DATE: Thursday, November 27, 1997           TAG: 9711270603

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B10  EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   24 lines

LATANYA L. JASPER

LaTanya L. ``Tonya'' Jasper, of the 5400 block of Beckner St. died Nov. 24, 1997, in her residence.

Born in Madison, W.Va., she was a member of New Horizon Outreach Church of God in Christ and a volunteer for many church and AIDS-related ministries. She was a secretary for the City of Norfolk's health department.

Survivors include her husband, Spencer Jasper; a daughter, Miss TaShema Taitano of Norfolk; two sons, Gregory Akinson of Norfolk, Antonio Taitano of Temple Hills, Md.; mother, Mrs. Eunice Bullock Butcher; two sisters, Miss Kim Butcher, Mrs. Gale Parham of Norfolk; three brothers, Dana Butcher, Gary Butcher, James Butcher, of Norfolk; and a host of relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her father, James Lawrence Butcher and grandparents, Mattie and Oscar Bullock.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Saint Mark R.Z.U.A. Church, Norfolk, by the Rev. James E. Faulks. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Norfolk. A wake will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Chatman Funeral Home. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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