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DATE: Tuesday, July 26, 1994                 TAG: 9407260258
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

LEROY GAY

   Leroy Gay, 87, of the 1200 block of Oleander Ave., a retired carman, died 
July 25, 1994, in Chesapeake.
   Mr. Gay was born in Windsor, Va. He had retired from Norfolk & Western 
Railway after 49 years. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
   Survivors include his wife, Johnnie Mae Gay of Chesapeake; a son, Johnny N.
Gay Sr. of Chesapeake; one grandson, Johnny N. Gay Jr. of Chesapeake; two 
granddaughters, Windy Lou Gonier of Chesapeake and Bobbie Lou Curry of 
Virginia Beach; and a daughter-in-law, Mary Lou Gay of Chesapeake.
   The graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Antioch 
Christian Church Cemetery by Pastor Ed Barnett. The family will receive 
friends at the residence. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, is
handling arrangements.