The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, November 9, 1994            TAG: 9411090255
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

BRUCE E. BROWN

Bruce Ernell Brown, 44, of the 2600 block of Grandy Ave., died in his residence Friday, Nov. 4, 1994.

He was the son of the late James and Katie Mae Brown Handy and the husband of Ethel Hill Brown of Oceanside, Calif. Mr. Brown was retired from 22 years in the U.S. Marine Corps with the rank of staff sergeant.

He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Karen Denise Brown and one son, James S. Brown, both of Oceanside, Calif.; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Twiford's Funeral Home, Ghent Chapel, Norfolk, at 11 a.m. Thursday with military honors accorded. Burial will be at a later date.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB