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

DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 1996             TAG: 9611050222
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   18 lines

JOHN F. PATTERSON

John Frank Patterson, 80, of the 800 block of Fremont St., died Nov. 2, 1996. He was born in Wakefield, Va.

Survivors include a daughter, Jessie L. Spruell of California; a sister, Elsie Cotton of Norfolk; and a host of nieces and nephews.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Hale Funeral Home by the Rev. Ryland Ellis. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Garden. Family and friends will assemble at 964 Widgeon Road, Norfolk, at noon Thursday for the procession. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB