ELSIE F. BIRD, 94, OF WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FORMERLY OF GRIFFITHSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, DIED MONDAY, MAY 27, 1996 AT NEW HANOVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN WILMINGTON AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.
SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER AND A MEMBER OF GRIFFITHSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: ELIZABETH BIRD OF WILMINGTON, NC; 2 GRANDCHILDREN: CHARLES BIRD OF PHOENIX, AZ; SANDRA BIRD OF ATHENS, GA; 4 GREAT GRANDSONS.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, WV ON THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1996 AT 11:00 AM WITH MINISTER MURREL MCKINNEY OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN MCDOWELL FAMILY CEMETERY, GARRETTS BEND, WV. FRIENDS MAY CALL ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE SERVICE AT THE FUNERAL HOME. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MAKE DONATIONS TO THE GRIFFITHSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST.