. He had been employed by the Local (NU)79 Ironworkers Union.

He is survived by his wife, Thelma L. Spencer; seven children; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one sister.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Ernest L. Trueblood. The family will receive friends at the Snellings Funeral Home, George Washington Highway Chapel, today from 6 to 8 p.m.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB