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

DATE: Wednesday, March 27, 1996              TAG: 9603270363
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

HELEN E. HARRIS

Helen Elizabeth Harris, of the 700 block of W. 28th St., died March 25, 1996, at a local hospital.

Mrs. Harris, the widow of Willie Harris, was a retired domestic worker. She was a native of Norfolk and a member of Oakwood Chapel Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Betty Whitfield of Virginia Beach; a son, Van Ware of Norfolk; two sisters, Corine Hawkins and Vernice Fontaine, both of Norfolk; a brother, Stanford Ware of Norfolk; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Oakwood Chapel Church by Bishop C.N. White. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park. Friends may join the family at the residence. Graves Funeral Home is in charge.

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