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

DATE: Monday, May 27, 1996                  TAG: 9605270004
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   27 lines

VERLON E. NEWMAN

Verlon E. Newman, 59, of the 2100 block of Admiral Drive West, died May 24, 1996, in Virginia Beach.

Mr. Newman was born in Mousie, Ky. He was a retired warrant officer in the Marine Corps and was a veteran of Korea, the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam. He was also retired from Beverly Enterprises and was a member of Spring Branch Community Church in Virginia Beach.

Survivors include three daughters, Tedi Newman of Johnson City, Tenn., Heather Newman of Lincolnton, N.C., and Allison Newman of Hopewell, Va.; three sisters, Maxine Goble of Prestonsburg, Ky., Iva Crutcher and Jan Montgomery, both of Kentucky; a granddaughter, Skylar Gosnell of Johnson City, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sons, Chuck Newman and Bryant Newman, and a sister, Katherine Newman.

A funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. today in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Neck Chapel, by the Rev. Michael Simone. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. The family will greet friends before and after the service, beginning at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

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