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John Alston Obituary

John H. Alston Jr. NORFOLK - John H. Alston Jr., 83, of the 2500 block of Barre St., died Oct. 21, 2009. Mr. Alston was born in Norfolk June 2, 1926. He was the eldest son of the late John H. Alston Sr. and Eva Diggs Alston. Mr. Alston was married to the late Esther Alston. Survivors include a son, Anthony D. Alston; daughters, Crystal D. Taylor and Cheryl D. Greene; a sister, Annabell Davis; grandchildren, Cherrod D. Taylor, Le Andre D. Taylor, Milton N. Greene IV, Corey D. Taylor, Cole A. Graves-Alston, Antonette D. Alston, Anthony D. Alston Jr., Nia S. Greene, Tiana M. Greene; a great- grandchild, JaNiya D. Taylor; many nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Rehoboth Church in Chesapeake by the Rev. Horace R. Pratt. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Norfolk. Hale Funeral Home is in charge. www.halefuneralhome.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot on Oct. 28, 2009.

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Tasha Lynch

October 29, 2009

My heart goes out to you at this time and in the days ahead.

Donald & Arnetta Boyd

October 29, 2009

To the Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God's love give you strength during this time of sorrow.

Eric Best

October 29, 2009

I'am sorry for the lost of your loved one. I attend school with Mr. Alston's grandson,Cole at Elizabeth City State University and by knowing Cole, I can tell that he was brought up by very warm hearted people and he often mentioned Mr. Alston around us so I know that he had a great influence on Cole. To the rest of the Alston family, my prayers are with you. God bless you all!

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