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Hazel Jordan Davis

Hazel Jordan Davis

Apr 21, 2017

   Hazel Jordan Davis, 96, of Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, died Friday, April 21, 2017, in Edenton House.

 

   Mrs. Davis was born in Tyner on January 15, 1921, and was the daughter of the late Ollie Norman and Annie Chappell Jordan. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, she retired from Gregory’s Five & Dime Department Store in Hertford,...

Rick Bruce

Rick Bruce

Apr 20, 2017

   Errol Richard “Rick” Bruce, 73, of 227 Tranquility Lane, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, April 20, 2017 in his home.

 

   Mr. Bruce was born in Westbrook, ME on September 28, 1943, and was the son of the late Wallace Morton and Rita Berthiaume Bruce. A Vietnam veteran, he retired as a Master Chief with the US Navy following more than...

Anthony Eden Stephenson

Anthony Eden Stephenson

Apr 17, 2017

   Anthony Eden “Tony” Stephenson, 78, of 248 Tuscarora Beach Road, Winton, NC, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017, in his home where he was surrounded by his family.

 

   Mr. Stephenson was born in Hertford County on December 18, 1938, and was the son of the late Fred and Betty Ruth Long Stephenson. A retired maintenance superintendent from Union...

Rick Dean

Rick Dean

Apr 16, 2017

   Earl Hendricks “Rick” Dean, 70, of 1031 NC Hwy 37 North, Gates, NC, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017, in his home.

 

   Rick was born in St. Louis County, Missouri, and was the son of the late Earl H., Sr. and Helen Meredith Dean. A retired driver with Howell’s Motor Freight, he was a member of Kittrell’s United...

Sheila Yvonne Bivens

Sheila Yvonne Bivens

Apr 16, 2017

   Sheila Yvonne Bivens, 63, of Center Hill Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

 

   Miss Bivens was born in Norfolk, VA on February 25, 1954, and was the daughter of the late Robert Ernest, Jr. and Maggie Ruth Johnson Bivens, former residents of Sligo. In addition to her parents, she...

Wilys King Taylor

Wilys King Taylor

Apr 14, 2017

   Wilys King Taylor, 94, of Middle Swamp Road, Corapeake, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Gates House Assisted Living, Gatesville.

 

   Mrs. Taylor was born on December 21, 1922, in Portsmouth, VA and was the daughter of the late Junious Leb and Mary Baines King. A homemaker, prior to her marriage she was employed with Planter’s...

Lillian Thompson Hinds

Lillian Thompson Hinds

Apr 14, 2017

   Lillian Thompson “Honnie” Hinds, 93, of Moyock, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Elizabeth City.

 

   Born in Danville, VA on December 18, 1923, she was the daughter of the late James Henry and Margie Mills Thompson. A devoted wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, and aunt, she was a devout Christian and a faithful member of...

Robert Wayne Voliva

Robert Wayne Voliva

Apr 13, 2017

   Robert Wayne Voliva, 80, of 7454 NC 94 North, Creswell, NC, died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at his home.

 

   Mr. Voliva was born in Tyrrell County on January 3, 1937, and was the son of the late Robert Oakley and Jessie Gertrude Everton Voliva. A retired painter and carpenter, he was a faithful member of Faith Baptist Church where...

Joseph Mixon

Joseph Mixon

Apr 12, 2017

   Joseph Mixon, 78, of 1030 Halls Creek Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Heritage Care, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Mixon was born in South Carolina on April 4, 1939. Self-employed in maintenance, he attended Pearl Street Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Frances Mixon.

 

   A memorial service will be...

Linda Rinehart Green

Linda Rinehart Green

Apr 12, 2017

   Linda Dale Rinehart Green, 57, of 2004 Norfolk Street, Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

 

   Linda was born in Chowan County on June 11, 1959, and was the daughter of Benny Dale Rinehart, Sr. and Barbara Spencer Rinehart of Edenton. A manager with H & R Block Tax Service,...

Shirley Harrell Platts

Shirley Harrell Platts

Apr 11, 2017

   Shirley Harrell Platts, 81, of 531 Merrimac Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

 

   Mrs. Platts was born in Chowan County on December 17, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Lester Isaac and Lonie Evans Harrell. A graduate of East Carolina University, she was a retired teacher, having worked in...

Liz Morris

Liz Morris

Apr 4, 2017

   Elizabeth Ann Waid “Liz” Morris, 73, of Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.

 

   Mrs. Morris was born in Richmond, VA on June 2, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Willie Grayson Waid and Pearl Elizabeth Bruce Green. A retired convenience store manager, she attended Kittrell’s United Methodist...

Robert Edward McNair

Robert Edward McNair

Mar 31, 2017

   Robert Edward “Bobby” McNair, 72, of Roper, NC, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Friday March, 31, 2017.

 

   Born in Anniston, AL on March 13, 1945, he was the son of the late William Levi and Emily Ruth Watkins McNair. A veteran, he served his country with the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and...

Roger Cullen Bunch

Roger Cullen Bunch

Mar 31, 2017

   Roger Cullen Bunch, 82, of Tyner, NC, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017, in Edenton Prime Time.

 

   Mr. Bunch was born in Chowan County on April 17, 1934, and was the son of the late George Watkins Bunch and Blanche White Bunch. A retired Agriculture Chemicals Representative, he had received his Bachelor’s degree from NC State University. He...

Lois Jordan

Lois Jordan

Mar 31, 2017

   Margaret Delores “Lois” Jordan, 82, formerly of Tyner, NC, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Edenton.

 

   Miss Jordan was born in Chowan County on July 29, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Ollie Norman and Easter Mae Goodwin Jordan. She was a member of Happy Home Pentecostal Holiness Church.

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George Alvin Knox

George Alvin Knox

Mar 29, 2017

   George Alvin Knox, 78, of 210 Roanoke Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

 

   Mr. Knox was born in Pender County on May 18, 1938, and was the son of the late George Allen and Blanche Gray Knox. A retired Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force, he served for 23...

Marjorie Norman Boyce

Marjorie Norman Boyce

Mar 29, 2017

   Marjorie Ann Norman Boyce, 77, of 919 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

 

   Mrs. Boyce, a homemaker, was born in Bertie County on November 23, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Guy Clifton Norman and Flossie Russell Norman Boyce.

 

   Surviving are her husband of 56 years,...

David White Wiggins

David White Wiggins

Mar 29, 2017

   David White Wiggins, 90, of 336 Silver Springs Road of Sunbury, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, in his home, the same in which he was born on August 13, 1926.

 

   A retired farmer, he was a member of Philadelphia United Methodist Church, and had served in the United States Army. The last surviving child of the late...

Jeanne Williams Credle

Jeanne Williams Credle

Mar 26, 2017

   Jeanne Williams Credle, 75, of 137 Osprey Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, where she was surrounded by her family.

 

   Mrs. Credle was born in Norfolk, VA on May 2, 1941, and was the daughter of the late John K. and Frances Stenson Williams. She was the retired Human Resources...

Patricia Gale Rue Rosinski

Patricia Gale Rue Rosinski

Mar 26, 2017

   Patricia Gale Rue Rosinski, 71, of Hertford, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.

      Mrs. Rosinski was born in Astoria, OR on January 16, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Erwin Rue and Maurice Jacobs Rue Harris. 

      Surviving are her husband of 15 years, Gerald Rosinski; a daughter, Eva Briggs; a brother,...

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