Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
Blanche Butler Campen
Mar 6, 2017
Blanche Butler Campen, 99, formerly of Walters Street in Hertford, NC, and more recently of Edenton Prime Time Village, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2017, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Campen was born in Perquimans County on July 10, 1917, and was the daughter of the late George William and Lula Simpson Butler. Retired from the Perquimans County...
Mike Perry
Mar 6, 2017
James Michael “Mike” Perry, 59, of 102 Russell Lane, Elizabeth City, NC, died Monday, March 6, 2017, in his home.
Mr. Perry was born in Martin County on November 30, 1957, and was the son of Elvin “Deanie” Modlin Perry of Eure, and the late James Bertell “Jimmy” Perry. A self-employed carpenter, he was raised in the fellowship of...
Norma Ambrose Green
Mar 5, 2017
Norma Ruth Ambrose Green, 41, of 849 Simpson Ditch Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017, at the home of a friend, Bobby Wells, Jr. in Hertford.
Norma was born on February 10, 1976, in Pasquotank County and was the daughter of Hubert Ambrose of Elizabeth City and Margaret Ann Clifton Seagroves of Powell’s Point....
Carroll Edward Romney, Jr.
Mar 5, 2017
Carroll Edward Romney, Jr., 73, of Greenwood Court, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017.
Mr. Romney was born in Baltimore, MD on January 17, 1944, and was the son of the late Carroll Edward and Mary Curtin Romney. A graduate of Frostburg State University, he retired as a sales manager (C.L.U.) with Nationwide Insurance in 1999, and...
Hillary James Scaff
Feb 25, 2017
Hillary James Scaff, 86, of 600 Swing Gate Road, Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, February 25, 2017, in his home.
Mr. Scaff was born in Perquimans County on March 6, 1930, the only child of the late James Hillary and Sallie Byrum Scaff. Before retirement he worked for many years as a television technician at Hertford...
Janie Mitchener Harrell
Feb 24, 2017
Janie Mitchener Harrell, 90, of 1601 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, February 24, 2017, in her home.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Chowan County on March 28, 1926, and was the daughter of the late John Agrippa Mitchener, Sr. and Bessie Futrell Mitchener. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Marvin Augustus Carter, Sr.
Feb 23, 2017
Marvin Augustus Carter, Sr., 85, of 105 Poplar Drive, Ahoskie, NC, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington.
Mr. Carter was born in Norfolk, VA on March 29, 1931, and was the son of the late Marvin Besserick and Lillian Lucille Powell Carter. A retired assistant manager with Be-Lo Supermarkets, he was a member...
John Calvin Skinner, Sr.
Feb 22, 2017
John Calvin Skinner, Sr., 90, of 251 Hickory Fork Road, Edenton, NC, left his body to seek comfort in the Lord’s arms on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
Mr. Skinner was born in Chowan County on February 14, 1927, and was the son of the late Johnny Lafayette Skinner and Mary Elizabeth Moore Skinner. Born on such a special day...
Alva Hundley Armstrong
Feb 22, 2017
Alva Hundley Armstrong, 93, of 711 Surfside Drive, Edenton, NC died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 in Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Hertford.
Mrs. Armstrong was born in Portsmouth, VA on June 11, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Ollie George, Sr. and Mary Coreana Foster Hundley. Retired from Merchants & Farmers Bank, she was a member of Albemarle...
Fay Joyner White
Feb 21, 2017
Fay Joyner White, 75, of 342 Woodland Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. White was born in Nash County on February 13, 1942, and was the daughter of the late William Oscar, Sr. and Ruby Lee Wilson Joyner. The retired owner and operator of White’s Country Store in the Cape...
Jerry Duane Coleson
Feb 21, 2017
Jerry Duane Coleson, 62, of 429 Haughton Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Mr. Coleson was born in Tyrrell County on July 31, 1954, and was the son of the late Jesse Fate and Hazel Bell Phelps Coleson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister,...
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