Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
William Ralph Proctor
Jan 10, 2018
William Ralph "Bill" Proctor, 80, of 2122 New Hope Road, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Proctor was born in Perquimans County on March 18, 1937, and was the son of the late Ralph Proctor and Edith Haskett Proctor Waller. Retired from S & R Supermarket and later from Wal-Mart...
Faye Outlaw Harrell
Jan 10, 2018
Faye Outlaw Harrell, 79, of 204 White’s Landing Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 in her home.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Bertie County on July 21, 1938, and was a daughter of the late Hersey Raymond and Lida Overton Outlaw. Retired from George C. Moore Company, she was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist...
Lucille O. Hale
Jan 10, 2018
Lucille Outland Hale, 93, of 300 Bosley Road, Sunbury, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, in Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA.
Mrs. Hale was born in the St. John’s community of Hertford County on July 8, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Jesse H. and Lucy Belle Leggett Outland. In years past, she had worked at...
George "Bill" Lawrence
Jan 9, 2018
George "Bill" Lawrence, 82, of 029 Millpond Road, Gatesville, NC, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018.
Mr. Lawrence was born in Gates County on January 2, 1936, and was the son of the late Leck B. and Ruth Speight Lawrence. The retired owner and operator of George Lawrence Logging Co., he was a member of the Gatesville Masonic Lodge #126, and...
Melvin Ephrain Forehand
Jan 9, 2018
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Melvin Ephrain Forehand, 86, of 407 Beech Springs Road, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, January 9, 2018 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Forehand was born in Perquimans County on July 14, 1931, and was the son of the late Jarvis E. and Elie Rogerson Forehand. A retired farmer, he was a member of Anderson United Methodist Church. In addition...
Mary Bivens Byrd
Jan 9, 2018
Mary Jo Bivens Byrd, 91, of Mark Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Byrd was born in Gaston County on August 10, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Pittman Bivens and Callie Lee Withers Bivens. A homemaker, she was a member of Edenton Baptist...
Joel Benjamin Perry, Jr.
Jan 8, 2018
Joel Benjamin Perry, Jr., 60, of 283 Holiday Island Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, January 8, 2018 in his home.
Mr. Perry was born in Chowan County on June 30, 1957, and was the son of the late Joel Benjamin "J.B." Perry, Sr. and Dorothy Whedbee Perry Collins. A plant manager with Commercial Ready Mix Products in Elizabeth City,...
Sara Saunders DeBlois
Jan 8, 2018
Sara Saunders DeBlois, 91, of 201 Luke Street, Apt. 14, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. DeBlois was born in Chowan County on March 28, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Percy Eugene Saunders, Sr. and Myrtle Boyce Saunders. Employed with Drs. Baker and Francis, she worked with...
J.P. Timberlake, III
Jan 7, 2018
Julius Poindexter “J.P.” Timberlake, III, 79, of 130 Country Club Drive, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, January 7, 2018, in his home.
Mr. Timberlake was born in Raleigh, NC on May 2, 1938, and was the son of the late Julius Poindexter Timberlake, Jr. and Hazel Lee Wilder Timberlake.
After graduating from Louisburg High School where he played baseball...
Allen Conrad Croom
Jan 6, 2018
Allen Conrad Croom, 58, of 601 South Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018, in the Sentara Hospice House in Virginia Beach, VA.
Mr. Croom was born in Hertford County on January 29, 1959, and was the son of the late Conrad Hobson Croom and Iris Sewell Ow. A long-time resident of both Virginia Beach...
Clyde Lee Riddick
Jan 6, 2018
Clyde Lee Riddick, 74, of 440 Union Branch Road, Corapeake, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018, in his home.
Mr. Riddick was born in Suffolk, VA on December 16, 1943, and was the son of the late Lee and Susie Benton Riddick. Retired from the former HRFT Car Sales in Portsmouth, VA, he later worked with...
Gary Keith Kennedy
Jan 5, 2018
Gary Keith Kennedy, 81, of Hertford, NC, died Friday, January 5, 2018 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Kennedy was born in Gouverneur, NY on May 1, 1936, and was the son of the late Glenn and Bertha Griffis Kennedy. A retired Chief Petty Officer from the US Navy following 23 years of service, he was a member of...
Audrey Nixon Riddick
Jan 5, 2018
Audrey Nixon Pittman Riddick, of Belvidere, NC, died Friday, January 5, 2018.
The daughter of the late Kramer and Lessie Pritchard Nixon, she spent most of her life in Rocky Mount where she was an avid New York Yankees fan and worked with Burlington Industries. Her later years were spent in the Whiteston community of Belvidere.
In addition...
Faye Kehr McCumber
Jan 5, 2018
Faye Kehr McCumber, 95, of 110 Old Hertford Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018, in her home.
Mrs. McCumber was born in Montgomery County, Iowa, and was the daughter of the late Frank B. and Florence Dunn Kehr. Her younger life was spent in Omaha, Nebraska as a devoted mother and working for the Army...
Preston Reece Stevenson
Jan 4, 2018
Preston Reece Stevenson, 83, of 281 Riverwood Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Stevenson was born in Perquimans County on August 12, 1934, and was the son of the late Ernest Reynold and Bessie Queen Smith Stevenson. A veteran, he had served the country in the U.S. Army as a...
Janet Chappell Sheridan
Jan 3, 2018
Janet Chappell Sheridan, 58, of 1114 Macedonia Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, in her home.
Janet was born in Chowan County on December 4, 1959, and was the daughter of the late Elton Thomas and Margaret Spurlin Chappell. She had been employed as a substitute teacher with the Chowan County School System, and had...
Hurley Mitchell
Jan 3, 2018
Henry Hurley Mitchell, 72, of 306 First Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Mitchell was born in Chowan County on May 24, 1945, and was the son of the late Gibson Hurley and Donie Davenport Mitchell. Employed with the Edenton Cotton Mill for 30 years, he later worked with the...
John Albert Byrum, Jr.
Jan 1, 2018
John Albert Byrum, Jr., 81, formerly of Horseshoe Road, Elizabeth City, NC died Monday, January 1, 2018 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Byrum was born in Chowan County on October 27, 1936, and was the son of the late John Albert, Sr. and Sarah King Byrum. A retired machinist from Newport News Shipbuilding, he was a member of...
Robert Edward Brinson, Jr.
Dec 30, 2017
Robert Edward “Brindy” Brinson, Jr., 65, of 190 River Moss Way, Hertford, NC, entered God’s arms, on Saturday, December 30, 2017, from his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Brinson was born on February 13, 1952, in Portsmouth, VA, and was the son of the late Robert E., Sr. and Juanita Jones Brinson. A 1970 graduate...
Merilyn Semans Carter
Dec 30, 2017
Merilyn Semans Carter, 84, formerly of Ahoskie, NC, and more recently of 804 Caspian Court, Wilmington, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Carter was born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 3, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Dorothy Watson Semans. Retired from the Department of Social Services...
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