Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Juanita Morse Byrum
Aug 28, 2016
Juanita Morse Byrum, 79, of 1582 Center Hill Hwy, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, August 28, 2016 in her home.
Mrs. Byrum was born in Perquimans County on July 13, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Ernest Earl Morse and Annie Pauline Corbett Morse Harris. A homemaker, she was a member of Anderson United Methodist Church. In addition...
Merlin Wayne Kingston
Aug 27, 2016
Merlin Wayne Kingston, 77, of Collin Road, Murfreesboro, NC, died Saturday, August 27, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Kingston was born in Evansville, IN on January 12, 1939, and was the son of the late Joseph I. Kingston and Marjorie Myra Liffick Kaduce. A Vietnam veteran, he retired from the United States Navy after 22 years of service, having...
Joyce Bell Bolam
Aug 27, 2016
Joyce Marie Bell Bolam, 73, of Academy Street, Ahoskie, NC, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Bolam was born in Hertford County on October 5, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Randolph and Juanita Hall Bell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James Bell;...
Judson Eure
Aug 26, 2016
Judson Eure, 80, of 109 River Drive, Winton, NC, a former resident of Chesapeake, VA, and The Villages in Florida, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Eure was born in Hertford County on March 21, 1936, and was the son of the late Judson A. and Nettie Stallings Eure. Retired from Spivey...
James Landis Tepper
Aug 24, 2016
James Landis "Jim" Tepper, 77, of 718 Whedbee Drive, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Tepper was born in Bergen County, NJ on September 4, 1938, and was the son of the late Charles Edward and Ruth Landis Tepper. A retired photo engraver, he was a member of Berea Church of Christ,...
Katie O'Connor
Aug 21, 2016
As a family, filled with great sorrow, we share the passing of our Katie, on Sunday, August 21, 2016. She was an amazing young woman who never complained and we will forever be grateful for her life with us.
Kathryn Ashlin “Katie” O’Connor was born on August 14, 1970, in Albany, NY, and was the daughter of John and...
Ann Baynor Phelps
Aug 21, 2016
Elizabeth Ann Baynor Phelps, 81, of Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, and formerly of Highway 64, Creswell, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Edenton.
Mrs. Phelps was born in Virginia on September 24, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Haywood Garland Baynor, Sr. and Martha Adams Baynor. The retired owner...
J.E. Matthews
Aug 20, 2016
James Edward "J.E." Matthews, 52, of Elsie Court, Elizabeth City, NC, died Saturday, August 20, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
J.E. was born in Pasquotank County on October 30, 1963, and was the son of the late Wilbert Edward and Ethel White Matthews. Employed as a commercial truck driver for many years, he attended Camden Church...
R.B. Davenport
Aug 19, 2016
R.B. Davenport, 74, of 1209 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation, Windsor.
Mr. Davenport was born in Bertie County on April 15, 1942, and was the son of the late Carlie W. and Myrtle Simpson Davenport. Retired from Fisher Nut Corp. after 20 years, and later from Atlantic...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Campen
Aug 17, 2016
Elizabeth “Betsy” Campen, 70, of East King Street, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, August 17, 2016 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation, Windsor.
Mrs. Campen was born in Edenton on October 7, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Sidney Sawyer and Dorothy Elizabeth Webb Campen. An accomplished artist, she was a member of Edenton Baptist Church....
Clatta Greene Sawyer
Aug 15, 2016
Clatta Greene Sawyer, 99, of 201 Williamson Road, Portsmouth, VA, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 in Mayfair House, Portsmouth.
Mrs. Sawyer, just 10 days shy of turning 100 years old, was born in the Eure community of Gates County on August 26, 1916, and was the daughter of the late Sam and Ella Umphlett Greene. The Financial...
P. Eugene Saunders, Jr.
Aug 15, 2016
Percy Eugene “Gene” Saunders, Jr., 80, a longtime resident of Raleigh, NC, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016 following a brief illness.
Gene was born in Edenton, NC on October 13, 1935, and was the son of the late Percy Eugene, Sr. and Myrtle Boyce Saunders. A graduate of East Carolina University, he served in the United States...
Sidney Rupert Bell
Aug 13, 2016
Sidney Rupert Bell, 73, of 845 Taylor Mill Road, Eure, NC, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville. Mr. Bell was born in Northampton County on November 5, 1942, and was the son of the late Abner Rupert and Essie Byrd Bell. A retired Federal Food Inspector with the USDA, he had also owned and...
James Edward Alston, Sr.
Aug 9, 2016
James Edward “Jimmy” Alston, Sr., 78, of 112 Roberts Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Alston was born in Bertie County on April 5, 1938, and was the son of the late H.H. and Louise Cowan Alston. A retired Captain with the North Carolina Wildlife...
Donna McClure Veneris
Aug 7, 2016
Donna McClure Veneris, 73, of Daniels Road, Corapeake, NC, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mrs. Veneris was born in Fairmont, WV on March 13, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Donald Eugene and Ruth Slusser McClure. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, she was a faithful follower and servant of...
B. Kent Rowley, Sr.
Aug 4, 2016
Bryant Kent Rowley, Sr., 95, of 205 Comanche Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2016, in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton. Mr. Rowley was born on April 27, 1921, in Mecklenburg County, VA, and was the son of the late George William Rowley, Sr. and Effie Inez Ferguson Rowley. A retired electrician with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was...
Michael Warren Goodwin
Aug 4, 2016
Michael Warren “Mike” Goodwin, 59, of Hertford, NC, died Thursday, August 4, 2016 in his home with his sister, Sarah, by his side as she had been since he began his courageous battle with cancer in March.
Mr. Goodwin was the son of Ann Myers Goodwin of Hertford and the late Earlie Lorraine Goodwin.
Surviving in addition to his mother...
Marjorie Hager Houlehan
Aug 4, 2016
Marjorie Alice Hager Houlehan, 94, of Dillard’s Mill Road, Tyner, NC, died Thursday, August 4, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Houlehan was born in Boyd County, KY on September 6, 1921, and was the daughter of the late Charles Bingham and Anna Myrtle Dennis Hager. A retired sales representative in the health food industry, she was a...
Albert Ray Phillips
Aug 3, 2016
Albert Ray "Al" Phillips, 84, of 150 Sunset Circle, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, August 3, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Phillips was born in Knox County, OH on October 28, 1931, and was the son of the late Harley Monroe and Eva Hurle Phillips. An Army veteran, he had retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 3 following 21 years...
Ursula Frances Layden
Aug 2, 2016
Ursula Frances Layden, 63, of Spruill Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
A memorial service will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in South Mills Church of Christ. Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with the cremation arrangements.
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