The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 1997             TAG: 9701140166
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   17 lines

WILLIAM L. GRETHER

William Lee Grether, 62, of the 9600 block of 19th Bay St., died Jan. 12, 1997, in his home. A Norfolk native, he was a night clerk at Pembroke Towers.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Grether; a daughter, Barbara Ann Grether of Norfolk; a son, William L. Grether Jr. of Manassas, Va., a stepson, Christopher Sanderford of Norfolk; a brother, John Grether of South Carolina; and other relatives and friends.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Riverside Memorial Park. The family will receive friends in Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk, from 3 to 4 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY


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