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DATE: Saturday, October 12, 1996            TAG: 9610120240
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MARY V. AUSTIN

Mary Virginia Austin, 95, died Oct. 10, 1996.

A native of Nansemond County, she was the daughter of the late Willis H. and Gulielma Byrd Austin. Miss Austin was the oldest member of Liberty Spring Christian Church.

She is survived by several cousins.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery by the Rev. William A. Grissom. The family will receive friends following the service. R.W. Baker and Co. Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB