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

DATE: Sunday, April 28, 1996                 TAG: 9604280029
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

HORACE E. BURNETT

Horace Eugene Burnett, 87, of the 4500 block of St. John Court, died April 26, 1996, in Sentara Bayside Hospital.

Born in Richmond, he was a retired hardware store manager.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth E. McManus Bauer Burnett; a daughter, Joan Robie of Portsmouth; two sons, Horace E. Burnett Jr. of Afton, Va., Richard K. Bauer of Virginia Beach; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be Monday at noon by the Rev. Thomas Britton in Rosewood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Kellum Funeral Home Rosewood Chapel, today from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Lynnhaven Colony Congregational Building, 2217 W. Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach 23454.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB