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

DATE: Wednesday, April 10, 1996              TAG: 9604100324
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

ROBERT C. MACLAUGHLIN SR.

Robert C. MacLaughlin Sr., 81, of the 200 block of W. Bayview Blvd., died April 8, 1996, at a Norfolk hospital.

Mr. MacLaughlin, a retired district manager, worked for the Singer Sewing Machine Co. for 27 years. He was a native of Philadelphia, Pa.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Lois MacLaughlin; a son, Robert C. MacLaughlin Jr. of Norfolk; a sister, Caroline Hoke of Lebanon, Pa.; a brother, David McLaughlin of Philadelphia; and two grandchildren, Sherry MacLaughlin of Richmond and Shannon Richard of Charles City, Va.

Services will be private and at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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