Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Donald John Fenner
Jun 21, 2016
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Friend: Donald John Fenner, of Edenton, NC died at home, in his sleep, surrounded by his family Tuesday night, June 21, 2016, at 10:00 p.m.
Don was born in Mexico, NY on March 29, 1927, and was the son of Sherman and Frances Fenner. He had one brother, Alvin Gilmore Fenner and many aunts, uncles, and...
Floyd Matthews
Jun 20, 2016
Johnnie Floyd Matthews, 71, of Hertford, NC, died Monday, June 20, 2016 in Hertford Manor.
Mr. Matthews was born in Pasquotank County on March 14, 1945, and was the son of the late Johnnie Floyd, Sr. and Dorothy Whedbee Mathews. A retired farmer, he was a member of Woodland United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his daughter, Sheryl Korzeniowski...
Travis Alvin Cline
Jun 20, 2016
Travis Alvin Cline, 68, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Cline was born in Mingo County, WV on June 16, 1948, and was the son of Anita Cline Miyasato of Grandy and the late Dexter Cline. A retired commercial truck driver, he was a member of Faith Baptist Church,...
Denis Lewis
Jun 19, 2016
Denis Lewis, 75, of 103 Seagull Drive, Winton, NC, and formerly of Kembridge, VA, died Sunday, June 19, 2016.
Mr. Lewis was born in England and was the son of the late Jerome W. and Doris Lewis Nipper. He was a retired driver in the trucking industry.
Surviving are four brothers, Jerome D. “Jerry” Nipper of Portsmouth, VA,...
Walter G. "Jake" Sawyer
Jun 17, 2016
Walter G. "Jake" Sawyer, 78, of 211 Lovick Lane, Pantego, NC, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Sawyer was born in Hyde County on December 14, 1937, and was the son of the late Walter Acton Sawyer and Mable Lowe Sawyer Marshall. A lifelong farmer, he attended Alligood Church of God in Washington. An...
Madelyn Marie Byrum
Jun 16, 2016
Madelyn Marie Byrum, 14, of 309 Goodwin Mill Road, Hertford, NC died tragically on Thursday, June 16, 2016 as the result of injuries received in an ATV accident on the family farm.
Madelyn was born on July 3, 2001 in Chowan County and was the daughter of Paul Matthew Byrum, Jr. and Carrie Bridgers Byrum. Madelyn had just completed the...
Marvin S. Wiggins
Jun 16, 2016
Marvin S. Wiggins, 91, of 308 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC died Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Wiggins was born in Gates County on November 7, 1924, and was one of eleven children born to the late J.S. and Daisy Stallings Wiggins. A farmer, he was a member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church...
Herbert Thomas Barnes
Jun 14, 2016
Herbert Thomas Barnes, 51, of 2847 Davenport Fork Road, Creswell, NC died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Barnes was born in Chowan County on December 20, 1964, and was the son of Glenda Woodley Barnes of Creswell and the late John Ray Barnes. He was a self-employed carpenter.
Surviving in addition to his mother are...
Bruce Allen Rountree
Jun 13, 2016
Bruce Allen Rountree, 64, of Choctaw Trail, Chowan County, NC, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville, NC.
Mr. Rountree was born in Suffolk, VA on August 1, 1951, and was the son of the late Richard Jackson Rountree, Sr. and Patricia Faller Rountree. Formerly employed in maintenance with United Piece & Dye Works,...
Marie Forehand Owens Anderson
Jun 13, 2016
Marie Forehand Owens Anderson, 91, of 1331 Center Hill Highway, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Anderson was born in Chowan County on July 18, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Fate and Nora McClenney Forehand. Restaurant work was her passion, and for many years she owned...
LaVerne Belch Harrell
Jun 11, 2016
LaVerne Belch Harrell, 89, of Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Bertie County on September 4, 1926, and was one of thirteen children born to the late Raleigh Ava and Elizabeth “Bessie” Jernigan Belch. A homemaker, she was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist...
William James "Bill" Saunders
Jun 10, 2016
It is with deep and heavy sadness that we announce the passing of William James “Bill” Saunders of Hertford, NC. On Friday, June 10, 2016, Bill took his last breath as God called him home to Heaven.
Bill was born in Pasquotank County, North Carolina on November 27, 1942. He was a 1961 graduate of Weeksville High School. In...
Deanna Finigan Callaway
Jun 8, 2016
Deanna Finigan Callaway, 48, of Adams Loop Road, Corapeake, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA.
Mrs. Callaway was born in Sussex County, NJ on November 5, 1967, and was the daughter of Frances May Deppner of Norfolk, VA and the late Albert Robert Deppner. A homemaker, she was a Baptist by...
Kimberly Lynn Smith
Jun 7, 2016
Kimberly Lynn Smith, 54, of Eure, NC, a loving wife, mother, and friend, left us to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
A special person, words cannot say how much she was loved and will be missed.
Surviving are her husband of nearly 25 years, James Gilbert “Smitty” Smith; a daughter, Krystina Jade Smith; a son,...
William Allen Gryder
Jun 6, 2016
William Allen Gryder, 72, of 439 Goose Nest Lane, Hertford, NC, died Monday, June 6, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Gryder was born in Mecklenburg County, VA on September 15, 1943, and was the son of the late James Vernon and Ruby Grace Lackey Gryder. Retired from Richmond Bellwood Defense Supply Depot, he was a member of Bagley Swamp...
Leona Soiney Cox
Jun 5, 2016
Leona Elaine Soiney Cox, 76, of 291 Great Hope Church Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Cox was born in Genesee County, MI on May 20, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Cyrus Nate and Norma Elizabeth Lafay Soiney. A homemaker, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
Thomas Huggins
Jun 4, 2016
Irvin Thomas Huggins, 61, of Elizabeth City, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Thomas was born on December 15, 1954 in Pasquotank County and was the son of the late Edward F., Sr. and Gloria Twine Huggins. Employed with IXL for many years, he later worked as a self-employed car salesman. ...
Christine Weston Berryman
Jun 4, 2016
Christine Weston Berryman, 95, of Hertford, NC passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton, NC.
Christine was born on February 7, 1921 in Hyde County, NC and the daughter of the late Lawrence Jones and Margaret Fisher Weston. She was a member of Hertford United Methodist Church, its Mary Martha Circle, was active in...
Jacquelyn Sandifer Strange
Jun 3, 2016
Jacquelyn Yvette Sandifer Strange, 79, of 190 W. Mobile Road, Harbinger, NC, died Friday, June 3, 2016 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Strange was born in Washington, LA on February 6, 1937, and was the daughter of the late William James and Dorthia Seal Sandifer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...
Orvin Elwood Rud
May 31, 2016
Orvin Elwood Rud, 96, of 109 Jackson Street, Edenton, NC passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Rud was born in Mondovi, WI on April 2, 1920, and was the son of the late Chris G. and Sena Larson Rud. A retired professor, he taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, The College of...
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