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

DATE: Thursday, July 18, 1996               TAG: 9607180283
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NEWPORT NEWS                      LENGTH:   20 lines

EDYTHE S. BERNARD

Edythe Sayles Bernard, 90, of the 300 block of Jonathan Court, died July 16, 1996, in a Newport News hospital.

Mrs. Bernard, the widow of William Howard ``Happy'' Bernard, was retired from Civil Service. She was a native of Norfolk and a Presbyterian.

Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn S. Vassos of Newport News; a sister, Christine Liverman of Norfolk; two grandchildren, Jonathan Howard Vassos and family of Newport News, and Susan Alisa Vassos of Greensboro, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday by the Rev. Jerry Helms in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel, is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB