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DATE: Wednesday, April 3, 1996               TAG: 9604030377
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

MELVA P. CARROLL

Melva Pallett Carroll, 65, of the 1500 block of Princess Anne Road, died April 1, 1996, at her residence.

Mrs. Carroll, the widow of Richard B. Carroll Sr., was a native of Norfolk. She was a member of Charity United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Carroll of Virginia Beach, Tina Marie Stevens of Georgia; five sons, Dickie Ewell of Virginia Beach, Dana Carroll of Colorado Springs, Colo., Richie Carroll of Richmond, Chuck Carroll of Germany, Thomas D. Ewell of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Marion Patterson and Pearl Basnight, both of Virginia Beach; a brother, Charles ``Buddy'' Pallett of Chesapeake; and 10 grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Charity United Methodist Church by the Rev. Talmadge T. Markham. Burial will be in Charity Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Lynnhaven Chapel, today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society.

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