THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, March 5, 1996 TAG: 9603050141
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH LENGTH: Short : 33 lines
Miletus ``Gayle'' Pendleton Jr., 82, of Greenbriar Road, died on March 4, 1996.
He was director of Environmental Health for the City of Portsmouth and retired after 45 years of service. He was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he played football. He also played football for the Swanee Athletics, a Portsmouth semi-professional team in the 1930s.
A native of Portsmouth, he was predeceased by his wife, Ruth C. Pendleton, and a brother, James A. Pendleton.
He is survived by one daughter, Ruth Claire Murphy, and her husband, Bob, of Portsmouth; two sisters, Camille P. Harrell and Faye Robbins, both of Portsmouth; two brothers, J.J. Pendleton of Portsmouth and Willard Pendleton of Ashboro, N.C.; two grandchildren, Terri Rohrer, and husband, Earl, and James W. Patterson II; three great-grandchildren, Mandi Rohrer, Joseph Pendleton Rohrer and Tom Rohrer; and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, March 6, at 1 p.m. in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Edward D. Strange. The family will be at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
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