THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, May 6, 1995 TAG: 9505060258
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
Josephine Bass Gifford, 85, of the 600 block of Cornwall Road, died May 5, 1995, in her residence.
Mrs. Gifford was a native of Wilson County, N.C., and was the widow of Wilbert E. Gifford. She was retired from Skippy Peanut Butter Co.
Survivors include a son, Worth Gifford and his wife, Irma Evelyn Gifford of Portsmouth; four grandchildren, Garland L. Gifford of Virginia Beach, Deborah M. Hale and Darrell L. Gifford, both of Suffolk, and Brian W. Gifford of Portsmouth; and seven great-grandchildren.
A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. Carlton Smith. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
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