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Nell Pierce Little
Sep 22, 2023
Nell Pierce Little, 82, of 143 NC Highway 45 South, Merry Hill, NC, died Friday, September 22, 2023 in ECU Health Inpatient Hospice.
Mrs. Little was born in Colerain on January 29, 1941 and was the daughter of the late DeFord and Nettie Ruth Harrell Pierce. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Ruth...
Jimmy Wayne Tarkington
Sep 22, 2023
Jimmy Wayne Tarkington, 64, of Long Ridge Road, Plymouth, NC, died Friday, September 22, 2023 in ECU Medical Center, Greenville.
Jimmy was born in Chowan County on May 30, 1959 and was the son of the late Paul Alton and Frances Harrell Tarkington. He was a graduate of Creswell High School in the class of 1977. In addition to his...
Bill McCleney
Sep 21, 2023
William Odell “Bill” McCleney, 82, of Richmond, VA, died on September 21, 2023.
Bill was born on September 26, 1940, in Chowan County, N.C. He was predeceased by his father, William Carey McCleney and his mother, Evelyn Jernigan McCleney.
Bill is survived by his loving and caring sister, Jean M. Turk of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; dear friends, Pam and Walker...
Sarah Langston Parker Haddock
Sep 21, 2023
Sarah Langston Parker Haddock, 97, a former longtime resident of Atlanta, GA, and more recently of Inspired Living at Alpharetta, died Thursday, September 21, 2023.
Mrs. Haddock was born in what is now known as Suffolk, VA on September 27, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Borland Thomas and Hannah Kate Parker. In addition to her parents, she...
Robert George Exler
Sep 20, 2023
Robert George Exler, 77, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023 with his loving family by his side.
Mr. Exler was born in Dearborn, MI on June 5, 1946 and was the son of the late George William Exler and Eleanor Pisaneschi Exler. The family moved to Tennessee and eventually settled in Pittsburgh, PA. His formative years were...
Brenda Lee Morgan
Sep 20, 2023
Brenda Lee Morgan, 58, of Stocks Lane, Corapeake, NC, died Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in Chesapeake Health & Rehabilitation Center, Chesapeake, VA.
Brenda was born in Norfolk, VA on November 24, 1964 and was the daughter of the late Walter J., Sr. and Marie Stocks Morgan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant children,...
Evelyn Rae Flowers
Sep 18, 2023
Evelyn "Ebbie" Rae Flowers, of Gates, NC, born September 12, 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama passed September 18, 2023. She was predeceased in death by her parents, James and Mary Flowers, brothers, Charles and James, sisters Mary Margaret and twin Clara Mae, and her son, James Kalwite. She is survived by son Louis Kalwite III (Lynn) and daughter Katherine Kalwite, grandchildren...
Velma Layden Owens
Sep 17, 2023
Velma Faye Layden Owens, 100, of Wilmington, NC, and formerly a longtime resident of Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023 in North Chase Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wilmington.
Mrs. Owens was born in Perquimans County on August 19, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Parker Layden and Luna Ester Winslow Layden. In addition to her...
Robert Leroy Phelps, Sr.
Sep 17, 2023
Robert Leroy Phelps, Sr., 83, of 1217 Barber Road, Roper, NC, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023 in ECU Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Phelps was born in Washington County on January 3, 1940 and was the son of the late Loomis Bobby “L.B.” Phelps and Mary Frances White Mason. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Jesse Lee Elks
Sep 13, 2023
Jesse Lee Elks, 81, born to Roy L. and Retha P. Elks on December 14, 1941, in Chocowinity, NC, departed from this world on September 13, 2023 to his heavenly home. Jesse was often late to events in his life, a habit that started early; he was 6 minutes behind his twin sister Tessie (Jimmy Hudson). His family grew with...
Philip Burke Thomason
Sep 13, 2023
Philip Burke “Phil” Thomason, 65, of 411 Evans-Bass Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Phil was born in Greenville, SC on August 6, 1958 and was the son of Grace Elizabeth Sims Thomason of Hertford and the late Billy Burke Thomason. In addition to his father, he...
Norma Wells Hardee
Sep 11, 2023
Norma Jean Wells “Sunny” Hardee, 67, of Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, September 11, 2023.
Mrs. Hardee was born in Washington, D.C. on September 5, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Wells, Jr. and June Gray Crawford Wells. Employed as a home health aide for many years, she was a member of New Hope Church. An...
Lynda Engle Rash
Sep 9, 2023
Lynda Diane Engle Rash, 63, of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Rash was born in Brunswick, GA on October 7, 1959, and was the daughter of the late James Robert and Mary LaBlanche Johnson Engle. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, she dearly loved her family and enjoyed spending time with...
Jack Blanchard
Sep 9, 2023
Elliott Jackson “Jack” Blanchard, 89, of Virginia Beach, VA, died Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Chesapeake Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Blanchard was born in Gates County, NC on January 28, 1934 and was the son of the late John Titus and Edith Baker Blanchard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Mark Randall...
Barbara Huddleston Mathias
Sep 8, 2023
Barbara Louise Huddleston Mathias, 82, of 455 Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, died Friday, September 8, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Mathias was born in Charleston, West Virginia on May 1, 1941. She and her late husband were the owners and operators of Tip’s Store, a local landmark and community grocery store located at the Willeyton and Medical Center roads intersection...
Michael Lee Rethford
Sep 5, 2023
Michael Lee “Mike” Rethford, 76, of 1395 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Windsor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.
Mr. Rethford was born in Mercer County, WV on February 9, 1947, and was the son of the late George Lee Rethford and Katie Louise Phelps Rethford Sutton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Annette Wright
Sep 4, 2023
J. Annette Van Orden Wright, of West Eden Street, Edenton, NC, died Monday, September 4, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Wright was born July 4, 1953, in McMinnville, Oregon to the late L. Jeanne (Walker) Van Orden and Walter A. Van Orden. Because her father was in heavy construction, Annette moved continuously during her youth, and entered college...
Callie Elliott
Sep 3, 2023
Kathleen Callis “Callie” Elliott, 35, of 135 Billy’s Beach Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023 in her home.
Callie was born in Pasquotank County on June 10, 1988, and was the daughter of John Ambrose Elliott, Jr. and the late Kimberly Ann Clifton Elliott. A homemaker, she attended Open Door Church in Edenton. Enjoyments in her life...
Carolyn Southard Emmert
Sep 2, 2023
Carolyn Southard Emmert, 86, of 188 Sunset Circle, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023 in her home with her family at her side.
Carolyn was born in Queens, NY on July 14, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Milton A. and Mary Cecelia Mehling Southard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Ferdinand Alfred D'Antonio
Aug 30, 2023
Ferdinand Alfred D’Antonio, 87, of 201 Rosecroft Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2023 in Laurel Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. D’Antonio was born in Waukegan County, IL on November 20, 1935, and was the son of the late Alfred and Rueay Anderson D’Antonio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
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