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

DATE: Sunday, April 14, 1996                 TAG: 9604140017
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B07  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: AHOSKIE                            LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

PAUL F. DARDEN SR.

Paul Fisher Darden Sr., 78, of the 300 block of N. McGlohon St. died April 12, 1996, at Maryview Nursing Center in Suffolk, Va.

He was a native of Ahoskie and was the widower of Elizabeth Wood Darden. A salesman, he retired from W.H. Basnight Co., and was a member of Ahoskie United Methodist Church.

He is survived by a son, William Darden of Ahoskie; a daughter, Madge Benson of Portsmouth; a brother, R.B. Darden of Ahoskie; and two grandchildren, James Edward Dilday and David Paul Darden, both of Ahoskie.

A funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Garrett Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ahoskie Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Ahoskie United Methodist Church or Ahoskie Rescue Squad, Ahoskie, N.C., 27910.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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