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

DATE: Friday, August 16, 1996               TAG: 9608160492
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                        LENGTH:   23 lines

SYDNEY S. REYNOLDS

Sydney Shannon Reynolds, 54, of the 300 block of Middle Oaks Drive, died Thursday, Aug. 15, 1996, in a Chesapeake hospital.

Mr. Reynolds was born in Farmville, Va., and was the son of the late Woodrow and Pauline Reid Reynolds. He had retired as a petty officer first class from the U.S. Navy after 21 years of service. Mr. Reynolds, ``Syd of Chesapeake,'' was a frequent caller to WNIS and WTAR radio programs.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Kerlin Reynolds; two brothers, William Reynolds of Chesterfield County, Va., and Morris Reynolds of Charlottesville, Va.; and two nieces and three nephews, Amanda Kerlin, Tiffany Reynolds, Nicholas Reynolds, Michael Groves, and David Groves.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Oman Funeral Home, Great Bridge. Interment will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Westview Cemetery, Farmville, Va. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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