DATE: Tuesday, April 22, 1997               TAG: 9704220204

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WILLIE L. EDWARDS

Willie Lavinia ``Little Willie'' Edwards of the 5400 block of Shell Road died April 18, 1997.

Born in Princess Anne County, she was the widow of Ivory D. Edwards. She was a member of Morning Star Baptist Church, Virginia Beach, and the United Order of Tents Adaline (NU)227.

Survivors include a daughter, Jocelyn Wallace of Virginia Beach; five sisters, Jeanie Hines, Doris Edney, Vivian Parks, all of Virginia Beach, Amelia Wright of Norfolk, Martha Mulagha of Magnolia, N.J.; three brothers, J.R. Hines of Norfolk, Wallace Hines of Portsmouth, Jessie Hines of Baltimore, Md.; grandchildren, Shawna L. Edwards, Cordell L. Edwards, Willie H. Edwards, all of Virginia Beach; three great-grandchildren; aunts and a host of other relatives and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at noon Wednesday in Morning Star Baptist Church by the Rev. C. H. Williams. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Garden. Community Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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