Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Myrna Johnson Lowe
Mar 25, 2017
Myrna Johnson Lowe, 76, of 032 Lowe Road, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mrs. Lowe was born in Gates County on October 4, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Lewis Preston and Marie Harrell Johnson. A homemaker, she was a member of Gatesville Baptist Church where she taught the children’s Sunday...
Adrian Michael Womack
Mar 24, 2017
Adrian Michael Womack, 14 months old, of Gates, NC, passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, March 24, 2017.
Born in Flint, MI on January 26, 2016, he was the son of Zachary and Veronica Spindlow Womack.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his paternal grandparents, Dale and Marsha Wilson Jackson; maternal grandparents, Jimmy Spindlow and...
Christopher Carroll Mizelle
Mar 24, 2017
Christopher Carroll “Chris” Mizelle, 34, of Center Hill Highway, Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017. Chris was born in Hertford County on April 23, 1982, and was the son of Carroll and Barbara Mizelle and Patricia and Paul Flythe. Employed as a millwright with Ashton Lewis Lumber Company, he was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church, and...
Edward Lee Shelton
Mar 22, 2017
Edward Lee Shelton, 69, of 311 Holiday Island Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Mr. Shelton was born in Nashville, TN on September 27, 1947, and was the son of the late William Barber and Nellie Geneva Wilson Shelton. A retired commercial painter, he was an old car enthusiast. In addition to...
Billie Marshburn Ellington
Mar 22, 2017
Billie Sue Marshburn Ellington, 57, of 210 Shoshone Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in her home.
Mrs. Ellington was born in Carteret County on July 19, 1959, and was the daughter of Elizabeth Cannon Smead of Edenton and the late D.C. Marshburn. A waitress, she had been employed in area restaurants and most recently with Nothin...
Elaine Head Gorski
Mar 20, 2017
Norma Elaine Head Gorski, 62, a longtime resident of Chapel Hill, NC, and formerly of Sunbury, died peacefully in her sleep Monday, March 20, 2017 in her home. An automobile accident in 2003 had left her wheelchair dependent, and her husband and daughters had been her dedicated caregivers. Born in London, England on March 18, 1955, she was the daughter...
Joyce Layden Bunch
Mar 18, 2017
Joyce Layden Bunch, 75, of 2833 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017, in her home.
Mrs. Bunch was born in Perquimans County on September 20, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Oscar Richard “Dick” Layden and Louise Lane Layden. Retired from the dental office of Dr. Richard Hines, she and her...
Gregory Michael Lind
Mar 17, 2017
Gregory Michael Lind, 55, of Hertford, NC died Friday, March 17, 2017.
Mr. Lind was born in Windham County, CT on February 9, 1962, and was the son of Catherine O'Hara Richardson of Chesapeake, VA and the late Robert Carl Lind. The owner and operator of All-Wayz Kleen Pressure Washing, he was a member of Island Christian Fellowship Church.
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Charlie R. Cartwright, Jr.
Mar 17, 2017
Charlie Raymond Cartwright, Jr., 84, of 714 Body Road, Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2017, in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Cartwright was born in Pasquotank County on April 24, 1932, and was the son of the late Charlie Raymond, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Stevenson “Molly” Cartwright. A retired Lead...
Frank Marvin Roberts
Mar 15, 2017
Frank Marvin Roberts, 88, of 146 Riverwood Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City, where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Roberts was born in New York City, NY, on November 8, 1928, and was the only child of the late David Roberts and Sophia Bainder Roberts Ginsberg....
Lloyd Baker Byrum
Mar 15, 2017
Lloyd Baker “Puddin” Byrum, 73, of 51 Orchard Street, Sunbury, NC passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in his home.
Mr. Byrum was born in Gates County on January 1, 1944, and was the son of the late William Baker and Ruth Hollowell Byrum. A retired foreman from the pipefitting department of Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was a member...
Frank Polanish
Mar 14, 2017
Frank Polanish, 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away, Tuesday, March 14, 2017.
Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1937, he moved to Hertford with his wife in 1996. A retired commodity broker, he was the President of London, Jenkins & Polanish, Inc. a firm on the New York Commodity Exchange (COMEX), located at the time in the World Trade Center...
Lessie Chappell Hobbs
Mar 11, 2017
Lessie Chappell Benton Hobbs, 91, of 1808 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 11, 2017 in her home.
Mrs. Hobbs was born in Chowan County on May 25, 1925, and was the daughter of the late John Ervin and Rehem Dail Chappell. A homemaker, she attended Hobbsville Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she...
Susan Grieve Neff
Mar 10, 2017
Susan Arlean Grieve Neff, 64, of Nates Drive, Hertford, NC, died Friday, March 10, 2017 in Sentara Hospice House, Virginia Beach, VA.
Susan was born in Arlington, VA on April 30, 1952, and was the daughter of the late Robert Britland, Sr. and Evelyn Arlean Ballew Grieve.
Surviving are her son, Jeremy Neff and wife Amanda; her daughter,...
Larry Wayne Rivenbark, II
Mar 10, 2017
Larry Wayne Rivenbark, II, 33, of 324 Cisco Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Larry was born on May 14, 1983, in Portsmouth, VA. Employed with Food Lion of Edenton, locals may remember him for his playing with several area bands, most notably “UnderCross”.
Surviving are his wife, Sam...
Orval G. Williams
Mar 10, 2017
Orval G. Williams, 85, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2017, in Vidant Chowan Hospital where he was surrounded by his family.
Born in the fishing village of Lowland, NC in Pamlico County, NC on April 18, 1931, he was the son of the late Ervin Lee and Ora Love Bennett Williams. Known as...
Geraldine Brown Downs Ryder
Mar 10, 2017
Geraldine Brown Downs Ryder, 83, formerly of Pop’s Lane, Cofield, NC, and more recently of Ahoskie House, died Friday, March 10, 2017 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mrs. Ryder was born in Gates County on November 4, 1933, and was the daughter of the late James Talton and Susan Rebecca Ridgell Brown. A homemaker, she was a member of...
Edward Daniel "Cowboy" Pritchett, Sr.
Mar 9, 2017
Edward Daniel “Cowboy” Pritchett, Sr., 67, of Edenton, NC, died Thursday, March 9, 2017, in his home.
Mr. Pritchett was born in Martin County on April 9, 1949, and was the son of the late James and Mamie Lawrence Pritchett. He was formerly employed as an Ironworker with Local 79.
Surviving are his wife, Sylvia Jean Pike Pritchett;...
Carroll Smith
Mar 9, 2017
Wilburn Carroll Smith, 85, of 144 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2017 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Smith was born in Chowan County on October 7, 1931, and was the son of the late Tony Wilburn and Gwendolyn “Pete” Sutton Smith. The retired owner and operator of Northside Auto, he was a...
Eula Chaulk Wood
Mar 7, 2017
Eula Elizabeth Chaulk Wood, 84, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Wood was born in Perquimans County on December 22, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Stephen Decatur and Annie Belle Smith Chaulk. Retired from the former Elizabeth City Hosiery Mill, in recent years...
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