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

DATE: Thursday, April 25, 1996               TAG: 9604250382
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

BEATRICE B. ETHERIDGE

Beatrice B. Etheridge, 84, of the 600 block of Fern Mill Court, died Tuesday April 23, 1996, in a local hospital.

Mrs. Etheridge was the co-owner of Etheridge Realty in Virginia Beach for the past 20 years. She also was a charter member of St. Andrew's Methodist Church, a past president of the Ostomy Association in Norfolk and she received a Distinguished Service Medal from the Cancer Society.

Mrs. Etheridge is survived by her daughter, Patsy Eichelberger of Maryland; four granddaughters, Brenda Kennel of Colorado, Karen Eichelberger of Colorado, Debora Eichelberger of New York, and Cheryl O'Leary of Maryland; and a beloved great-grandson, Robert Byrum of Maryland.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Kellum Funeral Home, Pleasant Hall Chapel, Virginia Beach. The service will be conducted by Pastor Danny Kesner at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew's Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Rosewood Memorial Park, 631 N. Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or to St. Andrew's Methodist Church.

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