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

DATE: Friday, May 3, 1996                    TAG: 9605030450
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

ERNEST O. LABELL

Ernest O. LaBell, 82, died May 1, 1996, in a Norfolk hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Edna O. LaBell; son, Dr. Craig LaBell of Virginia Beach; and brother, Oldric J. LaBell of Sarasota, Fla.

Services are private. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB