The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, February 12, 1997          TAG: 9702120428
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                        LENGTH:   21 lines

GARY L. BRIGGS

Gary Lee Briggs, 57, of the 1500 block of Hawthorne Drive died Feb. 10, 1997, in Richmond.

An operation manager for Value City Department Stores, Mr. Briggs was a native of Grove City, Pa., and a member of Church of the Nazarene.

Survivors include two sons, Kevin L. Briggs of Portsmouth and Jonathan D. Briggs of Norfolk; his father, Clarence ``Bud'' Briggs of Chesapeake; brother, Paul E. Briggs of Chesapeake. He was predeceased by his mother, Sara ``Betty'' Briggs.

A funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Graham Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, by the Rev. Robert Dixon. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends in the funeral home from 8 to 9 p.m. today and at the residence at all other times.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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