THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, May 15, 1996 TAG: 9605150339
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Janice Jacquelyn Barnes Alexander died Monday May 13, 1996, at her home in Cedar Point after a long and valiant fight against cancer.
She was the wife of Erwin M. Alexander of Suffolk and the mother of Virginia ``Ginny'' Alexander of Newport News and Elizabeth ``Liz'' Alexander of Atlanta. Mrs. Alexander, 56, was a native of Newport News, and the daughter of Mary Overby Barnes of Culpeper and the late Henry Winborne Barnes.
A graduate of Newport News High School, Mrs. Alexander resided for much of her life in her native city. She was employed by Newport News Shipbuilding as secretary to the director of aircraft carrier construction. Earlier in her work career, she was a preschool teacher at Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, where she was also a member of the congregation. She also served for several years on the staff working with autistic children in the Peninsula Area Cooperative Education Services program. For many years, she was active in the GlenFarms Home Demonstration Club.
Mrs. Alexander is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Myrtle S. Barnes of Hampton and Eloise Alexander Steineke of Lenoir, N.C.; brothers-in-law, William T. Alexander Jr. of Marion, N.C., and Joseph V. Alexander of Morganton, N.C.; several nieces and nephews, including David Brian Barnes of Newport News and Donna Barnes Byers of Lutherville, Md.; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today at Peninsula Funeral Home, Newport News, with the Rev. J. Harold McKeithan, pastor of Hidenwood Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hidenwood Presbyterian Memorial Fund, 414 Hiden Blvd., Newport News, 23606.
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