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Nancy O'Neal Massey

Nancy O'Neal Massey

Jun 11, 2017

   Nancy Jeanne O’Neal Massey, 70, of Harding Street, Raleigh, NC, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Vidant Bertie Hospital, Windsor.

 

   Mrs. Massey was born in Atlanta, GA on January 14, 1947, and was the daughter of Jeanne Smith O’Neal of Edenton, and the late W.D. O’Neal. Retired from the North Carolina Department of Community Colleges, she was...

Sammy Byrum

Sammy Byrum

Jun 10, 2017

   Wallace Sanford “Sammy” Byrum, Sr., 82, of 236 Nixon Road, Edenton, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2017, in the Palliative Care Unit at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

 

   Mr. Byrum was born in Chowan County on August 12, 1934, and was the son of the late William Vandy Byrum, Sr. and Ada White Byrum. In 1955,...

Rosemary Pryor Rosenburg

Rosemary Pryor Rosenburg

Jun 6, 2017

   Rosemary Pryor Rosenburg, 87, of Kitty Hawk, NC, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in her daughter’s home where she was surrounded by her family and loved ones.

 

   Mrs. Rosenburg was born in Birmingham, AL on September 11, 1929, was the daughter of the late Kenneth Pryor and Ruth Peffer Pryor Hildebrand, and was raised by her grandmother, the...

Frank Waterfield

Frank Waterfield

Jun 5, 2017

   William Franklin “Frank” Waterfield, 82, of 201 Hall Street, Aulander, NC, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 in his home.

 

   Mr. Waterfield was born in Norfolk, VA on March 7, 1935, and was the son of the late William Leven and Ruth Virginia Pope Waterfield. Retired from Hampton Roads Transit, he was an Army veteran having served in the...

Deborah Redmon Blackburn

Deborah Redmon Blackburn

Jun 5, 2017

   Deborah Jean Redmon Blackburn, 58, of 89 Williams Lane, Gates, NC, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.

 

   Mrs. Blackburn was born in Norfolk, VA on June 11, 1958, and was the daughter of the late Glenn Carroll, Sr. and Belva Jean Murphy Redmon. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, she was a...

L.Z. Felton

L.Z. Felton

Jun 3, 2017

   Louis Zachariah “L.Z.” Felton, 89, of US 13 South, Eure, NC, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.   Mr. Felton was born on October 9, 1927, and was the son of the late Miles Nathaniel “Nat” Felton and Lillie Williams Felton.  Retired from the NC Department of Agriculture, he was a meat and poultry inspector...

Joseph James Foy, Jr.

Joseph James Foy, Jr.

Jun 3, 2017

   Joseph James “Joe” Foy, Jr., 83, of 72 Folly Road, Sunbury, NC, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017 in his home.

 

   Mr. Foy was born in Jones County on December 24, 1933, and was the son of the late Joseph James, Sr. and Eunice Eubank Foy. A retired truck driver, he had been employed with Eastern Fuels of Edenton....

Katherine Reed Langley

Katherine Reed Langley

Jun 1, 2017

   Katherine Hollowell Reed Langley, 94, formerly of Winfall, NC, and more recently of Culpepper Drive, Rocky Mount, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 in Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Center.

 

   Mrs. Langley was born in Chowan County on December 30, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Charlie D. and Mary Florence Ward Hollowell. A homemaker, she grew up in...

Norma Jernigan Bulls

Norma Jernigan Bulls

Jun 1, 2017

   Norma Jernigan Bulls, 91, of Court Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Cross Creek Health & Rehabilitation, Swan Quarter.

 

   Mrs. Bulls was born in Chowan County on January 12, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Bessie Odell Ellis Jernigan. Retired from Seabrook Blanching Corporation after 27 years of employment, she...

Peggy Burgess Bunn

Peggy Burgess Bunn

May 31, 2017

   Peggy Inez Burgess Bunn, 86, of 1731 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in Sentara Hospice House, Virginia Beach, VA.

 

   Mrs. Bunn was born in Wilson County on August 23, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Troy and Tincie Williams Burgess. A retired florist, she was a member of Burgess Baptist Church....

Josephine McNally Mahon

Josephine McNally Mahon

May 26, 2017

   Josephine McNally “Josie” Mahon, 36, of Seaview Drive, Edenton, NC and formerly of the Tidewater area of Virginia, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017, at home where she was surrounded by her family.

   Josie was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on July 7, 1980, had majored in Hospitality and Tourism Manangement in college, and had worked in that field for...

Judy Gilliland Conner

Judy Gilliland Conner

May 23, 2017

   Judy Gilliland Conner, 64, of 1448 Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in her home.

 

   Mrs. Conner was born in Portsmouth, VA on August 18, 1952, and was the daughter of the late Francis Henry and Lurley Brown Gilliland. A homemaker, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. In addition to her parents,...

Fae Gray Rogers

Fae Gray Rogers

May 22, 2017

   Fae Gray Rogers, 71, of 126 Jackson Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017, in her home where she was surrounded by her family.

 

   Mrs. Rogers was born in Chowan County on September 6, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Elmer Gray and Eula Williams Watson. She had retired as a machinist from the...

Virginia Hassell Davis

Virginia Hassell Davis

May 22, 2017

   Virginia Hassell Davis, 75, of 1639 Lane’s Landing Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017, in Kindred Transitional Care & Rehabilitation Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mrs. Davis was born in Tyrrell County on June 2, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Jack and Lela Hassell. Retired from Stihl Corp. in Virginia Beach, and a former...

Eileen Mays Touvelle

Eileen Mays Touvelle

May 18, 2017

   Eileen Erma Mays Touvelle, 94, formerly of Canal Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

 

   Mrs. Touvelle was born in East Liverpool, OH, on February 22, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Elda Ray Mays and Erma Martha Founds Mays. A former hairdresser, she was a dipper...

Arlyn Ray Dail

Arlyn Ray Dail

May 17, 2017

   Arlyn Ray Dail, 70, of 1337 Windsor Ridge Drive, Rock Hill, SC, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, where he was surrounded by his family.

 

   Mr. Dail was born in Chowan County on February 18, 1947, and was the son of the late John Raymond and Elizabeth Chappell Dail. A retired...

Obed Lenwood Lee

Obed Lenwood Lee

May 16, 2017

   Obed Lenwood Lee, 89, of 931 Soundside Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

 

   Mr. Lee was born in Beaufort County on August 26, 1927, and was the son of the late Obed and Minnie Lucy Clark Lee. Retired from the North Carolina Department of Alcohol Beverage Control, he also worked...

Danielle Lynn Hoskins

Danielle Lynn Hoskins

May 16, 2017

   Danielle Lynn Hoskins, 21, of 904 Union Branch Road, Corapeake, NC, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in her home where she was surrounded by her family.

 

   Danielle was born in Suffolk, VA on November 22, 1995, and was a graduate of Gates County High School.

 

   Among her survivors are her mother, Pamela Lynn Smith Hoskins; two...

J. Russell Hollowell

J. Russell Hollowell

May 13, 2017

  

   Joel Russell Hollowell, 59, of 165 Halsey Bay Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.

 

   Mr. Hollowell was a lifelong resident of Perquimans County, born on February 10, 1958, and was the son of the late Joel F., Jr. and Oneita Hastings Hollowell. For many years he worked...

E. Burnell Heath

E. Burnell Heath

May 12, 2017

   Eldon Burnell Heath, 89, of Emory Lane, Sunbury, NC, died Friday, May 12, 2017 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation Center.

 

    Mr. Heath was born in Camden County on January 9, 1928, and was the son of the late Eldon B. and Margaret Leary Heath. He had served in the Coast Guard, retired from the US Air Force, and...

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