Exhibit 10 (e) 

          FIRST  AMENDMENT
               TO
         OWENS & MINOR, INC.

      SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
          Effective July 30, 1996 

1. Section 1.05 of the Plan is amended by deleting "the
Compensation Committee" and inserting therefor the
Compensation and Benefits Committee.

2. Section 1.10 of the Plan is amended by inserting or C
in the second and third lines following "or B".

3. Section 1.13 of the Plan is amended by inserting and a
Schedule C Participant at the end of the second sentence.

4. Section 1.18 of the Plan is amended by deleting the
second sentence thereof.

5. A new Section 1.18a is added that reads:

   1.18a.  Schedule C Participant means a Participant who
   is listed on Schedule C of the Plan.

6. Subsection (ii) of Section 3.01 of the Plan is amended
by inserting and (z) the defined benefit pension plan(s)
benefit(s) of any other prior employer or employers at the
end of the Sub-section.

7. Subsection (ii)(y) of Section 3.02 the Plan is amended
by inserting and (z) the defined benefit pension plan(s)
benefit(s) of any other prior employer or employers at the
end of the Sub-section.      

8. Section 3.02 of the Plan is amended by inserting and
45% with respect to the Normal Retirement Allowance of a
Schedule C Participant at the end of the last sentence 
thereof.

9. Section 4.03 of the Plan is amended by inserting on
behalf of a Schedule C Participant at the end of the
Section.

With the exception of the above amendments, no other change
in the Plan is hereby made and the Plan in all other
respects is hereby ratified and confirmed.

These amendments shall take effect on the 30th day of July,
1996.