Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Allen LaRue Brickhouse
Apr 25, 2019
Allen LaRue Brickhouse, 64, of 113 Liverman Court Drive, Ahoskie, NC, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Brickhouse was born in Carteret County, NC on August 15, 1954, and was the son of the late Silas Gibbs Brickhouse and Cora Lawrence Vaughan. He was a retired saw operator with EASCO Aluminum in the Ahoskie plant.
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Virginia King Chappell
Apr 24, 2019
Virginia Mae King Chappell, 88, of 1141 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019, in Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA.
Mrs. Chappell was born in Norfolk on January 2, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Douglas McIlwaine "Buck", Sr. and Ida Mae Mizzell King. A homemaker, she was a member of St. Anne Catholic...
James FitzPatrick
Apr 24, 2019
James Thomas FitzPatrick “Fitz”, age 70, of Hertford, NC, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. He is survived by his wife of nearly 47 years, Paula FitzPatrick, and his two children, Megan (Sean) of Milwaukee and Brendon of Raleigh.
Fitz was born in 1948 in Cleveland, OH, to the late Thomas and Margaret FitzPatrick. Fitz is survived...
Etta Jernigan Jones
Apr 23, 2019
Etta Olivia Jernigan Jones, 89, of 147 Hazelton Road, Gates, NC, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mrs. Jones was born in Gates County on October 31, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Albert B. and Ada Smith Jernigan. A homemaker and farmer’s wife, she was a member of Savage’s United...
Tracy Ann Hocutt Spruill
Apr 22, 2019
Tracy Ann Hocutt Spruill, 49, of Plymouth, NC, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019, in her home.
Born in Pasquotank County on February 16, 1970, she was the daughter of Jeffery Ferrel Spruill of Creswell and Sandra Russell Spruill of Plymouth. Employed with Regulator Marine for many years, she attended Faith Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by...
Roy Clarence Bunch
Apr 20, 2019
Roy Clarence Bunch, 93, of 442 Selwin Road, Belvidere, NC, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Bunch was born in Chowan County on June 5, 1925, and was the son of the late Warner C. and Lena Mae Bunch. A Navy veteran, once he completed his military service he returned home and served...
Emory Judson Riddick, Jr.
Apr 20, 2019
Emory Judson Riddick, Jr., 89, of 332 Sugar Run Road, Sunbury, NC, died Saturday, April 20, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Riddick was born in Perquimans County on May 12, 1929, and was the son of the late Emory Judson, Sr. and Mary Ward Riddick. A retired certified mechanic from the former Byrum Ford Motor Company, he was a member...
Mary Rhea Spivey Jones
Apr 19, 2019
Mary Rhea Spivey Jones, 83, of 105 West Gale Street, Edenton, NC, died Friday, April 19, 2019, in her home.
Born on July 17, 1935 in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Oswald Lafayette and Virginia Rhea Spivey and grew up in Windsor, NC, Bertie County. She graduated from Windsor High School in 1953 and from St....
Mary Davies White
Apr 19, 2019
Mary Christeen Davies White, 67, of 221 Goodwin Mill Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, April 19, 2019, in her home.
Born in Portsmouth, VA on February 4, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Art Lee and Shirley Jean Rose Davies. The owner and operator of both Wishing Well and Heritage House, she was a member of the Belvidere...
Maxine Burkhead Cherrix
Apr 18, 2019
Maxine Burkhead Cherrix, 91, of 106 Wingfield Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Cherrix was born in Davidson County on March 19, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Junius Jones and Velna Clyde Smith Burkhead. The retired owner and operator of Maxine's Day Care, she was a member of the former...
Tommy Watson
Apr 16, 2019
Floyd Thomas “Tommy” Watson, Sr., 85, of Washington, NC, and a former resident of the Eure community of Gates County, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Tommy was born in Beaufort County on February 27, 1934, and was the son of the late Samuel Irving and Margaret Gaskins Watson. He had formerly owned...
Gary Spruill
Apr 14, 2019
Samuel Gary Spruill, 77, of Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Spruill was born in Washington County on September 6, 1941, and was the son of the late Samuel Dewey and Malinda Furlough Spruill. A retired Tug Boat Captain, he was raised in the fellowship of Creswell Baptist Church,...
Mary Lou Jennings Jones
Apr 14, 2019
Mary Lou Jennings Jones, 80, of Greenville, NC, and a former longtime resident of Edenton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2019, in her home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in the Jamesville community of Martin County, she was the daughter of the late James M., Sr. and Clara Mae Price Jennings. Mary Lou loved her family,...
Mildred Clements Wise
Apr 13, 2019
Mildred Charlotte Clements "Millie" Wise, 74, of 980 Snug Harbor Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Saturday, April 13th, 2019, in her home where she was surrounded by family.
Mildred was born in Montgomery County, Maryland on April 14, 1944, and was the daughter of the late John Edwin and Eleanor Elizabeth (Ahrendts) Clements. In addition to her parents, she...
Ray Allen Randolph
Apr 13, 2019
Ray Allen Randolph, 82, of 135 Fat Man Lane, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, April 13, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Randolph was born in Norfolk, VA on October 6, 1936, and was the son of the late Paul Adam and Mary Ruth Basnight Randolph. Retired from the Coast Guard after 25 years of service, he had also previously served for...
Bill Sawyer
Apr 12, 2019
William Everett “Bill” Sawyer, 62, of 372 Sugar Run Road, Sunbury, NC, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019, in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Mr. Sawyer was born in Pasquotank County on July 18, 1956, and was the son of the late Mitchell DePuew Sawyer and Mary Jennings Sawyer Smithson. A retired supervisor with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Bill attended...
Estelle Riddick-Queen
Apr 12, 2019
Estelle Faye Riddick-Queen, 74, of 1401 Secota Village, Columbia, NC, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Riddick-Queen was born in Suffolk, Virginia, on June 19, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Bennie Lee Riddick, Jr. and Estelle King Brinkley. A homemaker, she was a member of Soundside Missionary Baptist Church.
Surviving are her...
Bryant Glenn Powell
Apr 10, 2019
Bryant Glenn Powell, 56, of 227 Yeopim Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Powell was born in Portsmouth, VA on October 1, 1962, and was the son of the late William Thomas Powell, Sr. and Shirley Jean Legg Powell. Before declining health, he had worked in construction as a roofer.
Surviving are...
Linus Edmond Williams
Apr 10, 2019
Linus Edmond Williams, the son of Jeremy Lee and Jessie Prevatte Williams of Eure, NC, was stillborn on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.
Surviving along with his parents are his nine siblings, Savanna, Cristina, Lydia, Ephraim, Cheyenne, Abigail, Luke, Nehemiah, and Haddon; his maternal grandparents, Jeri Minick and Douglas and Donna Prevatte; paternal grandparents, Wade Williams and Alice Harrell; and an...
Robert Louis Paris, III
Apr 9, 2019
Robert Louis "Rob" Paris, III, 39, of Hollowell Circle, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019.
Born in Louisville, KY, on May 19, 1979, he was the son of Robert Louis Paris, Jr. of Belvidere and Carol Lee Lane of Hertford. He was employed with Aegean Pools in Chesapeake, VA.
In addition to his parents, surviving are his wife of...
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