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Mary Lane Long

Mary Lane Long

Mar 27, 2016

   Mary Lane Long, 101, of 590 Davenport's Lane, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday morning, March 27, 2016, in her home.

 

   Mrs. Long was born in Chowan County on July 26, 1914, and was the daughter of the late Charlie Robert and Julia Chappell Lane. A homemaker, she had also worked part-time at both Dick's Drive-In and Gabby's Restaurant....

Simon James Keel

Simon James Keel

Mar 26, 2016

   Simon James Keel, 33, of Valdosta, Georgia and formerly of Elizabeth City, NC, died Saturday, March 26, 2016.

   Born in Pasquotank County on April 25, 1982, he was the son of Wendy Brooks Hooker and her husband William "Billy" Hooker, II and Ronnie Louis Cauley.  A carpenter, he was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith.  He was preceded in death by...

Roy Edgar Lane, Jr.

Roy Edgar Lane, Jr.

Mar 23, 2016

   Roy Edgar Lane, Jr., 76, of 722 Center Hill Road, Tyner, NC, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Lane was born on November 26, 1939, and was the son of the late Roy Edgar, Sr. and Clara Mae Goodwin Lane. A retired electrician with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was a member of...

Robert Clark Ascher

Robert Clark Ascher

Mar 21, 2016

   Robert Clark "Bob" Ascher, 75, of 156 Willow Street, Hertford, NC, died Monday, March 21, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Ascher was born in Brooklyn, NY on August 14, 1940, and was the son of the late David and Nellie Clark Ascher. Retired as a coordinator for health and physical education from Newport News Public Schools, he was a...

Pete Belch

Pete Belch

Mar 21, 2016

   Dolphus Leon “Pete” Belch, 86, of 1734 Rocky Hock Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, March 21, 2016 in Washington County Hospital, Plymouth.

 

   Mr. Belch was born in Bertie County on January 6, 1930, and was the son of the late William Thomas and Mary Pierce Belch. A retired service technician with Sears, he was a member of Rocky...

Edward Creecy Barber

Edward Creecy Barber

Mar 21, 2016

   Edward Creecy "Eddie" Barber, 90, formerly of Swing Gate Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, March 21, 2016 in Brookdale Senior Living, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Barber was born in Perquimans County on January 1, 1926, and was the son of the late Henry and Laura Mae Davenport Barber. Retired from civil service with the United States Coast Guard Base in...

Alfred F. Muzer, Sr.

Alfred F. Muzer, Sr.

Mar 17, 2016

   Alfred F. Muzer, Sr., 81, of 96 Old Rail Bed, Gates, NC, died Thursday, March 17, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Muzer was born in Hoboken, NJ on October 1, 1934, and was the son of the late Adam J. and Bertha Halmo Muzer. A retired maintenance supervisor from the City of Warsaw in Warsaw, FL, he thoroughly enjoyed...

Benjamin Ernest Smith

Benjamin Ernest Smith

Mar 15, 2016

   Benjamin Ernest Smith, 96, of 318 Old US Hwy 17, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Smith was born in Perquimans County on September 29, 1919, and was the son of the late Roscoe and Mollie Harrell Smith. Retired from Towe-Pike Grain & Supply Company where he worked for 35...

Jennifer Johnson Sparks

Jennifer Johnson Sparks

Mar 13, 2016

   Jennifer Ann Johnson Sparks, 47, of Redwood Street, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, March 13, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

 

   Mrs. Sparks was born in Greenup, KY on December 24, 1968, and was the daughter of the late Denny and Sue Johnson. She was a homemaker.

 

   Surviving are her husband, Stanley Sparks; two daughters, Jessica Reynolds and Jordan...

Edward Major Gregory, Sr.

Edward Major Gregory, Sr.

Mar 12, 2016

   Edward Major Gregory, Sr., 95, of Northside Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   A native and lifelong resident of Pasquotank County, Mr. Gregory was born March 29, 1920 to the late Eddie Williams and Mellie Overman Gregory. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Beverly Davidson Futrell

Beverly Davidson Futrell

Mar 9, 2016

   Beverly Jane Davidson Futrell, 87, of The Fountains at The Albemarle, Tarboro, NC, and formerly of Winton, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Tarboro.

 

   Mrs. Futrell was born July 14, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Kirby Butler Davidson and Pansy Odell Taylor Davidson. A graduate of Harrellsville High School, she was a homemaker, a loving wife...

Ethel Baccus Winslow

Ethel Baccus Winslow

Mar 9, 2016

   Ethel Baccus Winslow, 91, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro.

      Born in Perquimans County on September 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Maggie Baccus. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Newby Winslow, her daughter-in-law, Danielle Winslow, a...

Joan Loraine Jardine Van Doren

Joan Loraine Jardine Van Doren

Mar 9, 2016

   Joan Loraine Jardine Van Doren, 83, of 121 Williams Street, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in her home.

      Mrs. Van Doren was born in Pompton Lakes, NJ on April 29, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Francis and Hettie McCarter Jardine. Retired as an accounting and payroll supervisor, she was a member of Hertford Baptist Church....

Chrystal Diggs Evans

Chrystal Diggs Evans

Mar 9, 2016

   Chrystal Mae Diggs Evans, 87, of 120 Willow Street, Hertford, NC, died peacefully Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

      Mrs. Evans was born in Mathews, VA on March 4, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Aubrey Linwood and Thelma Mae Ward Diggs. Retired from AT&T having been employed for 32 years in the...

William Truett "Speck" Bryant

William Truett "Speck" Bryant

Mar 9, 2016

   William Truett “Speck” Bryant, 75, of 441 NC Hwy 42, Colerain, NC, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Bryant was born in Bertie County on February 11, 1941 and was the son of the late Arthur D. and Opie Mitchell Bryant. A retired truck driver with American Cyanamid, he was a member of Wakelon Baptist Church.

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Marjorie Burcalow Balis

Marjorie Burcalow Balis

Mar 9, 2016

   Marjorie “Marge” Elaine Burcalow Balis, of Hertford, passed away suddenly in her home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 following a wonderful two months of traveling to see family and friends in Florida and Texas. She loved to travel and enjoyed seeing her family.

 

   Marge was born in Monroe, Wisconsin on July 22, 1934 and was the third daughter in...

Steven Dale Toppin

Steven Dale Toppin

Mar 8, 2016

   Steven Dale Toppin, 53, of 33 Emily Street, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie, while on duty as an EMT, providing life-saving treatment to a critically ill patient. Steve collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

 

   Steve was born September 16, 1962 and was the son of the...

Sylvia Yvonne Thompson Pedersen

Sylvia Yvonne Thompson Pedersen

Mar 7, 2016

   Sylvia Yvonne Thompson Pedersen, 80, of 1341 Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

 

   Mrs. Pedersen was born in Iredell County on January 11, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Dorman and Nona Fox Thompson. Retired from the Health Care field, specializing in “In Home” nursing, she...

Frank Avent Williams, Jr.

Frank Avent Williams, Jr.

Mar 5, 2016

   Frank Avent Williams, Jr., 77, of 111 Sycamore Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

 

   Mr. Williams was born on April 6, 1938 in Pitt County, NC and was the son of the late Frank A., Sr. and Eula Winfree Williams. A retired HVACR mechanic, he was a member of Snug Harbor...

Vernon Nathan Pope

Vernon Nathan Pope

Mar 5, 2016

   Vernon Nathan Pope, 59, of 630 US Hwy 13 South, Eure, NC, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.      Mr. Pope was born in Hertford County on March 30, 1956, and was the son of the late Vernon and Barbara Vann Pope. A licensed Electrician, he had retired as the Maintenance Supervisor of the Hertford County...

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