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Normaleen Holmes Belch
Dec 28, 2023
Normaleen Hollowell Holmes Belch, 80, of South Oakum Street, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, December 28, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Belch was born in Chowan County on April 7, 1943 and was the daughter of the late Norman C. and Aileen Holloman Hollowell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Jerry...
Donald Wayne Godwin
Dec 27, 2023
Donald Wayne Godwin, 79, of 312 Center Grove Road, Ahoskie, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Godwin was born in Hertford County on June 15, 1944, and was the son of the late Paul Mitchell Godwin, Sr. and Vera Harrell Godwin. In addition to his parents, he...
Janet S. Peedin
Dec 26, 2023
Janet S. Peedin, 74, of Shiloh, NC, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at home surrounded by family and friends.
Mrs. Peedin was born in Portsmouth, VA on March 13, 1949, and was the daughter of the late Enoch and Blanche Sheppard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hardy Freddy Peedin, Sr.,...
Romona Dail Dempsey
Dec 23, 2023
Romona Dail Dempsey, 92, of Edenton, NC, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Dempsey was born in Perquimans County on March 1, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Ernest James and Ruth Wilder Dail. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Randolph Dempsey, sisters, Dixie Lee, Denise Dail...
Ron Crocker
Dec 22, 2023
Ronald Wayne “Ron” Crocker, 74, 114 Willey Lane, Gatesville, NC, died Friday, December 22, 2023 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Crocker was born in Suffolk on October 30, 1949 and was the son of the late Willie Harvey and Lovie Hattie Lewis Crocker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Mildred and...
Shirley Parker Eure
Dec 22, 2023
Shirley Parker Eure, 86, of 1381 NC 137, Eure, NC, died Friday, December 22, 2023, in her home, the day before her 87th birthday.
Mrs. Eure was born in Gates County on December 23, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Thomas Earl and Nellie Lilley Parker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Ronnie Herring
Dec 22, 2023
Ronald William “Ronnie” Herring, 74, of 60 Byrum Road, Gates, NC, died Friday, December 22, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Ronnie was born on November 14, 1949, and was the son of the late John William and Margaret Virginia Parker Herring of Suffolk, VA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of...
Megan Coker Swartz
Dec 21, 2023
Megan Elizabeth Coker Swartz, 31, of 1437 Holly Neck Road, Roper, NC, died Thursday, December 21, 2023 in Ahoskie Health & Rehabilitation.
Megan was born in Washington County on March 16, 1992 and was the daughter of Lonnie W. and Cindy Leary Coker of Roper. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Margaret and Luther Leary; paternal grandparents,...
Audrey Jackson Bunch
Dec 21, 2023
Audrey Jackson Bunch, 87, of 150 Smith Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, December 21, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Bailey where she had been living since her health began declining.
Mrs. Bunch was born in Chowan County on February 11, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Colon Stonewall Jackson Sr. and Pearl Futrell Jackson. In addition to...
Alice Shattuck White
Dec 19, 2023
Alice Rebecca Shattuck White, 75, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City, surrounded by her children, several grandchildren and their spouses, her sister, her Pastor, and a close family friend. She entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior peacefully, knowing that her earthly days were ending and her eternity...
Joseph Basil "Joe" Graves, Jr.
Dec 19, 2023
Joseph Basil “Joe” Graves, Jr., 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, surrounded by his wife and daughters.
Joe was born and raised in Washington, DC to the late Joseph, Sr. and Wanda (Puljanowski) Graves. His parents allowed him freedom and independence at a very early age. He traveled with friends on the bus throughout the city...
Heather Ann Bandy
Dec 19, 2023
Heather Ann Bandy, 40, of 590 South Square Drive, Apartment 3, Winterville, NC, died Tuesday, December 19, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Heather was born in Norfolk, Virginia on September 13, 1983 and was the daughter of the late Johnny Ray Bandy and Deborah Ann Deel Vanhorn. Disabled from birth, it didn’t stop a loving personality from shining...
Mildred Byrum Gregory
Dec 18, 2023
Mildred Byrum Gregory, 93, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Gregory was born in Perquimans County on August 27, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Oscar Lucius and Eva Copeland Byrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilton Allee Gregory,...
Allen Narron
Dec 17, 2023
Leslie Allen Narron, 60, of 6570 Fairway Drive, Grifton, NC, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 in his home.
Allen was born in Pasquotank County on January 22, 1963, and was the son of the late Leslie Lee and Sarah Louvinia Caddy Narron. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his nephew, John Copeland. For the...
April Alexandra Tapia
Dec 17, 2023
April Alexandra Tapia, 24, of 214 Oak Ridge Drive, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, December 17, 2023 in her home.
April was born on November 21, 1999 in Laredo, Texas and was baptized in faith at San Martin De Porres Catholic Cathedral. After moving to Edenton, she attended Lawrence Academy in Merry Hill. April danced from an early age until her...
Lee Fields, Sr.
Dec 16, 2023
James Lee Fields, Sr., 60, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Lee was born in Norfolk, VA on October 9, 1963, and was the son of Ellen Smith Hollowell and the late John Arthur Fields. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Audrey Keene. The...
Mary Louise Spivey
Dec 14, 2023
Mary Louise Spivey, 90, of NC 32 South, Hobbsville, NC, died Thursday, December 14, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Dunn.
Born in Gates County on August 6, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Willard H. and Mary Ann Umphlett Spivey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Fletcher “Pop” Spivey,...
Dale Davis McDuffie
Dec 13, 2023
Dale Davis McDuffie, 78, of 611 Court Street, Gatesville, NC, died Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Mrs. McDuffie was born in the village of Columbia in Tyrrell County on September 1, 1945 and was the daughter of the late H. Edward and Christeen Chaplin Davis. A graduate of East Carolina University, she had retired as a teacher after a career serving...
Michael Chinsolo
Dec 12, 2023
Michael “Mike” Chinsolo, 83, of Jackson Springs, NC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC, with his loving family by his side.
Mike was born on July 21, 1940, in Welch, West Virginia, to the late Lorina C. Dail. He retired from Chowan County Jail in Edenton, NC as Chief...
Virginia Rountree Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Virginia Rountree Smith, 94, of 980 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 10, 2023 in her home where she was surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Smith was born in Gates County on June 26, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah Rountree. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
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