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

DATE: Monday, November 11, 1996             TAG: 9611110006
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                        LENGTH:   18 lines

MARY CONTOURIS

Mary Contouris, 93, of the 3900 block of Two Oaks Road, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 1996, in Chesapeake.

A native of Izmir, Turkey, she was a retired seamstress and the widow of George Contouris.

Survivors include a daughter, Dianna Spellos of Westchester, N.Y.; a son, Edmund Contouris of New York City; seven grandchildren, including Jamie G. Contouris of Portsmouth; and nine great-grandchildren.

The remains are being shipped from Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, to Stamatiades Funeral Home in Long Island City, N.Y., for services and burial.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB