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

DATE: Tuesday, September 3, 1996            TAG: 9609030018
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   15 lines

MINNIE B. VIAR

Minnie B. Viar, 98, died Sept. 2, 1996, in a nursing home.

Born in Windsor, Va., she was the widow of John Wesley Viar.

Survivors include a daughter, Laura V. McClure of Norfolk; a son, John R. Viar Sr. of Winter Haven, Fla.; a grandson, John R. Viar Jr. of Marshall, N.C.; and a great-grandson, John R. Viar III of Zebulon, N.C.

A private burial will be at a later date. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB