The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Wednesday, June 5, 1996               TAG: 9606050329
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JOYCE A. SILCOTT

Joyce Ann Silcott, 53, of the 4700 block of Helensburgh Drive, died June 3, 1996, in a Portsmouth hospital.

Mrs. Silcott, a native of Portsmouth, was a volunteer for the Virginia Association for the Blind.

Survivors include her husband, D. Wayne Silcott; a daughter, Robin Ann Gavin of Portsmouth; three stepsons, Brian W. Silcott of Portsmouth, Donald L. Silcott of Jacksonville, Fla., and David E. Silcott of Smithfield; her mother, Mrs. Clyde L. Davis of Portsmouth; two sisters, Fay D. Meagher of Portsmouth and Tena D. Neice of Charlotte, N.C.; and a grandson, Bradley C. Gavin.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in Loving Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Gene Primm. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB