Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Raymond Oral Richards
Sep 1, 2016
Raymond Oral "Ray" Richards, 70, of 214 Pirate Cove Way, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, September 1, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Richards was born in Wood County, WV on September 3, 1945, and was the son of the late Robert Fulton and Mestil Lennit Kirby Richards. A self-employed lawn maintenance and tree removal contractor, he was a member of...
Deacon Brody Phelps
Aug 30, 2016
Deacon Brody Phelps, 2 years old, of 310 B Evans-Bass Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Deacon was born in Pitt County on September 6, 2014, and was the son of Gerald Vance “Gerry” Phelps, II and Valene Woodley Phelps.
In addition to parents he is survived by two brothers,...
Theda A. Sanders
Aug 30, 2016
Theda Ann Sanders, 67, of 1232 Ocean Highway North, Hertford, NC passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Sanders was born in Beaufort County on August 23, 1949 to the late Mildred Alexander Pegram. A homemaker, she attended Fountain of Life Ministries in Elizabeth City. In addition to her mother, she was preceded...
Alice Jeanne Jackson Ward
Aug 29, 2016
Alice Jeanne Jackson Ward, 79, of Cottonwood Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Ward was born in Norfolk, VA on March 11, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Dillard Morgan and Roxanna Chappell Jackson. A graduate of Perquimans County High School and later the University of...
A. Harrell Felton
Aug 29, 2016
Armstead Harrell “Frosty” Felton, 86, of 199 White Oak Road, Eure, NC, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie. Mr. Felton was born in Gates County and was the last surviving of 10 children born to the late Elisha Joseph and Ellen Victoria Harrell Felton. Retired from farming and as a driver with Crossroads Fuel...
Maxine Redman Blythe
Aug 28, 2016
Maxine Redman Blythe, 93, of 121 W. Eden Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2016 in her home.
Mrs. Blythe was born in Surry County, NC on September 26, 1922, was the daughter of the late John Sanford and Pearl Ashburn Redman, and the wife of the late Edwin Gray Blythe. For many years she owned...
John M. O'Connor
Aug 28, 2016
John M. O’Connor, 79, of Edenton, NC, and formerly of Latham, NY, died on Sunday, August 28, 2016 in his home.
John received his BS in Math from Siena College where he was active in football, the Debate Club, and the Student Senate. He received his MS in Math from Adelphi University and did extensive graduate work at SUNY,...
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...
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