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DATE: Wednesday, October 2, 1996            TAG: 9610020399
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                        LENGTH:   18 lines

MARGARET H. STEPHENS

Margaret L. Hines Stephens, 80, of the 1000 block of Deep Creek Blvd., died Sept. 30, 1996, in a Portsmouth hospital.

Born in Meherrin, Va., she was the widow of Theodore W. Stephens. Mrs. Stephens was a retired farmer.

Survivors include three sisters, Rose Elizabeth Brown of Williamston, S.C., Emily Stephens of Green Cove Springs, Fla., Mary R. Jones of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; a brother, John Hines of Cascade, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB