The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, February 6, 1996              TAG: 9602060231
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

SADIE W. GATLING

Sadie Williamson Gatling, 101, died Feb. 4, 1996, in Chesapeake.

She was a native of Norfolk and was the widow of William T. Gatling Sr. She was a member of Jackson Memorial Baptist Church in Chesapeake.

Survivors include a daughter, Helen G. Hendrix of Suffolk; a son, William T. Gatling Jr. of Portsmouth; nine grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by two daughters, Lillian G. Harmon and Loraine G. Fick.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednessay in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by Dr. Albert A. Peverall and the Rev. Paul W. Parker. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB