Virginian-Pilot

May 10, 2003

Laverne D. Walker

SUFFOLK -- Laverne Delach Walker, 60, of the 100 block of Raleigh Drive, died May 7, 2003, in Obici Hospital.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John Delach and Laverne Kovach Delach. She was a retail manager with Fashion Cents and was a member of Open Door Church, Suffolk.

She is survived by a daughter, Ellen Walker of Suffolk; sons, John Walker of Gaithersburg, Md. and Peter Walker of Richmond; six grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Maryellen D. and Les Ceney of Gatesville, N.C.; and eight nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Sidney F. Harrell Chapel of the Harrell and Hill Funeral Home by the Rev. Tony Peaks. Interment will be private. Friends may join the family immediately after the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Suffolk Unit, Memorial Donations, 604 Constance Woods Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434.

Margie H. Britton

LEWISTON WOODVILLE -- Margie Holland Britton, 80, died May 9, 2003. A funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lewiston Baptist Church. Walker Funeral Home, Windsor, is in charge.

Joseph G. Farrow Sr.

BUXTON -- Joseph Gerald Farrow Sr. died peacefully May 9, 2003. A memorial service will be held Thursday May 15 at 2 p.m. in Cape Hatteras Baptist Church. Twiford's Island Chapel, Hatteras, is in charge.

Ian T. Gibson

HERTFORD -- Ian Treve Gibson, 39, of the 300 block of Yeats Lane, died May 8, 2003. A celebration of life will be held today at 4 p.m. at Evangelical Methodist Church. Twiford's Memorial Chapel, Elizabeth City, is in charge.