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

DATE: Monday, April 29, 1996                 TAG: 9604290002
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

JAMES W. TIMS

James W. Tims, 64, of Norfolk, died April 24, 1996, at his home.

Mr. Tims was a retired master chief personnelman, U.S. Navy.

He was the husband of Edna P. Tims; father of Jerry L. Tims and Victoria L. Fretwell. He is also survived by four granddaughters; two brothers and four sisters.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. today in Brown Funeral Home, Martinsburg, W.Va. Interment will be in Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, with full military honors. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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