L. C. Proctor

   L.C. Proctor, 79, of 687 Pender Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in his home.

   Mr. Proctor was born in Perquimans County on February 6, 1937, and was the son of the late Louis Linwood and Nellie Lane Proctor.  A retired farmer and commercial fisherman, he was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and had served in the United States Army.

   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Norma Lane.

   Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Faye Phthisic Proctor; his daughter, Donna P. Bateman and husband Hal of Columbia; four grandchildren, Adrienne Rose and husband Joshua of Ft. Meade, MD, Joseph Bateman and wife Kaitlin, Matthew Bateman, and John Bateman and fiancé Kayle, all of Columbia; five great-grandchildren, Olivia, Gabriel, and Sophia Rose, and Lil Joe and Jonah Bateman; a sister, Joan P. Lane of Hertford; and a brother, Pete Proctor of Virginia.

   Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Chapel, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, and will be officiated by the Rev. Steve Davenport.  Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery.  Friends may join the family Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home and other times at the residence.