Vernon K. Almond Jr.

Vernon Kyger Almond Jr., 86, of Virginia Beach, died Monday, June 28, 2004, after a brief illness.

Mr. Almond was born in McGaheysville, and moved to the Tidewater area in the late 1940s. He was a retired general contractor and a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Virginia Beach.

He is survived by a daughter, Lynn A. Mamoudis, and a son, William D. Almond, both of Virginia Beach.

A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, July 9, at the First Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach.

Memorial donations may be made to the Almond Memorial Courtyard, c/o First Presbyterian Church, 36th Street and Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach, Va. 232451.