THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, November 29, 1994 TAG: 9411290220
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B8 EDITION: FINAL
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Melba Jenkins Bateman, 78, a retired bookkeeper, died Nov. 28, 1994, in a Norfolk hospital.
Mrs. Bateman was born in Johnson City, Tenn., and was retired from the City of Norfolk after 30 years. She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church and Elizabeth Chapter (NU)45 of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene R. Bateman; a son, A.F. Jenkins of Chesapeake; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends in the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.
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