Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
William Edward Lassiter
Sep 27, 2016
William Edward “Bill Ed” Lassiter, 85, of 107 Hobbs Acre Drive, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Chowan River Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Lassiter was born in Chowan County on December 17, 1930, and was the son of the late James “Jimmie” Lassiter and Ida Brabble Lassiter Baker. The retired owner and operator of Lassiter’s Gas...
Graham Columbus Hobbs, Jr.
Sep 24, 2016
Graham Columbus Hobbs, Jr., aged 91, passed away quietly at Elizabeth City Health and Rehab, formerly known as Winslow Memorial on September 24th, 2016. Mr. Hobbs was a lifetime resident of Corapeake, North Carolina and lived his long life on the family farm on Hobbs Lane before his health forced him to move to the facility. Born in the dining...
June Ellen Epperson
Sep 24, 2016
June Ellen Epperson, 64, of 982 NC 37 North, Gates, NC, died Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Down East Health and Rehabilitation Center, Gatesville.
Mrs. Epperson was born in Hertford County on August 18, 1952, and was the daughter of Lawrence Dale West of Chesapeake, VA and the late Viola Nellie Lilly West. In addition to her mother, she...
Randy Lowe
Sep 23, 2016
Harvey Randall “Randy” Lowe, 53, of 823 Macedonia Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, September 23, 2016 in his home.
Randy was born in Pasquotank County, a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, and had worked as a truck driver, restaurant cook, and as a musician.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Jo Ann Copeland Lowe.
Surviving...
The Rev. Michael Perry Askew
Sep 21, 2016
The Reverend Michael Perry Askew, Sr., 61, of 257A Old Swamp Road, South Mills, NC, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in his home.
Born on February 16, 1955 in Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Kenneth A., Sr. and Ollie Marie Roberson Askew. While working in management at Courtesy Ford in Elizabeth City in...
Melissa Ann Reid
Sep 20, 2016
Melissa Ann Reid, 45, of Roanoke Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Reid was born in Delaware on July 12, 1971, and was the daughter of Wayne and Kathy Swain Lane of Edenton. A store manager, she had been employed with Country Store for over 20 years.
Surviving in addition...
Jay Dotson
Sep 17, 2016
Arvel Jack “Jay” Dotson, Jr., 52, of 141 Peach Tree Street, Jarvisburg, NC, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Jay was born in Portsmouth, VA on October 13, 1963, and was the son of Vicki Cooke Dotson of Washington, NC and the late Arvel Jack Dotson, Sr. The...
James Lavon Cook
Sep 12, 2016
James Lavon “Jim” Cook, 63, of 130 Old Rail Bed, Gates, NC, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Cook was born in Tunica County, MS on December 3, 1952, and was the son of the late Grover and Florence Davis Cook. A retired aircraft mechanic, he was a US Navy veteran.
Surviving are...
Barbara Anne Harrell
Sep 12, 2016
Barbara Anne Harrell, 59, of 425 Reynoldson Road, Gates, NC, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Ms. Harrell was born in Gates County on August 5, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Haywood Augustus and Revelle Baker Harrell. Employed as a warehouse manager with Electrical Equipment Company in Franklin, VA, she was...
Lucy Mae Lane White
Sep 11, 2016
Lucy Mae Lane White, 96, of 708 South Church Street, Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, September 11, 2016, in her home with her best friend, daughter, and caregiver, Linda White Owens by her side. She had fought a long battle with congestive heart failure.
Mrs. White was born in Perquimans County on February 7, 1920, and...
Thomas Andrew Proctor
Sep 10, 2016
Thomas Andrew Proctor, 89, of 866 Ocean Highway South, Hertford, NC, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 in Edenton Primetime.
Mr. Proctor was born in Chowan County on November 6, 1926, and was the son of the late Lonnie A. and Pearl White Proctor. A retired farmer, he was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, the Bethel Ruritan...
Sandra Floyd Miles
Sep 9, 2016
Sandra Lee Floyd Miles, 72, of 189 Roanoke Drive, Hertford, NC, died peacefully on Friday September 9, 2016 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, VA, surrounded by her immediate family.
Mrs. Miles was born in Philadelphia, PA on June 11, 1944, the daughter of the late Raymond Campbell and Edna Webster Floyd. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree at Penn...
Ruby Smith Spruill Mince
Sep 9, 2016
Ruby Smith Spruill Mince, 75, of 619 Center Hill Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016, in Edenton Primetime.
Mrs. Mince was born in Bertie County on August 18, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Charlie Minton Smith and Hazel Lenora Miller Smith. Retired from the Chowan County Senior Center, she was the former...
Alan Grove Brown
Sep 9, 2016
Alan Grove Brown, 71, formerly of Norfolk, VA, and more recently of Gates County, NC, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016.
Born in Auburn, NY on August 27, 1945, he was the sixth of 10 children born to the late Edward Samuel and Eva Mae Merritt Brown. Alan grew up in both Findlay, OH and Auburn, NY until...
Mildred Pauline Weaver
Sep 8, 2016
Mildred Pauline Weaver, 56, of 254 Key’s Crossroads, Hobbsville, NC, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Ms. Weaver was born in Denville Township, NJ, and was the daughter of the late Paul and Louise Faircloth Weaver. An Emergency Medical Technician with both the Gates County and Pasquotank County EMS units, she...
Franklin Gilbert Helton
Sep 6, 2016
Franklin Gilbert Helton, 83, of 405 Bandon Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Helton was born in Washington County, VA on August 3, 1933, and was the son of the late Richard Spillard and Gracie Lee Wynegar Helton. A retired certified plumber and pipefitter, he was a member of Tidewater Primitive Baptist Church....
Betty Letcher Manning
Sep 6, 2016
Betty Letcher Manning, 83, of 216 West Eden Street, Edenton, NC passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Born in South Carolina on August 5, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Clayton O., Sr. and Anna Pearl Hilburn Letcher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Norman...
Daniel James Vaughan
Sep 4, 2016
Daniel James "Dan" Vaughan, 70, of Hertford, NC, died on Sunday, September 4, 2016 while in hospice care at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.
Dan was born in Washington, DC on August 25, 1946 to the late Joseph and Lorraine Monnat Vaughan. After attending Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA and graduating from his beloved alma mater, Villanova University,...
Liliana Loreta DiCocco Brennan
Sep 2, 2016
Liliana Loreta DiCocco Brennan, 66, of 120 New River Drive, Hertford, NC, died peacefully on Friday, September 2, 2016 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, VA.
Mrs. Brennan was born in Newark, NJ on June 27, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Galliano and Nunziata Fantozzi DiCocco. A graduate of Rutgers University having graduated Magna Cum Laude,...
J. Wallace Hobbs, Sr.
Sep 2, 2016
John Wallace Hobbs, Sr., 95, of Snug Harbor Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, September 2, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Hobbs was born in Perquimans County and was the son of the late John Calvin, Jr. and Luna Lillian Proctor Hobbs. A retired farmer, commercial fisherman, and craftsman, in later years he enjoyed working in produce and in his...
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