Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Earl Lee Spence
Nov 24, 2018
Earl Lee Spence, 62, of 1451 US 13 South, Ahoskie, NC, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018, in his home.
Earl was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on January 31, 1956, and was the son of the late Howard Alden “Pete” Spence and Olivia Byrd Spence. An equipment operator with Lewis Lumber Company in Gatesville, he was a member of...
Marguerite Jenson Crippen
Nov 24, 2018
Marguerite Geniel Jenson Anschutz Crippen, 87, of Ahoskie, NC, passed away Friday, November 24, 2018, in her home, with her son Alan by her side.
Born in Portsmouth, VA on May 9, 1931, she was the daughter of the late James Garfield and Mildred Eva Diggs Jenson. She was a member of the Ahoskie Branch of The Church of Jesus...
Jimmy Ray Roberts
Nov 23, 2018
Jimmy Ray Roberts, 76, of 1451 NC 37 North, Gates, NC, died Friday, November 23, 2018, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Roberts was born in Chesapeake, VA on February 11, 1942, and was the son of the late Zenas Post, Jr. and Elsie Roberta Louvett Roberts. A retired sheet metal mechanic, he was an Army veteran. In addition...
Scooter Smith
Nov 23, 2018
Melbourne Boyd “Scooter” Smith, 67, of 1101 East Main Street, Plymouth, NC, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018, in his home.
Scooter was born in Plymouth on December 12, 1950, and was the son of the late Raymond Boyd Smith and Anna Bowen Smith Goodwin. A Merchant Marine, he was a Captain with Moran Towing, and retired after his...
Nancy Bragg Dawson Rascoe
Nov 22, 2018
Nancy Bragg Dawson Rascoe, 86, of 1014 Rivershore Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018.
Mrs. Rascoe was born in Pasquotank County on February 18, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Braxton Bragg Dawson, Sr. and Edna Jones Nixon Dawson. She was baptized, confirmed, and married in Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabeth City. Attending...
Evelyn Boyd Taylor
Nov 20, 2018
Evelyn Boyd Taylor, 96, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Beaufort County on January 15, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Robert Nicholson and Lucille Pinkham Boyd. A homemaker, for many years she had been active in Hertford United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Kathryne Ward Winslow
Nov 19, 2018
Kathryne Ann Ward Winslow, of 1584 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, went peacefully to be with the Lord at 7:00 am on Monday, November 19, 2018, with her husband and children by her side.
Kathryne was born January 11. 1936 to Charles R. and Lula Mae Mansfield Ward of Hertford. She was a longtime legal assistant with O. C. Abbott...
Myrtle Williams Perry
Nov 19, 2018
Myrtle Gordon Williams Perry, 82, formerly of Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018, in Waterbrooke Assisted Living of Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Perry was born in Perquimans County on March 26, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Claude Willis and Myrtle White Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Willis...
Mona Christian Evick
Nov 19, 2018
Mona Refa Christian Evick, 61, of 120 Powhatan Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018, in VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA.
Mrs. Evick was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on August 28, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Loy Burman and Eleanor Jane Millard Christian. She was formerly employed in the Garden Shop at Leary...
Jack Held
Nov 17, 2018
John North “Jack” Held, 83, of 409 Surfside Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
Mr. Held was born in Bellevue, Ohio, on May 23, 1935, and was the son of the late Joseph and Vona Drinen Held. The retired owner of Bellevue Hardware in Richmond, VA, he had served in the United States Air Force, and...
Patricia Weikel Griffin
Nov 15, 2018
Patricia Weikel "Pat" Griffin, 81, of Edenton, NC, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 15, 2018, peacefully in her home.
Mrs. Griffin was born in Lavelle, PA on June 25, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Melvin Samuel and Elsie Hepler Weikel. Having served in many accounting and financial roles for the last 60 years, she began her profession...
Miriam Twine Byrum
Nov 14, 2018
Miriam Clair Twine Byrum, 90, of 629 Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, in her home.
Mrs. Byrum was born in Pitt County on January 10, 1928, and was the last surviving of six children born to the late Robert William “Bob” and Mary Eliza Twine. Both her high school and college educations were...
Jack A. Dickerson
Nov 14, 2018
Jack A. Dickerson, 85, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, in his home.
Born in Detroit, Michigan on June 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Dorris and Alice Dickerson. In 1951, Jack graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit and then followed his childhood love of electronics and attended the Electronics Institute...
Maizel Leary Dunlow
Nov 12, 2018
Maizel Leary “Sug” Dunlow, 81, of 353 Mexico Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018, in her home.
Mrs. Dunlow was born in Chowan County on March 18, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Patrick Leary and Sadie Mae Mizelle Leary Davis. Retired as a Loom Operator from George C. Moore Company, she was...
Teresa Oney Ray
Nov 12, 2018
Teresa Oney Ray, 67, formerly of Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018.
Born in Roanoke, VA on October 19, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Floyd, Jr. and Arlene Goad Oney. Employed as a nurse for many years, she was a member of Berea Church of Christ, and had also enjoyed fellowship in Cape Colony Church...
Jackie Bunch Ward
Nov 11, 2018
Jacqueline Faye Bunch "Jackie" Ward, 75, of 355 Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 11, 2018, from her home where she was surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Ward was born in Chowan County on November 8, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Otto Emmit Bunch and Novella Winslow Bunch Perry. A...
Bobby Ray Clifton
Nov 11, 2018
Bobby Ray Clifton, 70, of 4619 Pea Ridge Road, Roper, NC, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018, in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Clifton was born in Chowan County on October 18, 1948, and was the son of the late Edward Ray and Mable Sue Holton Clifton. Retired from the NC Dept. of Transportation,...
James Alton Eure, Jr.
Nov 10, 2018
James Alton “Mole” Eure, Jr., 60, of 300 Taylor Mill Road, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018, in his home.
Born May 28, 1958 in Ahoskie, he was a lifelong resident of Gates County. A carpenter, he was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church, and had been active in the past with the White Oak Hunt Club, the...
Betty Godfrey Matthews
Nov 9, 2018
Alpha Betty Godfrey Matthews, 93, formerly of West Grubb Street, Hertford, NC, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018, in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Matthews was born in Perquimans County on October 10, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Abraham Lincoln "Abe" Godfrey, Sr. and Carra Ward Godfrey. A homemaker, she was a member of Cedar...
Ann Sawyer Dobbins
Nov 8, 2018
Ann Marie Sawyer Dobbins, 64, of 143 Tunis Road, Winton, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in her home.
Mrs. Dobbins was born in Portsmouth, VA on December 30, 1953, and was the daughter of the late Phillip Preston and Trillis Peel Sawyer. A homemaker, she had formerly worked as a retail clerk. In addition to her parents,...
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