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

DATE: Tuesday, April 16, 1996                TAG: 9604160264
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: AHOSKIE                            LENGTH: Short :   26 lines

MARY E. VANN

Mary Ernestine Vann, 72, of Route 3, died April 14, 1996, at Roanoke Chowan Hospital.

Mrs. Vann, a retired seamstress, was a native of Bertie County, N.C. She was a member of Brantley's Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband; three daughters; two sons; two sisters; a brother; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

A memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at Brantley's Grove Baptist Church, Ahoskie, by the Rev. Jimmy Ward. Memorial donations may be made to Brantley's Grove Baptist Church c/o Linda Chamblee, Route 3, Box 198, Ahoskie, N.C. 27910. Information furnished by Garrett's Funeral Home, Ahoskie.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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