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

DATE: Thursday, October 3, 1996             TAG: 9610030299
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                    LENGTH:   19 lines

VIRGINIA L. COLLINS

Virginia Louise ``Pete'' Collins, 68, of the 3300 block of Lakecrest Road died Sept. 25, 1996, in Sunset, Utah.

Mrs. Collins was a native of Norfolk and the widow of R.B. Collins. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include daughters, Catherine Wood of Virginia Beach and Sara ``Candy'' Bouchard of Chesapeake; a son, Robert J. Veliz Jr. of Sunset; a sister, Mary Anderson of Virginia Beach; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a nephew, J.R. Fentress; and two nieces.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk. Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, furnished the information.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB