Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Patricia Lutzio Richards
Nov 23, 2023
Patricia Lutzio “Patti” Richards, 83, of 186 Skinner Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Richards was born in Chester County, PA on March 17, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Nicholas Joseph Lutzio and Ann Dorothy Mammarella Lutzio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Mae Boyce Spivey
Nov 23, 2023
Mae Boyce Spivey, 87, of 345 Gliden Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Thursday, November 23, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family. It had been her prayer to “go home”, to see her mother and loved ones gone before and God answered that prayer on Thanksgiving night.
Born on September 27, 1936, and raised on Rocky...
Dr. Robert Worden "Bobby" Dougherty, Jr.
Nov 22, 2023
Dr. Robert Worden “Bobby” Dougherty, Jr., 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Dr. Dougherty was born in Baton Rouge, LA on April 9, 1944, and was the son of the late Robert Worden Dougherty, Sr. and Katharine Medora Butler Dougherty. Raised on a dairy farm in Louisiana, he graduated from...
Dorothy Hollowell Liles
Nov 20, 2023
Dorothy Mae Hollowell “Dot” Liles, 84, of 144 Folly Road, Sunbury, NC, died Monday, November 20, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Liles was born in Gates County on October 28, 1939 and was the only daughter of the late Glavin W. “Dick” and Mary Gray Hollowell. In addition to her parents, she...
Kathryn Smith King
Nov 18, 2023
Kathryn Arlene Smith King, 77, of Elizabeth City, NC, entered into eternal rest, as the sun began to shine on the morning of Saturday, November 18, 2023, from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center with her family at her side.
Mrs. King was born in Augusta County, VA on September 12, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Preston Paul, Sr....
Gilbert Louis Risinger
Nov 17, 2023
Gilbert Louis Risinger, 84, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, November 17, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
A private service is being planned by the family.
Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements, and online condolences may be made by...
Shannon Marie Drake
Nov 17, 2023
Shannon Marie Drake, 48, of 8412 Larrymore Avenue, Norfolk, VA, and a former resident of the Paradise Road community of Edenton, NC, died Friday, November 17, 2023 in her home.
Shannon was born in Los Angeles, CA on December 8, 1974. A 1993 graduate of Camden High School, while living in Edenton she worked as a Veterinarian’s Assistant with Drs....
Sheila Dail Harrell
Nov 16, 2023
Sheila Lynn Dail Harrell, 64, of 624 Body Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Chowan County on May 21, 1959, and was the daughter of the late Jesse Thomas “Sonny Boy” and Louise Jordan Dail.
Surviving is her husband of 33 years, Douglas Lynn Harrell;...
Tom Smith
Nov 14, 2023
Thomas Luther “Tom” Smith, 80, of 180 Reynoldson Road, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Smith was born in Gatesville on January 11, 1943 and was one of five sons born to the late John Lee, Sr. and Genevieve Brown Smith. He attended Chowan College and later graduated from Atlantic Christian College...
Mary Lee Miller Bright
Nov 14, 2023
Mary Lee Miller Bright, 86, of 1389 Hwy 158 East, Sunbury, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Bright was born in Perquimans County and was the daughter of the late Ernest Conroy Miller and Marie Ida Perry Cole. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of...
Helen Kay Busey Siford
Nov 12, 2023
Helen Kay Busey Siford, 81, of Belvidere, NC, passed away Sunday evening, November 12, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Siford was born in Oklahoma City, OK on September 21, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Hugh and Ruth Busey. In addition her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Siford, and by brothers, Richard...
Claxton Forest "C.F." Stallings, Jr.
Nov 10, 2023
Claxton Forest “C.F.” Stallings, Jr., 59, of 249 Whitehouse Road, Belvidere, NC, died Friday, November 10, 2023 in his home.
C.F. was a lifelong resident of Belvidere, born on December 10, 1963, and was the son of the late Claxton F., Sr. and Dorothy Ward Stallings.
A 1982 graduate of Gates County High School, he then attended North Carolina State...
Sharon White Ward
Nov 9, 2023
Sharon White Ward, of 605 Gaston Drive, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, November 9, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Ward was born in Chowan County on September 29, 1948 and was the daughter of the late David George and Mary Gordy White. She had retired as the Information Management Coordinator with Perquimans County High School.
Surviving is her...
John Morris Long
Nov 7, 2023
John Morris Long, 74, of 442 Hurdletown Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Long was born in Pasquotank County on May 11, 1949, and was the son of the late Josephus “Joe” Long and Mary Frances Hollowell Long. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Barney Harold Shaw
Nov 6, 2023
Barney Harold Shaw, 69, of Gatesville, NC, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 6, 2023 in his home following a brief illness with his family and friends by his side.
Mr. Shaw was born in Virginia Beach, VA on September 3, 1954, and was the son of the late Tracy Raymond and Rosa Mae Keck Shaw. In addition to his...
Jackie Bunch White
Nov 6, 2023
Jacquelyn Bunch White, 87, of Elizabeth City, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023 at Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Jackie was born in Edenton, NC on November 25, 1935. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Eunice Harrell Bunch, her brother Arlyn Bunch, and her longtime friend and companion, Anne Stafford.
She will be lovingly...
Betsy Shepard Hassell
Nov 5, 2023
Elizabeth Coke Shepard “Betsy” Hassell, 94, of 149 Bowden Lane, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, November 5, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Hassell was born in Chowan County on October 27, 1929 and was the daughter of the late William Blount Shepard, Sr. and Bessie Hoskins Shepard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Brenda Jones Leche
Nov 5, 2023
Brenda Jones Leche, 77, formerly of Portsmouth, VA, and more recently of Sunbury, NC, was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and friend. On Sunday, November 5, 2023, she passed into the arms of her Savior from her home in Sunbury following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.
Brenda was born in Suffolk, VA on August 6, 1946, and was the...
Bud Alden Sowers
Nov 4, 2023
Bud Alden Sowers, 88, of Chepanoe Trail, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, November 4, 2023 at his daughter’s home in Portsmouth, VA.
Mr. Sowers was born in Somers Point, New Jersey on July 15, 1935 and was the son of the late Harry Franklin and Winnifred King Judkins Sowers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Thomas James Hoster
Nov 4, 2023
Thomas James Hoster, 69, of 42 Home Port Lane, Gates, NC, died Saturday, November 4, 2023 in his home.
Mr. Hoster was born on February 7, 1954 and was the son of the late William James Hoster, Sr. and Irene Margaret Stallings Hoster.
Formerly employed as a security officer with The Children’s Hospital of The Kings Daughters in Norfolk, he...
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