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

DATE: Saturday, July 6, 1996                TAG: 9607060304
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: FRANKLIN                          LENGTH:   12 lines

JOE S. DARDEN JR.

Joe Sam Darden Jr., 67, of 129 Forest Pine Apartments, died July 4, 1996.

The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Franklin. A viewing will be today from 1 to 9 p.m. in Elvin Vaughan Funeral Home, Franklin.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB