DATE: Tuesday, August 19, 1997              TAG: 9708190199

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FANNIE L. JONES

Fannie L. Jones of the 3500 block of Gatling Ave. died Aug. 17, 1997.

She was born in Nash County, N.C., and was a member of Union United Church of Christ, Norfolk.

Survivors include her husband, Wilton Moses Jones Sr. of Alexandria, Va.; three daughters, Elizabeth Merritt Trusty and Jackie L. Jones, both of Norfolk, and Sonja E. Jones of Washington, D.C.; a son, Wilton M. Jones Jr. of Norfolk; seven sisters, Molley Peppers, Jean Barnes, Essie Brown, all of North Carolina, Willie Elaine Merritt, Phyllis Merritt and Arnita Rose Merritt, all of Washington, D.C., and Dorothy Johnson of Florida; three brothers, Avon Merritt of Norfolk, Evon Merritt of New York, Charles Merritt of Texas; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in Union United Church of Christ by the Rev. Joseph Copeland. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens, Middlesex, N.C., on Aug. 22. The family will assemble at the residence the day of the service. Graves Funeral Home is handling arrangements. ILLUSTRATION: Photo KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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