Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Jessie Winslow Williams
Nov 8, 2018
Jessie Mae Winslow Williams, 97, of 231 Ridge Road, Belvidere, NC, died peacefully at her residence on Thursday, November 8, 2018. A native of Perquimans County, she was born on November 6, 1921 and was the daughter of Jesse Thomas Winslow, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Chappell Winslow.
A beloved wife & mother and a doting grandmother & great-grandmother, Mrs. Williams...
Katherine Ownley Godfrey
Nov 8, 2018
Katherine Ownley “Maw” Godfrey, 79, of 517 Castleton Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018.
Mrs. Godfrey was born in Elizabeth City on October 9, 1939, and was the daughter of the late David Cain and Beatrice Dail Ownley. Formerly employed as a Case Worker with the Department of Social Services, she had also owned Memory Dolls...
Joseph Boyce
Nov 7, 2018
Melvin Joseph “Joe” Boyce, 71, of 1706F West Queen Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Boyce was born in Perquimans County on February 25, 1947, and was the son of the late Jepty and Martha Trueblood Boyce. A former long distance driver for Green Arrow Transport Corp., he...
Denney Ellis
Nov 5, 2018
Denise Mann Winslow “Denney” Ellis, 56, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018, in Vidant Chowan Hospital in Edenton, NC.
“Denney” was from Perquimans County, and was the daughter of Elva Mann Winslow of Hertford, and the late Cecil Edward Winslow. A graduate of Elizabeth City State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education, she was a former teacher...
Michael Anthony Scalpi
Nov 4, 2018
Michael Anthony Scalpi, 75, of Arapahoe Trail, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, November 4, 2018 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Scalpi was born in Norfolk, VA on June 13, 1943, and was the son of the late Ernest and Julia Oakes Scalpi. An entrepreneur, he was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Windsor. He was an...
Rebecca Edwards Carter
Nov 4, 2018
Rebecca Edwards “Becky” Carter, age 89, of Powellsville, North Carolina died Sunday, November 4, 2018, at home, after a diagnosis of lung cancer in September.
Born in Franklin, VA on May 3, 1929, she was the eldest daughter of Ryland Thomas and Josie Rebecca Vaughan Edwards. She wed Ernest Rawls “Buck” Carter of Powellsville on August 19, 1956.
She was...
Elmer Jarvis Bunch
Oct 31, 2018
Elmer Jarvis Bunch, 97, formerly of NC 37 South, Hobbsville, NC, passed away on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in Accordius Health & Rehabilitation, Gatesville.
Mr. Bunch was born in Chowan County on August 3, 1921, and was the son of the late Hurley C. and Darlie Spivey Bunch. A retired warehouse clerk with Lipton Tea in Suffolk, VA, he was...
George Thomas Huskey
Oct 31, 2018
George Thomas Huskey, 88, of 217 One Mill Road, Shiloh, NC, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018, in his home.
Mr. Huskey was born in Sevier County, TN on August 22, 1930, and was the son of the late Isaac Steve and Bessie Jane Cotter Huskey. Retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was an Army veteran. In addition to his...
Dorothy Post Edwards
Oct 30, 2018
Dorothy Iglehart Post Edwards, 97, formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018.
Born and raised in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Rockwell and Rosalie Harper Post. A graduate of Maury High School, she was a member of Central Baptist Church in Norfolk.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
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...
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