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

DATE: Thursday, August 22, 1996             TAG: 9608220311
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: SUFFOLK                           LENGTH:   23 lines

FRANK L. GAYLE JR.

Frank Lee ``Frankie'' Gayle Jr., 42, of the 200 block of Pond Drive, died Aug. 20, 1996, in his residence.

Mr. Gayle, a native of Nansemond County, Va., was a maintenance manager for Planters/Nabisco. He was a member of Bethlehem Christian Church, Suffolk.

Survivors include his wife, Deborah King Gayle; two daughters, Shannon Michele Gayle and Kendall Brooke Gayle, both of Suffolk; his mother, Peggy Smith Gayle of Suffolk; a sister, Mrs. Terry G. Smith of Zuni; two brothers, Scott H. Gayle of Kill Devil Hills, N.C., and James E. Gayle III of Orion, Mich. He was predeceased by his father, Frank Lee Gayle Sr.

The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday by Dr. Merle D. Correll and the Rev. David Wilson in Harrell Funeral Home, Suffolk. Burial will be in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 7 to 8 p.m. and other times at 821 North Liberty Spring Road, Suffolk. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nansemond-Suffolk Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1515, Suffolk, Va. 23439.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB