DATE: Thursday, September 18, 1997          TAG: 9709180236

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 

DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                        LENGTH:   22 lines

AARION D. WATKINS

Aarion Deshaun Watkins, 2, of the 1400 block of Barbour Drive, died Sept. 15, 1997, in Portsmouth General Hospital.

Born in Portsmouth, he was the son of Vonda Watkins and James Hill, both of Portsmouth. Other survivors include his sisters, Jamesha Jordan and Keyshala Griffin; brothers, Devonte Watkins, James Watkins and Deondre Watkins, all of Portsmouth; maternal grandmother, Althea Mason of Orange Park, Fla.; paternal grandmother, Linda Boone of Portsmouth; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Corprew Funeral Home Chapel, Portsmouth, by the Rev. Richie Sessoms. Burial will be in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. Viewing at the funeral home will begin at noon today. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Friday for the funeral service. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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