The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, May 18, 1995                 TAG: 9505180653
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: WINTON                             LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

THOMAS J. ASKEW

Thomas Jackson ``Jack'' Askew, 71, of Murfree St., a retired inspector, died May 17, 1995, in his home.

Mr. Askew, a native of Gates County, was retired from the Ford Motor Co. Assembly Plant. He was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church, Winton Masonic Lodge (NU)723 and W.O.W.

Survivors include his wife, Doris Eure Askew; a son, Randy Jackson Askew of Durham; a sister, Betty A. Chappell of Gatesville; and a brother, Allston B. Askew of Winton.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in Cool Spring Baptist Church, Eure, by the Rev. Horace Culpepper. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Garrett Funeral Home, Ahoskie, from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to Roanoke Chowan Hospice, P.O. Box 272, Ahoskie, N.C. 27910.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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