Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Ann Turnage Hill
Dec 25, 2016
Mary Ann Turnage Hill, 89, of Hwy 158 E, Sunbury, NC, died on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Hill was born in Pitt County on June 25, 1927, was the daughter of the late Lester Earl and Wesley Laughinghouse Turnage, and the wife of the late John Darius Hill, Sr....
Frances Meeks Lynch
Dec 23, 2016
Frances Yvonne Meeks Lynch, 88, of 307 Oneida Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016 in her home.
Mrs. Lynch was born on June 12, 1928, in Valdosta, GA and was the daughter of the late Demery and Audrey Chitty Meeks. A retired accountant/secretary with Virginia Chemicals, she later was the director of the Edenton-Chowan Food...
Glenn Huylett Perry, Sr.
Dec 23, 2016
Glenn Huylett Perry, Sr., 92, of 213 West Eden Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016 at his home.
Born on October 5, 1924 in Cannon’s Ferry, Chowan County, he was the third oldest of ten children born to John Elmer, Sr. and Mattie Amanda Knight Perry.
An Army veteran of World War II, he...
Jorgen Harald Jorgensen
Dec 23, 2016
Jorgen Harald Jorgensen, 79, of Blackfoot Trail, Edenton, NC, died Friday, December 23, 2016.
Mr. Jorgensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on January 14, 1937, and was the son of the late Earling Laurits Rasmus and Edith Agnes Jorgensen. A retired tool and die maker, he was a veteran of the Danish Defense.
Surviving are his wife, Joyce...
Bobby Harrell
Dec 22, 2016
Robert Louis “Bobby” Harrell, Sr., 82, of 1292 NC Hwy 137, Eure, NC, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Harrell was born in Gates County on November 27, 1934, and was the son of the late Jewel Randolph and Nellie Mullen Harrell. Raised in the fellowship of Cool Spring Baptist Church, in the 1950’s he pitched...
Robert Wayne Halsey
Dec 22, 2016
Robert Wayne Halsey, 74, of 237 Country Club Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville.
Mr. Halsey was born in Chowan County on June 12, 1942, and was the son of the late Edgar Leon, Sr. and Mary Pierce Halsey. While a student at John A. Holmes High School, he played...
Vilma Bright Umphlett
Dec 21, 2016
Vilma Bright Umphlett, 85, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Umphlett was born in Pasquotank County on May 21, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Christine Bright. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Jeanne Harrison Weaver
Dec 19, 2016
Jeanne Harrison Weaver, of Plymouth, NC, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016 in her home.
Mrs. Weaver was born in Washington County and was the daughter of the late Henry Eugene “H.E.”, Sr. and Neva Bateman Harrison. A graduate of Plymouth High School and Salem College, she was employed as a bookkeeper for many years with H.E. Harrison Wholesale...
Wayne Evans
Dec 19, 2016
George Wayne Evans, 61, of 102 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, December 19, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Evans was born in Chowan County on October 13, 1955, and was the son of the late George Wayland Evans and Mabel Boyce Evans Lane, and the step-son of the late Thomas Earl Lane. A self-employed contractor and...
Anne Curran Chappell
Dec 19, 2016
Anne Curran Chappell, 93, of Sycamore Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2016 in her home. Anne was born in Chowan County on June 10, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Russell Aubrey Chappell and Mariah Jane Curran Chappell. A homemaker, she had formerly worked at both Chowan Medical Center and Carter’s Ink. A member...
Billie Reed Sloop
Dec 17, 2016
Billie Reed Sloop, 71, formerly of Winfall, NC, and for the past 10 years a resident of Needham Adult Care Home in Shiloh, passed away, Saturday, December 17, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Ms. Sloop was born in Pasquotank County on January 8, 1945 (her true love, Elvis' birthday), and was the daughter of Katherine Hollowell...
Reby Winslow Stallings
Dec 15, 2016
Reby Winslow Stallings, 100, of Belvidere, NC, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016 in Randolph Hospice House, Asheboro.
Mrs. Stallings was born in Perquimans County, NC on September 15, 1916, and was the daughter of the late Lucious and Mary S. Winslow, having spent nearly her whole life in the Up River community. A loving wife, daughter, sister...
Russell Wheeler, Sr.
Dec 15, 2016
Russell Wheeler, Sr., 89, formerly of Edenton, NC, and more recently of the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston, died there on Thursday, December 15, 2016.
Mr. Wheeler was born in Chowan County on October 18, 1927, and was one of ten children born to the late Doppie and Lillie Wheeler. A retired clerk with Byrum Hardware Company,...
Esther Lee Brabble
Dec 13, 2016
Esther Lee Williams Brabble, 93, formerly of Soundside Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Brabble was born in Edgecombe County on July 24, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Percy Lee and Zannie Lucas Williams. A homemaker, she had formerly worked as an operator with Bell Telephone &...
William Patrick Lewis
Dec 13, 2016
William Patrick “Pat” Lewis, 73, formerly of Lake Road, Hertford, NC and more recently of Tyner Manor, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Pat was born in Perquimans County on May 23, 1943, and was the son of the late William Talmadge and Callie Patrick Lewis. He was raised in the fellowship of Oak Grove...
Ralph Milford VanPelt, Jr.
Dec 12, 2016
Ralph Milford VanPelt, Jr., 70, of 116 Old Rail Bed, Gates, NC, died Moday, December 12, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. VanPelt was born in Sullivan County, NY on January 9, 1946, and was the son of the late Ralph Milford, Sr. and Goldie Davis VanPelt. A retired auto mechanic, he was an Army veteran of...
Lucille Kathleen Atwell Parr Edmonds
Dec 12, 2016
Lucille Kathleen Atwell Parr Edmonds, 96, of 1341 Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, December 12, 2016 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Edmonds was born in Burt, Michigan on March 3, 1920, and was the daughter of the late Charles and Mabel Cowell Atwell. A homemaker, she was a member of Albemarle Baptist Church, Mt. Morris Chapter...
Warner Lee Little
Dec 12, 2016
Warner Lee Little, 87, of Sycamore Street, Hertford, NC, died Monday, December 12, 2016 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Little was born in Greene County on November 10, 1929, and was the son of the late William Travis and Lela Gertrude Harris Little. He was a retired auto body repairman. In addition to his parents, he was...
Billy Nixon
Dec 11, 2016
William Alton “Billy” Nixon, 85, of 1696 Hwy 37 South, Hobbsville, NC, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 in Down East Health & Rehabilitation Center, Gatesville.
Mr. Nixon was born in Chowan County on August 15, 1931, and was the son of the late William A. and Bera Wilson Nixon. Retired from Planters Peanuts in Suffolk, VA after...
Cynthia Hardy Maupin
Dec 10, 2016
Cynthia Hardy Maupin, 45, of 210 Creek Trail, Edenton, NC, and formerly of Chesapeake, VA passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at home.
Cindy was born in Portsmouth, VA on February 9, 1971, and was the daughter of Shirley Lassiter Hardy of Edenton, and the late Garrie Lee Hardy. Until her illness became severe, she resided in Wakefield,...
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