The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 

              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.



DATE: Friday, September 20, 1996            TAG: 9609200514

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: WAKEFIELD                         LENGTH:   11 lines


REBECCA B. RUFFIN

Rebecca Ann Byrd Ruffin, 81, died Sept. 17, 1996. A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church. Tynes-Edwards & Shivers Funeral Home, Smithfield, is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB