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Lydia Peele-Barber Cianfichi
Oct 14, 2016
Lydia Peele-Barber Cianfichi, 54, of Waldorf, MD, died unexpectedly after a brief illness on Friday October 14, 2016, at Med-Star Washington Hospital Center in Washington D.C.
Lydia was a native of Colerain, NC, lifelong member of Colerain Baptist Church and graduated from Bertie Senior High. She took great pride in her work in accounting for more than 30 years. Lydia...
David Gray Thompson, Sr.
Oct 14, 2016
David Gray Thompson, Sr., 72, of 810 Robert Street, Windsor, NC, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Thompson was born on February 2, 1944, and was the son of the late Roy Victor and Hazel Speer Thompson. A graduate of Hargrave Military Academy, and an Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War,...
Ian Patrick Gralton
Oct 12, 2016
Ian Patrick Gralton, 25, of 407 Cedar Street, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 in his home.
Born in Elizabeth City on October 2, 1991, he was the son of James Thomas “Jim” Gralton of Elizabeth City and Sallie Jean Lane of Hertford. Prior to his disability from a spinal cord injury, he worked in...
Carolyn Virginia Byrum
Oct 9, 2016
Carolyn Virginia Byrum, 72, of 173 Drum Hill Hunt Club Lane, Gates, NC, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC where she was surrounded by her family. Carolyn was born in Chowan County on December 9, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Selby Lee and Hettie Nixon Byrum. A Licensed Practical Nurse,...
Linda Thomason McLean
Oct 7, 2016
Linda Ann Thomason McLean, 67, of 189 Summerfield Road, Roper, NC, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 in her home.
Mrs. McLean was born in Princeton, West Virginia, on December 5, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Harold and Margarette Cooper Thomason. A homemaker, she attended Cape Colony Church of Christ.
Surviving are her husband...
Mardie Hathaway Cartwright
Oct 6, 2016
Mardie Hathaway Cartwright, 70, of 802 W. Grubb Street, Hertford, NC, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, October 6, 2016 from Duke University Medical Center where she was surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Cartwright was born in Norfolk, VA on January 28, 1946, and was the daughter of the late J. Malcolm Hathaway and Ruby Mae Richardson...
Jesse William Overton
Oct 2, 2016
Jesse William Overton, 87, of 100 Wiggins Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Overton was born in Perquimans County on December 27, 1928, and was the son of the late William Martin and Jessie Nellie Lilly Overton. The retired owner and operator of Overton's Sanding & Floor Finishing, he worked in...
Walter Ray Cox
Sep 30, 2016
Walter Ray Cox, 74, of 2006 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 in his home.
Mr. Cox was born in Suffolk, VA on June 9, 1942, and was the son of the late Joseph Robert and Allie Cones Cox. Retired from Albemarle Building Supply in Elizabeth City, he had a deep love for sky diving,...
Shirley Williams Swain Rentz
Sep 28, 2016
Shirley Williams Swain Rentz, 86, of 2992 Hwy 64 West, Plymouth, NC, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in The Vintage Inn, Williamston.
Mrs. Rentz was born in Petersburg, VA on April 6, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Jack Thalton and Helen Daniels Williams. A retired office clerk with Georgia Pacific, she was a member of...
William Edward Lassiter
Sep 27, 2016
William Edward “Bill Ed” Lassiter, 85, of 107 Hobbs Acre Drive, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Chowan River Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Lassiter was born in Chowan County on December 17, 1930, and was the son of the late James “Jimmie” Lassiter and Ida Brabble Lassiter Baker. The retired owner and operator of Lassiter’s Gas...
Graham Columbus Hobbs, Jr.
Sep 24, 2016
Graham Columbus Hobbs, Jr., aged 91, passed away quietly at Elizabeth City Health and Rehab, formerly known as Winslow Memorial on September 24th, 2016. Mr. Hobbs was a lifetime resident of Corapeake, North Carolina and lived his long life on the family farm on Hobbs Lane before his health forced him to move to the facility. Born in the dining...
June Ellen Epperson
Sep 24, 2016
June Ellen Epperson, 64, of 982 NC 37 North, Gates, NC, died Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Down East Health and Rehabilitation Center, Gatesville.
Mrs. Epperson was born in Hertford County on August 18, 1952, and was the daughter of Lawrence Dale West of Chesapeake, VA and the late Viola Nellie Lilly West. In addition to her mother, she...
Randy Lowe
Sep 23, 2016
Harvey Randall “Randy” Lowe, 53, of 823 Macedonia Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, September 23, 2016 in his home.
Randy was born in Pasquotank County, a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, and had worked as a truck driver, restaurant cook, and as a musician.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Jo Ann Copeland Lowe.
Surviving...
The Rev. Michael Perry Askew
Sep 21, 2016
The Reverend Michael Perry Askew, Sr., 61, of 257A Old Swamp Road, South Mills, NC, passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in his home.
Born on February 16, 1955 in Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late Kenneth A., Sr. and Ollie Marie Roberson Askew. While working in management at Courtesy Ford in Elizabeth City in...
Melissa Ann Reid
Sep 20, 2016
Melissa Ann Reid, 45, of Roanoke Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Reid was born in Delaware on July 12, 1971, and was the daughter of Wayne and Kathy Swain Lane of Edenton. A store manager, she had been employed with Country Store for over 20 years.
Surviving in addition...
Jay Dotson
Sep 17, 2016
Arvel Jack “Jay” Dotson, Jr., 52, of 141 Peach Tree Street, Jarvisburg, NC, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2016 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Jay was born in Portsmouth, VA on October 13, 1963, and was the son of Vicki Cooke Dotson of Washington, NC and the late Arvel Jack Dotson, Sr. The...
Barbara Anne Harrell
Sep 12, 2016
Barbara Anne Harrell, 59, of 425 Reynoldson Road, Gates, NC, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Ms. Harrell was born in Gates County on August 5, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Haywood Augustus and Revelle Baker Harrell. Employed as a warehouse manager with Electrical Equipment Company in Franklin, VA, she was...
James Lavon Cook
Sep 12, 2016
James Lavon “Jim” Cook, 63, of 130 Old Rail Bed, Gates, NC, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Cook was born in Tunica County, MS on December 3, 1952, and was the son of the late Grover and Florence Davis Cook. A retired aircraft mechanic, he was a US Navy veteran.
Surviving are...
Lucy Mae Lane White
Sep 11, 2016
Lucy Mae Lane White, 96, of 708 South Church Street, Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, September 11, 2016, in her home with her best friend, daughter, and caregiver, Linda White Owens by her side. She had fought a long battle with congestive heart failure.
Mrs. White was born in Perquimans County on February 7, 1920, and...
Thomas Andrew Proctor
Sep 10, 2016
Thomas Andrew Proctor, 89, of 866 Ocean Highway South, Hertford, NC, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 in Edenton Primetime.
Mr. Proctor was born in Chowan County on November 6, 1926, and was the son of the late Lonnie A. and Pearl White Proctor. A retired farmer, he was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, the Bethel Ruritan...
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