Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
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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Raymond Oral Richards
Aug 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 Island...
Sandra Stanzel Bennett
Jul 31, 2016
Sandra Stanzel Bennett, 80, of 148 Rayburn Lane, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, July 31, 2016.
At her request, no services will be held. Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, assisted the family with arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her memory may be made to Hertford United Methodist Church,...
Joseph Mendel Jolly, Jr.
Jul 30, 2016
Joseph Mendel Jolly, Jr., 60, of Jenny Court, Moyock, NC, left this Earth peacefully with his daughters by his side on Saturday, July 30, 2016 in Golden Living Center, Portsmouth, VA.
Mr. Jolly was born in Chowan County on February 13, 1956, and was the son of the late Joseph Mendel, Sr. and Annie West Jolly. A retired self-employed...
Sonya Ferrell Butler
Jul 29, 2016
Sonya Fidonya Ferrell Butler, 81, of 318 Yeopim Trail, Edenton, NC, died Friday, July 29, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Butler was born in Smith County, MS on May 8, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Benjamin Lewis and Mildred Luton Ferrell. A retired real estate agent, she was a member of Faith Fellowship Baptist...
Charles Hubert Brown, Jr.
Jul 28, 2016
Charles Hubert Brown, Jr., 73, of 4466 Gilbert’s Beach Road, Tyner and longtime resident of Chesapeake, VA, died Thursday, July 28, 2016.
Mr. Brown was born in Portsmouth, VA on February 16, 1943, and was the son of the late Charles Hubert, Sr. and Charlotte Green Brown. A financial estate planner in the Chesapeake, VA area for many years, he...
Lawrence Battle Carpenter, Jr.
Jul 28, 2016
Lawrence Battle Carpenter, Jr., 78, of 211 Shannonhouse Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, July 28, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Carpenter was born in Suffolk, VA on February 19, 1938, and was the son of the late Lawrence Battle Carpenter, Sr. and Florence Geneva Duck Carpenter Nixon. Retired from Carter Vault Company, he was a...
Linton Yancey Taylor, Jr.
Jul 27, 2016
Linton Yancey Taylor, Jr., 82, of 240 S. Early Station Road, Ahoskie, NC, died Wednesday July 27, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. Taylor was born in Hertford County on March 24, 1934, and was the son of the late Linton Yancey, Sr. and Lucille White Taylor. For many years he had been employed as a farmer. In...
Darleane Grubb Perkins
Jul 26, 2016
Darleane Grubb Perkins, 71, of 251 County Line Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Perkins was born in Minneapolis, MN on February 8, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Fred Adam and Leona Huss Grubb. Retired as an EMT with the Perquimans County EMS, and as a dispatcher...
Thomas Allan Lemmond
Jul 22, 2016
Thomas Allan Lemmond, Master Chief, USN Retired, 78, of 3251 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, July 22, 2016, in his home.
Mr. Lemmond was born in Wilson, NC on June 4, 1938, and was the son of the late Earle Vance Lemmond and Florence Webb Luper Lemmond. Retired from the United States Navy after 22 years of...
Marjorie Powell Capehart
Jul 21, 2016
Marjorie “Tootie” Powell Capehart, 98, of 715 McMullan Ave, Edenton, NC died July 21, 2016.
Born in Harrellsville, NC on June 29, 1918, Marjorie moved to Edenton at age six with her parents, Dr. Jesse A Powell and Nell Nelson Powell. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband George, her brother Dr. Jesse A. Powell, Jr. and...
Douglas A. Johnson
Jul 21, 2016
Douglas A. Johnson, Master Chief, US Navy Retired, 78, of 113 Pocahontas Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation, Windsor, NC.
Mr. Johnson was born in Bluefield, WVA on October 1, 1937, and was the son of the late Claude H. and Cora Mae Thompson Johnson. Retired from the United States Navy...
Mary Lou Kurek Esterley
Jul 21, 2016
Mary Lou Kurek Esterley, 82, of Hertford, NC, died peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2016 in her home.
Surviving are her two sons, Harry Esterley, III and wife Susan and Christopher Esterley and wife Kristin; and two grandchildren, Harrison Paul and Katharine Ann Esterley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry W. Esterley, Jr.
A Mass...
Cora Leigh Waters Newbern
Jul 20, 2016
Cora Leigh Waters Newbern, 83, of Meadow Road, Colerain, NC, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Edenton.
Mrs. Newbern was born in Powellsville, Bertie County, on September 23, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Henry and Addie Wynn Waters. A farmer’s wife, she had also owned and operated Kenco...
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