Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Nanette Jones Cohoon
Sep 4, 2024
Nanette Jones Cohoon, 92, of 1164 Ocean Highway North, Hertford, NC, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Mrs. Cohoon was born in Nash County on August 22, 1932, and was the fifth child and only daughter of the late Benjamin Britton Jones and Alice Sawyer Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
H. Gene Boyce
Sep 4, 2024
Howard Gene Boyce, 81, of 132 West Market Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in his home.
Mr. Boyce was born in Perquimans County on October 10, 1942, and was the son of the late James Edward and Grace Caroline Rogerson Boyce. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Edward and Julian...
Kenneth Scott Lighton
Sep 4, 2024
Kenneth Scott “Ken” Lighton, SCPO, USN Retired, 62, of 1329 NC 137, died Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in Warren County, NC as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.
Mr. Lighton was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on July 17, 1962, and was the son of the late Paul G. Lighton and Barbara Keen Minchew.
Senior Chief Lighton served in the...
Samuel Wayne Williams
Sep 3, 2024
Samuel Wayne “Sammy” Williams, 52, of 25th Street Place, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024, in UNC Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Lenoir.
Sammy was born in Chowan County on May 14, 1972, and was the son of James Robert “Bobby” Williams of Edenton and the late Joyce Clements Williams.
The general manager of Ruby Tuesdays in Lenoir, he was an avid outdoorsman and loved...
Carole Taylor Sawyer
Sep 2, 2024
Carole Elizabeth Taylor Sawyer, 84, of 608 Chowan Trail, Edenton, NC, died Monday, September 2, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Sawyer was born in Suffolk, VA, on June 8, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Elton D. and Sadie King Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lee...
Melissa Pullin Fields
Sep 1, 2024
Melissa Pullin Fields, 53, of 715 McMullan Street, Unit 203, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, with her husband by her side.
Melissa was born in Raleigh on July 2, 1971, and was the daughter of June Henning Pullin of Edenton and the late Gerald McLaren Pullin, Sr. In addition to her father, she...
Caleb E. "Lucky" Harris, Sr.
Aug 31, 2024
Caleb E. “Lucky” Harris, Sr., 90, of 679 Glade Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Harris was born in Pasquotank County on April 3, 1934, and was the son of the late Charles Henry and Lenora Bailey Casey Harris. In addition to his parents, he...
Dennis Parker Newbern
Aug 31, 2024
Dennis Parker Newbern, 72, of Hertford, NC, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Born in Tarboro on June 6, 1952, Parker was the son of the late Percy Leon Newbern, Sr. and Theresa Watson Newbern Dail, and the stepson of the late Lofton Dail. In addition to his parents and stepfather, he was preceded...
Ora Lee Byrum
Aug 31, 2024
Ora Lee Byrum, 102, of 351 Hobbsville Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Saturday, August 31, 2024, in her home where she had lived for the last several years with her daughter and her family.
Mrs. Byrum was born in Chowan County on April 24, 1922, and was the last surviving child born to the late James Edward and Esther Virginia Jordan Byrum....
Robert Harold Lowery
Aug 28, 2024
Robert Harold “Bob” Lowery, 84, of 899 US Highway 32 N., Corapeake, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2024 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Lowery was born in South Boston, VA on May 27, 1940, and was the son of the late Sherman and Virginia Sue Pool Lowery. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Curtis Wayne Casper
Aug 26, 2024
Curtis Wayne Casper, 77, of Corapeake, NC, passed away, Monday, August 26, 2024, in his home.
Mr. Casper was born in Portsmouth, VA on June 1, 1947, and was the son of the late Curtis Odell and Sarah Louise Byrum Casper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Casper Smith Alian.
A retired self-employed carpenter,...
George McArthur "Artie" Pittman, Jr.
Aug 24, 2024
George McArthur "Artie" Pittman, Jr., 60, of Gates County, NC, died Saturday, August 24, 2024, at his home. Artie was born in Newport News, VA, but raised like many of his cousins in two dear places: Occoneechee Neck in North Carolina at the Kenly Hunt Club, and at his father's birthplace of Kenly, NC. Artie was the proud son...
Lynda Long Givens
Aug 23, 2024
Lynda Long Givens, 65, of Tyner, NC, passed away peacefully Friday, August 23, 2024, in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton, where she was surrounded by her loving family.
She is survived by her longtime companion, Jonathan Bean; her daughter, Tabatha Givens Baker (Chris); daughter in law, Tammy Bowen Givens; brother, Bill Thompson (Nicole) of Alpharetta, GA; sister, Lisa Nock (Walter) of...
Graeme Otis DuBois
Aug 22, 2024
Graeme Otis DuBois, 85, of Gates, NC, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024, in his home.
Mr. DuBois was born in Washington, D.C. on July 18, 1939, and was the son of the late Stanton Otis and Margaret Helen Dietz DuBois. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Carolyn Faye Jones DuBois, a daughter, Jackie,...
Ella Mohorn Hassell
Aug 21, 2024
Ella Mohorn Hassell, 95, formerly of Elizabeth City, NC, and more recently of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024 in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Hassell was born in Halifax County, NC on April 7, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Roy Gray Mohorn and Mary Lucille Burnett Mohorn. In addition...
Robert Alvah Wiggins, Sr.
Aug 21, 2024
Robert Alvah Wiggins, Sr., 88, son, husband, father, Poppa, and friend to all, of 405 Yellow Hammer Road, Tyner, NC, died Wednesday, August 21, 2024, in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Wiggins was born in Gates County on April 5, 1936, and was the last surviving child born to the late Robert Graham and Sarah...
Barbara Mullen Yoder
Aug 20, 2024
Barbara Ann Mullen Yoder, 70, of Winton, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024 in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mrs. Yoder was born in Hertford County on March 25, 1954, and was the daughter of the late William and Catherine Matthews Mullen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Harvey Yoder and by...
Jean Fox White
Aug 20, 2024
Jean Carol Fox White, 78, of 145 Dallie White Road, Tyner, NC, and a former longtime resident of Newport News, VA, died Tuesday, August 20, 2024, in her home.
Mrs. White was born in Newport News on September 25, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Clyde L. and Edna Beck Fox. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Harold Andrew "Willie" Williams, Jr.
Aug 17, 2024
Harold Andrew “Willie” Williams, Jr., 84, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2024 in his home.
Mr. Williams was born in Blue Creek, OH on July 9, 1940, and was the son of the late Harold Andrew, Sr. and Mary Esther Miller Williams.
A Vietnam veteran, he retired as a First Class Petty Officer from the Navy follow 22 years...
Betty Jean McCormick Byrum
Aug 17, 2024
Betty Jean McCormick Byrum, of Greenville, NC, formerly of Scotland Neck, NC, died Saturday, August 17, 2024, at her home after a period of declining health. She was 96.
The beloved wife of Graham Vance Byrum, Sr., MD, she was born on April 12, 1928, in Leesville, FL. The daughter of the late John Joseph McCormick and Helen Riddick McCormick, she...
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