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Joyce Lowe McNeely

Joyce Lowe McNeely

Nov 9, 2016

   Joyce Ann Lowe McNeely, 81, of 123 Powhatan Trail, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

 

   Mrs. McNeely was born in Mercer, WV on April 20, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Maybelle Pigg Lowe. A homemaker, she was a member of Faith Pentecostal Holiness Church, its Women’s Ministry, and...

Max Sanderlin Busby

Max Sanderlin Busby

Nov 8, 2016

     Max Sanderlin Busby, 71, of 111 W. Queen Street, Edenton, NC died Tuesday, November 8, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mr. Busby was born in Charleston, SC on July 29, 1945, and was the son of the late Max and Margaret Jarvis Busby.  A graduate of NC State University with a degree in Textile Engineering, he joined the Naval...

Katy Ebersole

Katy Ebersole

Nov 6, 2016

Kathryn “Katy” Barnes Ebersole, age 47, died peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2016, in her Edenton, NC home. Her husband, Rick, and two of her closest friends were by her side. Katy was diagnosed with Glioblastoma (brain cancer) in 2014, and she fought the illness with the same tenacity, bravery, and hopefulness with which she faced every challenge. Katy’s smile...

Ernest Linwood McDaniel

Ernest Linwood McDaniel

Nov 6, 2016

   Ernest Linwood McDaniel, 60, of 1100 Goose Road, Robersonville, NC, died Sunday, November 6, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. McDaniel was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 7, 1956, and was the son of Lia DiMaria McDaniel of Edenton, and the late Gladston V. McDaniel.  He was employed in the carpentry and roofing industry.

   Surviving in addition to...

George W. Bunch, Jr.

George W. Bunch, Jr.

Nov 6, 2016

   George W. Bunch, Jr., 91, of Virginia Beach, VA and formerly of Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, November 6, 2016.

 

   Mr. Bunch was born in Chowan County on October 6, 1925, and was the son of the late George W., Sr. and Blanche White Bunch. A retired kiln foreman with Weyerhaeuser Corp. in Plymouth, he was a...

Doris Jean Crummey Heath

Doris Jean Crummey Heath

Nov 2, 2016

   Doris Jean Crummey Heath, 90, of Emory Lane, Sunbury, NC, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016 in Chowan River Health and Rehabilitation, Edenton.

 

   Mrs. Heath was born in Chowan County on October 30, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Harry and Martha Goodwin Crummey. A homemaker, she was a member Beulah Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...

Malcolm Jay Marquit

Malcolm Jay Marquit

Nov 1, 2016

   Malcolm Jay Marquit, 84, of Back Creek Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in his home.

   Mr. Marquit was born in Kings County, NY on January 6, 1932, and was the son of the late David and Surie Marquit.  Malcolm taught at the New School in NYC- Parsons School of Design and later at the Edenton campus...

Junie Lee Umphlett

Junie Lee Umphlett

Nov 1, 2016

   Junie Lee Umphlett, 74, formerly of Norfolk, VA, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in The Ahoskie House.

 

   Mr. Umphlett was born in Halifax County, NC on March 23, 1942, and was the son of the late Junie and Leona Hux Umphlett. A retired supervisor in pipefitting with Shop 56, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he had served for seven years in...

Sue Cochran Copeland

Sue Cochran Copeland

Oct 31, 2016

   Sue Cochran Copeland, 80, of 715 W. Stokes Street, Ahoskie, NC, died on Monday, October 31, 2016 in her home.

 

   Mrs. Copeland was born on December 8, 1935 in Chattanooga, TN, and was the daughter of the late Charles W. Cochran, Jr. and Louise Kirkpatrick Cochran. A former school teacher, she spent most of her adult life as a...

Kathy Clark McNellis

Kathy Clark McNellis

Oct 24, 2016

   Kathy Elaine Clark McNellis, 60, of 298 US Hwy 13 North, Eure, NC, died Monday, October 24, 2016 in her home.

 

   Born in Riverside County, CA on March 25, 1956, she was the daughter of Norma Lee Bloch Clark Holcomb and the late Roger George Clark.

 

   Surviving in addition to her mother are her friend and companion of...

Frank Cummins

Frank Cummins

Oct 24, 2016

   Francis Edward “Frank” Cummins, 82, of Captain’s Cove, Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, October 24, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Cummins was born in Polk County, TN on May 27, 1934, and was the son of the late Francis Michael and Irene Burger Cummins. Frank retired from AT&T after 36 years of service. Throughout his life he had many...

James Bondell Gilmore, Jr.

James Bondell Gilmore, Jr.

Oct 23, 2016

   James Bondell Gilmore, Jr. 47, of 111 South Queen Street, Windsor, NC, died Sunday, October 23, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Gilmore was born in New Hanover County on November 3, 1968, and was the son of Brenda Bowman Gilmore and the late James Bondell Gilmore, Sr. An Army veteran, he was currently employed with Mediacom Communications in Edenton.

 ...

Clyde Orintha Weeks

Clyde Orintha Weeks

Oct 22, 2016

   Clyde Orintha Weeks, 76, of 306 Dryridge Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

  

   Mr. Weeks was born in Pasquotank County on March 23, 1940, and was the son of the late Orintha Jones "Peter" and Margaret Rogerson Weeks.  Retired from the Norfolk Assembly Plant of Ford Motor Company...

Billy Joe Kennedy

Billy Joe Kennedy

Oct 17, 2016

   Billy Joe Kennedy, 77, of Gates, NC, died Monday, October 17, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Kennedy was born in Mingo County, WV on April 26, 1939, and was the son of the late Jones Willie and Gladys Cook Kennedy. A wood working machinist for many years, he was an avid outdoorsman and loved to...

Holly Green Rodgers

Holly Green Rodgers

Oct 16, 2016

   Holly Nicole Green Rodgers, 39, of Garrow Circle, Hampton, VA, and formerly of the Holiday Island community, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Born in Portsmouth, VA on March 3, 1977, she was the daughter of James Allen Green, Jr. and Darlene Umphlett. Employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant for...

Patricia Galbraith Mathews

Patricia Galbraith Mathews

Oct 16, 2016

   Patricia Ann Galbraith Mathews, 71, of 1004 Arrowhead Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.      Mrs. Mathews was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 6, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothea Raff Galbraith. A Registered Nurse, she had retired from Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City.     ...

J. Alton Campbell

J. Alton Campbell

Oct 16, 2016

   James Alton Campbell, 77, of 320 White Oak Road, Eure, NC, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Down East Health & Rehabilitation Center, Gatesville.      Mr. Campbell was born in Pitt County on November 12, 1938, and was the son of the late Luther and Evelyn Chauncey Campbell. Retired from the maintenance department of Lipton Tea in Suffolk, he...

Selma Boyce Evans

Selma Boyce Evans

Oct 15, 2016

   Selma Ruth Boyce Evans, 87, formerly of the Bethel community of Perquimans County, NC, and more recently of Sunrise Assisted Living in Raleigh, passed away there on Saturday, October 15, 2016.

 

   Mrs. Evans was born November 22, 1928, in Chowan County and was the daughter of the late Charlie Baker Boyce and Janie Elizabeth Byrum Boyce. A retired inspector...

Frederick Parker Smith, Jr.

Frederick Parker Smith, Jr.

Oct 15, 2016

   Frederick Parker “Freddie” Smith, Jr., 78, of 908 Court Street, Gatesville, NC, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.

 

   Mr. Smith was born in Gates County on September 16, 1938, and was the son of the late Frederick Parker Smith, Sr. and Ellen Green Smith. A Navy veteran, he...

Bryan Jerome Salter

Bryan Jerome Salter

Oct 14, 2016

   Bryan Jerome Salter, 80, of 030 NC Hwy 32 North, Sunbury, NC, went to be with his Lord, Friday, October 14, 2016, from his home.

 

   Mr. Salter was born in Atlantic, NC on March 23, 1936, and was the son of the late Charlie Wallace and Caddie Robinson Salter. A graduate of Atlantic High School, East Carolina College, and...

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