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

DATE: Wednesday, July 3, 1996               TAG: 9607030450
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   19 lines

GORDON W. MATLOCK

Gordon Ware Matlock, 88, of the 3600 block of Riverside Drive, died July 2, 1996, in his residence.

Mr. Matlock was born in Leaksville, N.C. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired from Goldman's Shoe Salon.

Survivors include his wife, Sally Matlock; a son, John B. Matlock of Wilmington, N.C.; a daughter, Sallie Anne Tesh of Virginia Beach; three sisters, Una Griffin of Reidsville, N.C., Ola Smith of Greensboro, N.C., Anne Schenck of Orlando; and four granddaughters, Jill Walsh, Jan Matlock, Amie Geremia and Lisa Tesh.

Mr. Matlock had made arrangements to donate his body to Eastern Virginia Medical School. Services are pending.

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