DATE: Friday, May 2, 1997                   TAG: 9705020553

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ERNEST H. BAINES JR.

By the Grace of Our Lord, Ernest H. Baines Jr., 77, of the 1700 block of Lockard Ave., entered into eternal life on Wednesday, April 30, 1997.

A Chesapeake resident for more than 30 years, he was retired from the Naval Air Rework Facility and was a member of St. Matthews Catholic Church. He was also a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4809, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 26, Aragona Moose Lodge 1198 and Edgehill Hunt Club, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Frances A. Baines; a daughter, Laura F. Baines of Bladensburg, Md.; three sons, Ernest K. Baines of Virginia Beach, Donald W. Baines of Chilhowie, Va., and Richard R. Baines of Magnolia, Del.; a sister, Gloria Hodges of Martin, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald W. Baines.

A funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday in Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Indian River Chapel, by Father Timothy Drake. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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