Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Billy Downs
Oct 28, 2018
William Talton “Billy” Downs, 61, of Pop’s Lane, Cofield, NC, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. Downs was born in Hertford County on September 23, 1957, and was the son of the late Linwood Talmadge “Pop” Downs, Sr. and Geraldine Brown Downs Ryder. Employed as a diesel mechanic, he was a member of Holly Springs...
Francis Michael Cassidy
Oct 27, 2018
Francis Michael "Mike" Cassidy, of Hertford, NC, passed away, Saturday, October 27, 2018, from complications of Parkinsons.
Born September 21, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii, he lived and travelled the US and Europe growing up as a military brat. Mike graduated from Louisiana Tech as a mechanical engineer, and received a commission in the Air Force having achieved the rank of...
Helen Asbell Elliott
Oct 26, 2018
Helen Marie Asbell Elliott, 94, of 1504 W. Queen Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Elliott was born in Chowan County on January 18, 1924, and was the daughter of the late John Henry Asbell, Sr. and Bertie Cobb Asbell. An office clerk with Pyrofax Gas Company in earlier years, she...
Henry Glavin Hollowell
Oct 26, 2018
Henry Glavin Hollowell, 73, of 1725½ North Road Street, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018, in his home.
Mr. Hollowell was born in Pasquotank County on August 7, 1945, and was the son of the late Glavin Whitt and Mary Rebecca Gray Hollowell. Retired from PA Chevrolet in Lawton, Oklahoma, he was an Army veteran of...
Jesse Earl Smith, Jr.
Oct 23, 2018
Jesse Earl Smith, Jr., 72, of 450 Reynoldson Road, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, October 23, 2018, in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. Smith was born in Phoebus, VA on March 11, 1946, and was the son of the late Jesse Earl, Sr. and Lillian Johnson Smith. A retired mechanic, he was a member of Reynoldson Baptist Church. Having lived in...
William Edmund Bond, Jr.
Oct 23, 2018
William Edmund “Bill” Bond, Jr., 85, of 1219 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018.
Mr. Bond was born in Chowan County on July 22, 1933, and was the son of the late William E. Bond, Sr. and Emma Pruden Bond. He attended Randolph Macon College in Ashland, VA, served in the...
Betty Hassell Eure
Oct 21, 2018
Betty Lou Hassell Eure, 74, of 2907 Hwy 45 South, Colerain, NC, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with her family by her side on October 21, 2018, at her home.
Mrs. Eure was born in Bertie County on October 25, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Raymond Harrison and Annie Mary Simpson...
Megan Leann Bauer
Oct 21, 2018
Megan Leann Bauer, 34, of Daniels Road, Corapeake, NC, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Born in Kankakee, IL, on October 9, 1984, she was the daughter of Timothy and Cathy Russell Bauer of Gates. A motorcycle enthusiast, she especially enjoyed riding with her friend and companion, Tommy McNeely. She was preceded in death...
Lee Allen "Mississippi" Redden
Oct 20, 2018
Lee Allen “Mississippi” Redden, 73, of 96 White Oak Road, Eure, NC, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018, in his home.
Mr. Redden was born in Mississippi on August 11, 1945, and was the son of the late Evan and Suzie Edwards Redden. Retired from International Paper after 34 years of employment, he was a member of White Oak...
Judy Sawyer Hewitt
Oct 20, 2018
Judy Lee Sawyer Hewitt, 67, of 661 Firetower Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018, in her home.
Mrs. Hewitt was born in Camden County on June 24, 1951, and was the daughter of the late Earl Abner and Doris Ballance Sawyer. A homemaker, she was a member of Ramoth Gilead Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband...
Kevin Richard Bunch
Oct 19, 2018
Kevin Richard “Bo Bo” Bunch, 52, of 317 Flamingo Drive, Clayton, NC, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018, in Johnston Memorial Hospital.
“Bo Bo” was born in Chowan County on October 7, 1966, and was the son of the late Wilbur Ray and Joyce Layden Bunch. Employed as a salesman with Carolina Grant Tire, he also owned and operated...
Carla Lytton Etters
Oct 17, 2018
Carla Lytton Etters, 70, of 012 Little Island Road, Eure, NC, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, in her home.
Mrs. Etters was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 13, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Wellington Lytton and Martha Ruby Deans Harrell. A homemaker, she was a member of Eure Baptist Church.
In addition to her...
Ralph Herman Jordan
Oct 17, 2018
Ralph Herman Jordan, 94, formerly of Shipyard Road, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in Gates House, Gatesville.
Mr. Jordan was born in Chowan County on July 3, 1924, and was the son of the late Isaac Daniel and Myrtle Nixon Jordan. A retired farmer, in earlier years he had also worked as a tractor mechanic. An Army veteran...
James Tilmon Keel, Jr.
Oct 13, 2018
James Tilmon Keel, Jr., passed away peacefully on October 13, 2018, in Edenton, NC.
He was born on February 24, 1938, in Greenville, NC, the son of the late James Tilmon Keel and Myrtie Holliday Keel. A graduate of Greenville High School and East Carolina College, he served in the US Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Tilmon worked in...
Chaplain Corbin Lee Cherry
Oct 13, 2018
Chaplain Corbin Lee Cherry, US Army, Retired, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 13, 2018, in his home.
Born in Norfolk, VA on May 16, 1938, he was the son of the late William Cason and Elizabeth Dozier Cherry. Raised in Hertford, he attended Perquimans County High School, received his BA degree from High Point College in...
Bessie Lane Newby
Oct 11, 2018
Bessie Lee Lane Newby, 78, of Sandy Ridge Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018.
Mrs. Newby was born in Chowan County on February 12, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Luther James and Leora Goodwin Lane. In earlier years she had worked at the Valhalla Truck Stop, later for 25 years at the Edenton...
Sally Franklin Lowrance
Oct 9, 2018
Sally Franklin Lowrance, 65, of Gates, NC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, from her residence where she was surrounded by her family.
Born on April 19, 1953 in Honesdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Alice Bishop Franklin. A veteran, she proudly served the country as a Specialist 4th Class in the...
Jack Edwin Spruill
Oct 9, 2018
Jack Edwin Spruill, 87, formerly of the Nixon’s Beach community of Chowan County, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
Mr. Spruill was born in Tyrrell County on February 25, 1931, and was the son of the late Noah and Mae Furlough Spruill.
Joining the Navy on February 27, 1951, he went to boot camp in Great Lakes, IL. Upon...
Dale Arnold Wright
Oct 7, 2018
Dale Arnold Wright, 76, of White Oak Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Wright was born in Mogadore, Ohio, on May 2, 1942, and was the son of the late Okie James and Edith Patrick Wright. Serving in the United States Navy for over 21 years before retiring with the rank...
Sandra Kay Lambert
Oct 7, 2018
Sandra Kay "Sandy" Lambert, 68, of Howell Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018.
Born in Norman, OK on July 12, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Donna Meyer Lambert.
Surviving are her daughter, Sherri Walker and husband, David; her dear friend and "sister", Linda Grieve; all of Hertford; and four grandchildren, Krystal and...
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