Carolyn Longee Cassell

Carolyn Longee Cassell, 81, of 105 Oakridge Drive, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Edenton.

   Mrs. Cassell was born in Franklin, LA on March 28, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Nelson Charles, Sr. and Janie Beatty Stevenson Longee. A homemaker, she was a member of the Church of the Redeemer in Camden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Sheri Cassell, and by two brothers, Nelson C. Longee, Jr. and Edward Stevenson Longee.

   Surviving are her husband of nearly 61 years, Frank Cassell; two daughters, Donna Cassell Eckrich and husband Les of Lincoln Park, NJ and Kathleen Cassell Congdon and husband Steav of Hertford; two sons, Todd Cassell of Elkton, MD and Scott Cassell and wife Rhonda of Glenwood, NJ; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

   Memorial services will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Evangelical Methodist Church in Elizabeth City by Dr. Bill Ury and Father Craig Stephans. Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements.

   Memorial contributions may be made either to the American Parkinson Disease Association (www.apdaparkinson.org) or to Best Friends Animal Society (www.bestfriends.org).

   Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.