Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
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...
Carroll Edward Tynch, Sr.
Dec 28, 2017
Carroll Edward Tynch, Sr., 70, of 201 Tynch Town Road, Edenton, NC, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017, in his home.
Mr. Tynch was born in Chowan County on February 14, 1947, and was the son of the late Charles Spurgeon, Sr. and Thelma Virginia Goodwin Tynch. The owner of Carroll’s Cabinet Shop, he was also a commercial fisherman....
Eugene Paul King
Dec 28, 2017
Eugene Paul King, 67, of 140 Osprey Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017, in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. King was born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA on November 14, 1950, and was the son of the late Orion Morris and Margaret Mary Kacsuta King. He was a graduate of...
Ronald Earl Chappell
Dec 28, 2017
Ronald Earl Chappell, 76, of 3215 Meeting Place, Greenville, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2017, in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Chappell was born in Perquimans County on October 30, 1941, and was the son of the late Howard and Bernice Winslow Chappell. A retired Chief Petty Officer, he served for 21...
Jerry Wayne Walker
Dec 27, 2017
Jerry Wayne Walker, 56, of 253 Burgess Road, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in his home.
Mr. Walker was born in Virginia Beach, VA on November 24, 1961, and was the son of Johnnie and Leona Vellines Walker of Wilson. The owner and operator of Walker's Tree Service, he was a member of both the National Rifle...
Mattie Lee Simpson Smithson
Dec 27, 2017
Mattie Lee Simpson Smithson journeyed to her eternal home on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
She was the wife of 65 years to Ulyss E. “Smitty” Smithson of the home. Born on March 1, 1932 to the late Leslie L. Simpson and Mattie Brothers Simpson, she was the baby sister to Ethel S. Robinson,...
Murray Edward Jethro
Dec 27, 2017
Murray Edward Jethro, 84, of 210 Soundward Lane, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017, in his home.
Mr. Jethro was born in Chowan County on August 15, 1933, and was the son of the late Charlton B. and Edna Goodwin Jethro. He faithfully attended Island Christian Fellowship.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Katherine Blythe Parker
Dec 26, 2017
Katherine Blythe Parker, 92, of Gates, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 26, 2017.
Mrs. Parker was born in Franklin, VA on July 29, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Hunter and Allie Griffin Blythe. A homemaker, she attended Reynoldson Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Samuel Robert Clayton
Dec 26, 2017
Samuel Robert "Sam" Clayton, 46, of 311 Coree Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in his home.
Sam was born in Welch, WV on May 16, 1971, and was the son of the late Sammie Lewis Clayton and Shirley Ann Rector Boyd. He was a self-employed carpenter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
James Madison Bond
Dec 25, 2017
James Madison Bond, 94, of 107 S. Moseley Street, Edenton, NC, died Monday, December 25, 2017, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport, NC.
Mr. Bond was born in Chowan County on May 20, 1923, and was the son of the late Millard F. and Hettie Hudgins Bond. Retired from the United States Postal Service, he had served...
Sheila Ann Owens
Dec 25, 2017
Shelia Ann Owens, 70, of 3021 Rose Trailer Park Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Christmas Day, December 25, 2017, in her home.
Mrs. Owens was born in Tyrrell County on August 31, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Delmar Clarence Owens, Sr. and Ola Gerlene Vanhorn Furlough. Before her health issues prevented her from working, she...
Dorothy Witt McGuire
Dec 20, 2017
Dorothy Ruth Witt McGuire, 78, of Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. McGuire was born in Salt Lake City, UT on May 15, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Dean Russell Witt and Ruth Wilkins Johnson. A homemaker, she was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ...
Elissa Rochelle Smith Barreto Gay
Dec 18, 2017
Elissa Rochelle Smith Barreto Gay, 34, of 496 Paige Riddick Road, Gates, NC, passed away on Monday, December 18, 2017 in her home.
Elissa was born in Norfolk, VA on May 19, 1983. She was preceded in death by a newborn son, Isaiah Gay.
Surviving are her husband, Casey Darren Gay; her mother, Charlotte Hollingsworth of Gates; her...
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