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Joan King Perry

Joan King Perry

May 10, 2016

   Joan Leigh King Perry, 64, of 705 Yeopim Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in her home.

 

   Mrs. Perry was a native of Gates County, born November 27, 1951 to the late Lionel Vincent and Iola Leigh King. Retired from Chowan Medical Center, she was a member of Edenton Baptist Church.

 

   In addition to...

Dorris Byrum White

Dorris Byrum White

May 9, 2016

   Dorris Frances Byrum White, 88, of 204 Holiday Island Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016 in her home.

 

   Mrs. White was born in Perquimans County on October 27, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Edward Andrew and Martha Etta “Pattie” Jordan Byrum. Employed with Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation for 52 years, she retired...

Harmon Edward White

Harmon Edward White

May 6, 2016

   Harmon Edward White, 77, of 342 Woodland Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. White was born in Tyrrell County on October 21, 1938, and was the son of the late Leon Edward White and Gussie West Congleton. The retired owner and operator of White’s Country Store in the Cape Colony community,...

Thomas Carroll Layden

Thomas Carroll Layden

May 4, 2016

   Thomas Carroll Layden, 97, of 204 Saunders Street, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Layden was born in Perquimans County on June 13, 1918, and was the son of the late Thomas Parker and Luna Winslow Layden. A United States Navy veteran of World War II, he spent his professional...

Annie Martha Spruill Hare Harrell

Annie Martha Spruill Hare Harrell

May 3, 2016

   Annie Martha Spruill Hare Harrell, 87, formerly of Mexico Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville.

    Mrs. Harrell was born in Chowan County on February 14, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Lawson and Ruby Tarkington Spruill. Formerly employed with both the Chowan County Tax, and Register of Deeds offices,...

Thelma Tucker Miller

Thelma Tucker Miller

May 2, 2016

   Thelma Rosalie Tucker Miller, 88, of 300 Coree Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehab.

 

   Mrs. Miller was born in Baltimore, MD on September 10, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Leon and Kathryn Mims Weiss.  Formerly employed with General Electric Corp., in years past she was active...

Elsie Bunch Nixon

Elsie Bunch Nixon

May 2, 2016

   Elsie Mae Bunch Nixon, (Ms. Elsie, as who is known by most and Grammie, as she is known by family), 94, went peacefully to heaven on May 2, 2016. She was born in Chowan County, NC, the daughter of the late John S. Bunch and Rosa Mary Bunch, and lived most of her life in Rocky Hock, a community of...

Clay Brock, Jr.

Clay Brock, Jr.

May 2, 2016

   Clayton Randolph “Clay” Brock, Jr., 31, of 7137 South Quay Road, Suffolk, VA, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

 

   Clay was born in Suffolk, VA on June 21, 1984. A salesman, he was a member of Holy Neck Christian Church, was a diehard Washington Redskins fan, and also loved watching Jeopardy and cooking.

 

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Herbert Hoover Gay

Herbert Hoover Gay

May 2, 2016

   Herbert Hoover Gay, 85, formerly of Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 in Petersburg, VA.

 

   Mr. Gay was born in Chowan County on January 29, 1931 and was the son of the late Charlie and Estelle Gay. He was a retired painter.

 

   Surviving are three nieces and one nephew, and many other extended family members...

Guy Percy Williams, Sr.

Guy Percy Williams, Sr.

May 2, 2016

   Guy Percy Williams, Sr., 89, formerly of Poplar Neck Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 in Pruitthealth-Neuse, New Bern, NC.

 

   Mr. Williams was born in Chowan County on October 26, 1926, and was the son of the late Percy Lee and Zannie Lucas Williams. A retired farmer, who for many years was employed with Chowan...

Frances Ann Smith Greene

Frances Ann Smith Greene

May 2, 2016

   Frances Ann Smith Greene, 74, of 98 Harrell Lane, Eure, NC, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 in The Gates House.

   Mrs. Greene was born in Tarpon Springs, FL on October 30, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Edgar Neal and Inez Rasmussen Smith. She was raised in Norfolk, VA and was a graduate of Princess Anne...

Pete Mansfield

Pete Mansfield

Apr 30, 2016

   Eugene Nixon “Pete” Mansfield, Sr., 77, of 436 Ocean Highway North, Hertford, NC, joined his deceased loved ones, on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from the Sentara Hospice House in Virginia Beach.

   Pete was born in Perquimans County on February 16, 1939, and was the son of the late William McKinley Mansfield and Annie Julia Nixon Mansfield. A hard worker all...

John David Ayscue

John David Ayscue

Apr 30, 2016

   John David Ayscue, 85, of 1219 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

 

   Mr. Ayscue was born in Perquimans County on January 4, 1931, and was the son of the late Joseph Roger and Irma Bagley Ayscue. A retired Senior Master Sgt. from the United States Air Force after...

Esther Marriner Williams

Esther Marriner Williams

Apr 28, 2016

   Esther Mae Marriner Lambiase Williams, 76, of 1303 Possum Quarter Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 in her home.

 

   Mrs. Williams was born in Chowan County on January 24, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Howard and Esther Davenport Marriner. A homemaker, she had also been employed in retail sales for many years. A...

Willie Lee Felton

Willie Lee Felton

Apr 27, 2016

   Willie Lee Felton, 67, of 124 Center Hill Church Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

 

   Mr. Felton was born in Chowan County on July 3, 1948, and was the son of Augustine Felton Copeland of Jamaica, New York and the late Anthony Cleophus Coston, Sr. Formerly employed with Chowan Hospital...

Judith Ann Giaramita Andrade

Judith Ann Giaramita Andrade

Apr 25, 2016

   Judith Ann Giaramita Andrade, 73, of 337 Riverfront Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 in her home.

 

   Mrs. Andrade was born in Contra Costa County, CA on January 25, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy Paasch Giaramita. A retired tax preparer, she was a faithful member of St. Anne Catholic...

Ray Copeland White

Ray Copeland White

Apr 24, 2016

   Ray Copeland White, 72, of 169 Four Mile Desert Road, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, April 24, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

 

   Mr. White was born in Perquimans County on October 11, 1943, and was the son of the late Clyde Melton, Sr. and Edna Copeland White. A retired bridge operator from the North Carolina Department of Transportation Bridge...

Mabel Boyce Evans Lane

Mabel Boyce Evans Lane

Apr 24, 2016

   Mabel Boyce Evans Lane, 92, of 902 Johnston Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

 

   Mrs. Lane was born in Chowan County on April 21, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Charlie Baker Boyce and Janie Elizabeth Byrum Boyce. A homemaker, she was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.

 

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Donald Eugene Morris

Donald Eugene Morris

Apr 22, 2016

   Donald Eugene Morris, US Navy Retired, 75, of 104 Erie Trail, Edenton, NC, died Friday, April 22, 2016 in Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Hertford.

 

   Mr. Morris was born in Chipley, FL on April 7, 1941, and was the son of the late Brown and Myrtle Mathis Morris. A retired Master Chief from the US Navy after 26 years...

Dorothy Wright Lane

Dorothy Wright Lane

Apr 22, 2016

   Dorothy Wright Lane, 75, of 1911 Ocean Highway, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016 in her home.

   Mrs. Lane was born in Chowan County on May 17, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Major McKinley Wright and Sarah Virginia “Ginny” Johnson Wright. A homemaker, she was a member of Albemarle Baptist Church.

   Surviving are her...

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