THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, January 1, 1997 TAG: 9701010194
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: 27 lines
Bessie Elizabeth Rollins, 91, of the 900 block of Philpotts Road, died Dec. 28, 1996.
Born in Richmond, she was the widow of Howard M. Rollins Sr. She was a retired art teacher for Norfolk Public Schools with more than 20 years of service. She was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, Norfolk, and was a member of Saint Dorotheas Guild.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen R. Robinson of Baltimore; a son, Howard M. Rollins Jr. of East Orange, N.J.; two sons-in-law, James M. Robinson and Wilma Andrews of Houston, Texas; four grandchildren, Theodore H. Andrews, Chris Yvonne Meadows, Sherri Rollins and Abdul H. Rollins, both of East Orange; two great-grandchildren, Willem Andrews and Mary Elizabeth Andrews; several cousins and a host of other relatives and friends.
A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in Grace Episcopal Church by Father Harold Cobb. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Hale Funeral Home from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The body will be placed in church at 11 a.m. Friday. Family and friends will assemble at the residence at noon for the procession to the church Friday. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY