DATE: Wednesday, November 12, 1997          TAG: 9711120394

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ELLA L. HYMAN

Ella Louise Hyman, 80, of the 1100 block of Lord Dunmore Drive died Nov. 8, 1997, at her residence.

Born in Norfolk she was a domestic worker and the widow of Seymour F. Hyman. She was an active member of Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, Chesapeake, where she was a deaconess, a member of the Usher Board and Evangelist Committee, and a missionary. Mrs. Hyman was also a member of the NAACP. She was the daughter of the late Ella Thornton and James E. Thornton.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Joan O. Maben and her husband, Tony Maben, of Virginia Beach; three sons, Alfred G. Hyman of Norfolk, Gary L. Hyman and his wife, Joyce Hyman, of Portsmouth and Revelle S. Hyman of Washington, D.C.; three sisters, Francis M. Mitchell, Mary E. Hodges and Versaray V. Norman; a brother, Roland L. Thornton; grandchildren, Lionel R. Hyman, Gerald L. Hyman, Kenneth M. Johnson, Anthony J. McGlone, Sandy S. Clayton, Sheila R. McGlone, Tracy Hyman, and Michael G. McGlone; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. She is also survived by the family dog, Lacy.

A funeral will be conducted at noon Thursday in Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Chesapeake, by Dr. Donald F. Taylor. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Hale Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ILLUSTRATION: Photo KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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