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Gene English, Sr.

Gene English, Sr.

Jan 20, 2017

   Eldridge Eugene "Gene" English, Sr., 81, of 481 Sandy Hook Road, Shawboro, NC, died Friday, January 20, 2017 in Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, Elizabeth City.

 

    Mr. English was born in Hyde County on December 30, 1935, and was the son of the late Eldridge Lundy and Zulean Pegram English. A retired carpet installer, he was a member of...

Derek Charles Wilson

Derek Charles Wilson

Jan 20, 2017

   Derek Charles Wilson, 25, of 929 North Broad Street, Edenton, NC, died Friday, January 20, 2017 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

 

   Derek was born in Hartford, CT on December 21, 1991, and was the son of Donna Celeste Angell of Edenton and David Clare Wilson of Torrington, CT. He was employed with Subway of Edenton.

 

   In addition to...

Frances Swain Eason

Frances Swain Eason

Jan 17, 2017

   Frances Ruth Swain Eason, 73, of 118 Morris Circle, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

 

   Mrs. Eason was born in Chowan County on April 16, 1943, and was the daughter of the late George Swain and Grace Davenport Hendrix. A retired inspector from George C. Moore Corp. after 36 years of employment,...

Felbert Gill Lamb

Felbert Gill Lamb

Jan 17, 2017

   Felbert Gill Lamb, 80, longtime resident of Murfreesboro, NC, and more recently of Elizabeth City, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

 

   Mr. Lamb was born in Camden County on May 8, 1936, and was the son of the late Jacob Judson and Grace Lorraine Munden Lamb. A retired x-ray technician, he was a member...

Carolyn Matthews Lane

Carolyn Matthews Lane

Jan 15, 2017

   Carolyn Matthews Lane, 82, of 903 W. Grubb Street, Hertford, NC passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 in her home.

   Mrs. Lane was born in Perquimans County on October 18, 1934, and was the daughter of the late John Moody, Sr. and Mattie Blanchard Matthews.  A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she was a member of Hertford United Methodist Church...

Legion Owens Britton

Legion Owens Britton

Jan 12, 2017

   Legion Owens Britton, 81, of Edenton, NC died Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mrs. Britton was born in Chowan County on September 3, 1935, and was the daughter of the late William Charles and Edith Alexander Owens.  A retired administrative assistant from the Chowan County ASCS office, she was the first woman in North Carolina to...

Donald Wayne Latham

Donald Wayne Latham

Jan 9, 2017

   Donald Wayne “Agitator” Latham, 69, of 3011 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, January 9, 2017 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

 

   Mr. Latham was born in Halifax County on August 6, 1947. He was a retired plant engineer from Edenton Cotton Mill, was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church, and had served in the United States Marine...

Barbara G. Lynch

Barbara G. Lynch

Jan 8, 2017

   Barbara G. Lynch, 54, of Morgan's Corner Road, Elizabeth City, NC passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Lynch was born in Portsmouth, VA on June 20, 1962, and was the daughter of Loretta Ann Richards of St. Louis, MO and the late Carlos Gene Richards, Sr.  She was employed as a people...

Marvin Dan De Witte

Marvin Dan De Witte

Jan 8, 2017

   Marvin Dan De Witte, 69, of 303 Country Club Drive, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

 

   Mr. De Witte was born in Bergen County, NJ on April 13, 1947, and was the son of Grace Balkema De Witte of Isle of Palms, SC and the late Marinus De Witte. Retired from the Textile...

Etheleen Matthews Ward

Etheleen Matthews Ward

Jan 8, 2017

   Etheleen Matthews Ward, 91, of 3908 Cannon Point Drive, Chesapeake, VA, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 in Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth.

 

   Mrs. Ward was born in Gates County on January 22, 1925, and was one of seven children of the late John Thomas and Donnie Smith Matthews. A retired data programmer with Dominion Power, she was a...

Susan Mohr Hassell

Susan Mohr Hassell

Jan 7, 2017

   Susan Jane Mohr Hassell, 60, of Shoshone Trail, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 in her home.

 

   Mrs. Hassell was born in Suffolk County, NY on March 27, 1956, and was the daughter of the late John Schurmann and Jane Elizabeth Barker Mohr. She had been employed as a nursing assistant for many years.

 

   Surviving are...

Jerry Wayne Whedbee

Jerry Wayne Whedbee

Jan 7, 2017

   Jerry Wayne Whedbee, 71, of 101 Russell Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Whedbee was born in Perquimans County on May 8, 1945, and was the son of the late Elsberry and Catherine Smith Whedbee. Retired after serving 22 years in the United States Coast Guard, he...

Archie Madison "Jay" Bowen, Jr.

Archie Madison "Jay" Bowen, Jr.

Jan 7, 2017

   Archie Madison "Jay" Bowen, Jr., 65, of 123 Davis Road, Windsor, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 in his home.

 

   Mr. Bowen was born in Bertie County on September 23, 1951, and was the son of the late Archie M., Sr. and Madeline Taylor Bowen. Retired from Perdue Farms, he more recently had worked with Bertie Ambulance...

Thomas Leon Butler

Thomas Leon Butler

Jan 4, 2017

   Thomas Leon Butler, 54, of 324 Hwy 305, Windsor, NC, died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in Vidant Bertie Hospital, Windsor.

 

   Mr. Butler was born in Suffolk, VA and was the son of Mary Alice Barnes of Windsor and the late Elmo Jackson Butler. He was a designer with J.C. Penney.

 

   In addition to his mother, he is survived...

Pennaritta Tayloe Thompson

Pennaritta Tayloe Thompson

Jan 1, 2017

   Pennaritta Tayloe “Penny” Thompson, 74, of Robert Street, Windsor, NC, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville.

 

   Mrs. Thompson was born in Edgecombe County on May 9, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Walter Sidney and Lena Moore Rawls Tayloe. A retired high school teacher from Bertie High School having taught for 32...

Kelly Raymond Hare

Kelly Raymond Hare

Dec 31, 2016

   Kelly Raymond Hare, 90, of 3032 Kelly’s Beach Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Hare was born in Chowan County on July 15, 1926, and was the son of the late David Richard and Mamie McClenney Hare. A retired farmer, he will long be remembered by his...

Martin Roger Brady, Jr.

Martin Roger Brady, Jr.

Dec 29, 2016

   Martin Roger Brady, Jr., of Beech Point Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Brady, born in New York City on November 17, 1938, was the son of the late Martin Roger, Sr. and Evelyn Silkman Brady. A graduate of Fordham University, he retired as the Senior Director of...

Teddie Richard Wright

Teddie Richard Wright

Dec 29, 2016

   Teddie Richard “Ted” Wright, 80, of 225 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

 

   Mr. Wright was born in Chowan County on July 5, 1936, and was the son of the late Rupert Edgar and Elizabeth Rogerson Wright. A retired Senior Master Sergeant with the US Air Force, he later had...

The Rev. Dr. Walter G. Byrum, Sr.

The Rev. Dr. Walter G. Byrum, Sr.

Dec 26, 2016

  

   The Rev. Dr. Walter Graham Byrum, Sr., 61, of Winterville, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 26, 2016 with his family by his side.

 

   Walter, better known as “Mr. B.”, was born in Chowan County on March 31, 1955, and was the son of the late Murray Forehand Byrum and Grace Wilkins Byrum....

Rhonda Nichols Fleetwood

Rhonda Nichols Fleetwood

Dec 25, 2016

   Rhonda Elaine Nichols Fleetwood, 56, of 123 Creek Trail, Hertford, NC, passed away on Christmas morning, December 25, 2016, in her home.

 

   Rhonda was born in Columbus, OH on January 29, 1960, and was the daughter of Carol Lane Nichols of Johnstown, OH and the late Lawrence Leslie Nichols. The retired manager of The Chicken Kitchen in Edenton, she...

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