DATE: Thursday, October 16, 1997            TAG: 9710160430

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B12  EDITION: FINAL 

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ROBERT L. GODFREY SR.

Robert L. Godfrey Sr. of the 800 block of W. 48th St. died Oct. 13, 1997, in a local hospital.

Born in Norfolk, he was a retired maintenance mechanic for N.R.H.A. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of Olive Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Godfrey; six daughters, Rosa Lee Edmonds, Rosa M. Simons, Delester McAdoo, LaVerne Godfrey, Eunice Cobb and Constance Godfrey; two sons, Robert L. Godfrey Jr. and Rufus R. Reid Sr.; a sister, Ella Timberlake of Norfolk; 23 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a host of relatives and friends.

A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Olive Grove Baptist Church by the Rev. Harry A. Davis. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may join the family at the residence on the day of the service. There will be a wake service from 7 to 8 p.m. today in Graves Funeral Home. ILLUSTRATION: Photo KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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