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Barbara Leary Elbualy
Oct 14, 2023
Barbara Leary Elbualy, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
She was born November 23, 1934 in Edenton, NC to West and Hazel Leary. Barbara grew up in Edenton and then went on to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study nursing. After becoming a...
Sarah Dail Gould
Oct 13, 2023
Sarah Dail Gould, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, peacefully passed away on October 13, 2023, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Her legacy of compassion and unwavering dedication to her family will be forever treasured by her loved ones.
Sarah was born on June 3, 1944, and throughout her life, she achieved many remarkable milestones. Her true calling was her enduring commitment to...
Vicki Byrum Hale
Oct 10, 2023
Vicki Jo Byrum Hale, 54, of 895 US Highway 13 North, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in her home, surrounded by her family who she loved dearly, and after a long illness.
Vicki was born in Greensboro on December 16, 1968 and was the daughter of the late Lloyd Raye Byrum and Betty Jo Savage Umphlett. In addition...
Mary Gardiner Wilson
Oct 9, 2023
Mary Gardiner Wilson, 66, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and formerly a longtime resident of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully, after a five-year battle with cancer, on Monday, October 9, 2023 in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Born in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1957, Mary was the daughter of the late Leo Franklin...
James Lucious Byrum, Jr.
Oct 8, 2023
James Lucious Byrum, Jr., 85, of 718 Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, died Sunday, October 8, 2023 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Byrum was born in Chowan County on June 18, 1938 and was the son of the late James L., Sr. and Alice Chappell Byrum. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Henry Grant Wilson, Jr.
Oct 6, 2023
Henry Grant “Son” Wilson, Jr., 80, of 5051 Deer Forest Road, Suffolk, VA, died Friday, October 6, 2023 in his home.
Mr. Wilson was born in Gates County on October 21, 1942 and was the son of the late Henry G., Sr. and Mattie Lee Owens Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...
Anne H. Hollowell
Oct 5, 2023
Anne H. Hollowell, 81, of Sunbury, NC, died Thursday, October 5, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Hollowell was born in Gates County on July 31, 1942, the youngest of seven children of the late Alfred, Sr. and Jimmie Riddick Hollowell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Jennings Wayne Bunch, Sr. and by...
Robert Lee Nobles
Oct 5, 2023
Robert Lee “Bobby” Nobles, 89, of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Nobles was born in Craven County, NC, on April 14, 1934, and was the son of the late Vernon Ryan Nobles and Lizzie Mae Pryor Nobles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Calvin Ray Riddick
Oct 4, 2023
Calvin Ray Riddick, 88, of Smithfield, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023 in Northern Cardinal Rehabilitation and Nursing, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Riddick was born in Gates County, NC, on July 2, 1935, and was the son of the late Emory Judson Riddick, Sr. and Mary Ward Riddick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
Karla Johnson Gurganus
Oct 3, 2023
Karla Johnson Gurganus, 58, of 151 Barfield Road, Eure, NC, died Tuesday, October 3, 2023 in her home.
Karla was born in Portsmouth, VA on September 27, 1965 and was the daughter of the late Carl Roy, Sr. and Mary Rakestraw Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Carl Roy Johnson, Jr.
Employed...
Vernon Hedgepeth
Oct 1, 2023
Mills Vernon Hedgepeth, 92, formerly of US 13 South, Eure, NC, and more recently of Gates House Assisted Living in Gatesville died Sunday, October 1, 2023.
Mr. Hedgepeth was born in Gates County on May 6, 1931 and was the son of the late James George and Jacy Odell Eure Hedgepeth. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Marshall Lee Williford, Jr.
Sep 30, 2023
Marshall Lee Williford, Jr., of 111 Pembroke Circle, Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023.
Mr. Williford was born in Hertford County on October 23, 1954 and was the son of Barbara Lena Mizelle Williford of Windsor and the late Marshall Lee Williford, Sr. In addition to his father he was preceded in death by his brother, Eric...
Gene Sample
Sep 30, 2023
Calvin Eugene “Gene” Sample, 87, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 at his home following a long illness, where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Sample was born September 4, 1936 in a small house near the woods on Thunder Road in Elizabeth City. The son of the late Dallas Earl and Lina Pike...
John Augustus Smith
Sep 28, 2023
John Augustus Smith, Sr., 73, of 586 Burnt Mill Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, September 28, 2023 in his home.
Mr. Smith was born in Chowan County on September 12, 1950 and was the son of the late Robert Wilson and Mary Lois Todd Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, John A....
Johnnie Blake Parker
Sep 27, 2023
Johnnie Blake Parker, 85, of 1316 NC Highway 137, Eure, NC, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. Parker was born in and a life-long resident of the Eure community in Gates County and was the last surviving child born to the late James Kindred and Mary Polly Mullen Parker. His wife, Carolyn Mitchell Parker;...
Reinhard Paul-Gunter Kruegel
Sep 27, 2023
Reinhard Paul-Gunter Kruegel, 84, passed away in Elizabeth City, N.C. on September 27 after a long struggle with the aftereffects of Covid and other health issues. Reinhard was born in Bad Godesberg, Germany to Gottwald Hugo Reinhard and Eleonore (née Hunninghaus) Kruegel on June 2, 1939, the youngest of five children.
Reinhard is missed dearly by his family and...
Willie Arthur Hardee, Jr.
Sep 27, 2023
Willie Arthur Hardee, Jr., 67, of 232 Ainsley Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Hardee was born in Pitt County on March 30, 1956, and was the son of the late Willie Arthur, Sr. and Helen Ruth Collins Hardee. An engineer, he retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard following 34...
Clyde Wood
Sep 26, 2023
Willis Clyde Wood, 66, of 168 Hertford Beach Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in his home.
Clyde was born in Edgecombe County on December 26, 1956, and was the son of the late Willis Rex Wood and Martha Lee Johnson Warren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Whitfield.
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Margaret Russell Trombley
Sep 26, 2023
Margaret Ann Russell Chambers Trombley, 82, of 382 Hercules Court, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Trombley was born in Portsmouth, VA on February 23, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Harry Nurney and Ida Mae White Russell. In addition to her parents,...
Ada Willey Carroll
Sep 23, 2023
Ada Louise Willey Carroll, 100 of Raleigh, NC, and a former longtime resident of Gates, died Saturday, September 23, 2023 at her home.
Ada was born in Gates County on March 18, 1923 and was the only daughter born to the late Dan Arthur and Rosa Whedbee Willey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
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