Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Joseph Benjamin Fuller
Dec 9, 2017
Joseph Benjamin “Ben” Fuller, 49, of 279 Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017, in his home where he was being cared for by his daughter and his mother.
Ben was born in Norfolk, VA on April 15, 1968. A Lieutenant with the Portsmouth Fire Rescue & Emergency Services, Engine 11, B Shift, he had...
Brenda Perry Toppin
Dec 9, 2017
Brenda Jeanette Perry Toppin, 72, of Wingfield Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at the home of her sister where she was surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Toppin was born in Chowan County on November 27, 1945, and was the daughter of Cornelia Hare Perry of Tyner, and the late Claude R. Perry. A retired secretary,...
Terry Hunnicutt
Dec 7, 2017
Terrell O'Neal "Terry" Hunnicutt, 69, of 203 Bembury Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017, in Sentara CarePlex, Hampton, VA, where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Hunnicutt was born in Monroe County, GA on November 11, 1948, and was the son of the late Thomas O'Neal and Martha Evelyn Taylor Hunnicutt. A retired technician...
Marina Spruill Crummey
Dec 7, 2017
Marina Spruill Crummey, 82, of 803 Bond Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Crummey was born in Washington County on July 2, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Robert Samuel and Mable Hufton Spruill. A retired supervisor with the North Carolina Department of Child Support, she had worked earlier with...
Johnnie Rheuben Phthisic
Dec 6, 2017
Johnnie Rheuben Phthisic, 76, of 1756 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in his home.
Mr. Phthisic was born in Perquimans County on March 3, 1941, and was the son of the late Wilbur and Dorothy Cartwright Phthisic. He was a retired truck driver. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...
Lester Keaton Baines
Dec 3, 2017
Lester Keaton Baines, 92, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 3, 2017 in his home surrounded by his family.
Lester was born in Pasquotank County on July 7, 1925, and was the son of the late Arthur Paul and Jessie Lester Keaton Baines of Symonds Creek. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Ronald Wayne McPherson
Dec 2, 2017
Ronald Wayne McPherson, 51, of 1706-J West Queen Street, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017, in his home.
Mr. McPherson was born in Norfolk, VA on August 2, 1966, and was the son of the late Aubrey Earl, Sr. and Clara Lina Mae Overton McPherson. He had worked in landscaping.
Surviving are a sister, Margaret Smith of Portsmouth, VA;...
Dorothy Sutcliffe Robinson
Dec 2, 2017
Dorothy Beatrice Sutcliffe "Narnie" Robinson, 90, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 in her home where she was surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Robinson was born in Trenton, NJ on March 16, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Lystre Lawrence, Sr. and Beatrice Fenton Sutcliffe. A homemaker, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and...
John W. Shultis
Dec 2, 2017
John William Shultis, 70, of Corapeake, NC, died Saturday, December 2, 2017.
Mr. Shultis was born January 19, 1947, and was the son of the late Arnold and Rose Shultis. The former owner of Micro Steel Rule Die Company, he served as chairman for 10 years of Paterson Parking Authority, was active for many years in the City of...
Lois Hurdle Nixon
Dec 1, 2017
Lois Ann Hurdle Nixon, 77, of 119 Parrish Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, in her home where she was surrounded by her family. Mrs. Nixon was born in Perquimans County on July 1, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Harold Henderson and Celesta Godwin Hurdle. A graduate of the Louise Obici School of...
Marie Smith Lewis
Dec 1, 2017
Marie Smith Lewis, 88, of 141 Tunis Road, Winton, NC, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Lewis was born in Hertford County on November 30, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Lonnie Gaston and Sallie Bazemore Smith. A former instructor at the Wards Corner Beauty Academy, she later worked as...
Thomas Mack Sawyer, Sr.
Nov 30, 2017
Thomas Mack Sawyer, Sr., 89, of 688 Body Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Thursday, November 30, 2017 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Sawyer was born in Norfolk, VA on March 29, 1928, and was the son of the late Mack Bell Sawyer, Jr. and Lina Harrington Brickhouse. The retired owner and operator of Sawyer's Painting and Decorating,...
Marjorie Mathias Duck
Nov 29, 2017
Marjorie Mathias Duck, 83, of 189 Rountree Lane, Gatesville, NC, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in Accordius Health and Rehabilitation, Gatesville.
Mrs. Duck was born in Gates County on May 27, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Wallace Lee and Ellie Enora Mathias. A homemaker, she was a member of Zion United Methodist Church. In addition to...
Connie Dail Russell
Nov 28, 2017
Connie Dail Russell, 70, of 1120 New Hope Road, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in Sentara Hospice House, Virginia Beach, VA.
Ms. Russell was born in Pasquotank County on May 13, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Alonzo Edward and Ada Jane Hassell Dail. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Henry Lee Britt
Nov 27, 2017
Henry Lee Britt, 63, of Sunbury, NC, died Monday, November 27, 2017 in his home.
Mr. Britt was born in Suffolk, VA on September 10, 1954, and was the son of Mary Bessie Winslow Britt King of Suffolk and the late Henry Augustus Britt. Retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was an avid fisherman, and enjoyed tinkering and being involved...
John Jacob Barnes, Jr.
Nov 26, 2017
John Jacob Barnes, Jr. 91, of Parker's Church Road, Corapeake, NC, died Sunday, November 26, 2017.
Mr. Barnes, known as “John, Jr.” and “Buddy Barnes”, was born in Suffolk, VA on August 5, 1926, and was the son of the late John Jacob Barnes, Sr. and Julia Ellis Barnes Watkins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Nancy Leigh Stallings
Nov 26, 2017
Nancy Leigh Stallings, 87, formerly of the Sandy Cross community of Gates County, NC, and in recent years a resident of Staunton, VA, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, in the Kings Daughters Community Health & Rehabilitation Center in Staunton.
Miss Stallings was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on October 14, 1930, and was a daughter of the late...
Laura Brewin Sawyer
Nov 25, 2017
Laura Ainsley Brewin Sawyer, 47, of 108 N. Covent Garden Street, Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 25, 2017 in her home with her husband by her side.
A native of Perquimans County, she was born August 26, 1970, and was the daughter of David Brewin of Cullowhee and the late Margaret Ainsley Brewin. A loving wife, mother, daughter,...
Alice Faye Williams Jones
Nov 21, 2017
Alice Faye Williams Jones, 76, of 131 Shannonhouse Road, Edenton, NC, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Faye was born in Pasquotank County on November 30, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Alton Williams and Mary Wright Williams Goodwin. In addition to her parents, she...
Clarine Whedbee Stallings
Nov 20, 2017
Clarine Whedbee Stallings, 92, formerly of Acorn Hill Road in the Sandy Cross community of Gates County, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017, in Laurel Park Nursing Center, Stockbridge, GA.
Mrs. Stallings was born in Perquimans County on September 27, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Ervin W. and Minnie Harrell Whedbee. A retired seamstress with South...
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