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Pattie Sitterson Byrum

Pattie Sitterson Byrum

May 23, 2016

   Pattie Elizabeth Sitterson Byrum, 97, of Mark Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

 

   Mrs. Byrum was born in Chowan County on September 6, 1918, and was the daughter of the late Charlie and Sadie Lane Sitterson. Retired from the Chowan County Tax Dept., she was the oldest member of Edenton Baptist...

Nelle Carter Willey

Nelle Carter Willey

May 23, 2016

   Nelle Louise Carter Willey, 93, of Abbotswood at Stonehenge, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 in Rex Hospital, Raleigh, N.C.

 

   Mrs. Willey was born on November 12, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Charles Herman Carter, Sr. and Rosa Nell Welch Carter. A graduate of East Carolina Teacher’s College, now ECU, she taught Home Economics at...

Joyce Whitaker Smith

Joyce Whitaker Smith

May 20, 2016

   Joyce Marie Whitaker Smith, 76, of Benthall Bridge Road, Murfreesboro, NC, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016 in Brookdale of Elizabeth City.

 

   Mrs. Smith was born in Durham County on June 10, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Everette and Frankie Swing Whitaker. A retired secretary with the Northampton County Dept. of Social Services, she was...

L. C. Proctor

L. C. Proctor

May 18, 2016

   L.C. Proctor, 79, of 687 Pender Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in his home.

   Mr. Proctor was born in Perquimans County on February 6, 1937, and was the son of the late Louis Linwood and Nellie Lane Proctor.  A retired farmer and commercial fisherman, he was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and had served...

Helen Evans Swain

Helen Evans Swain

May 18, 2016

   Helen Faye Evans Swain, 71, of 234 Riverby Farm Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Edenton.

 

   Mrs. Swain was born in Chowan County on February 9, 1945, and was the daughter of the late James Elton and Willie Marie Casper Evans.  A homemaker, in addition to her parents...

Donald Riddick

Donald Riddick

May 15, 2016

   James Donald Riddick, 77, of 119 Beech Fork Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday morning, May 15, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Riddick was born in Gates County on April 22, 1939, and was the son of the late Johnnie Alfred “Jack” Riddick and Desma Hendrix Riddick. A farmer who enjoyed his lifelong trade, he continued working after...

Sara Byrum Chappell

Sara Byrum Chappell

May 14, 2016

   Sara Leigh Byrum Chappell, 77, of 58 Middle Swamp Road, Gates, NC, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 in WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh.

 

   Sara was born in Gates County on September 20, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Selby Lee and Hettie Nixon Byrum. She retired from First Citizens Bank, formerly The Farmer’s Bank of...

Joyce Lane Horne

Joyce Lane Horne

May 14, 2016

   Joyce Lane Horne, 71, most recently of Mebane, NC, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 in Elizabeth City where she was surrounded by her family.

 

   Mrs. Horne was born on May 1, 1945, and was the daughter of the late James Louis and Queen Trueblood Lane.  Working as a hairdresser in Elizabeth City from 1968 to 1981, she...

Brian Christopher Clapp

Brian Christopher Clapp

May 12, 2016

   Brian Christopher Clapp, 36, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in Elizabeth City.

 

   Brian was born in Durham, NC on February 5, 1980, and was employed as a Catastrophic Agent with Allstate Insurance Company.

 

   Surviving are his parents, Trish Askew Joines and husband T.J. of Mebane, and Christopher Lee Clapp and wife Vicky of Danbury; his children,...

Emily Byrum Oliver

Emily Byrum Oliver

May 12, 2016

   Emily Elizabeth Byrum O’Berry Oliver, 96, formerly of Sunbury, NC, and more recently of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016.      Mrs. Oliver was born in Gates County on October 24, 1919, and was the daughter of the late Milton H. and Inez Hofler Byrum. Retired from Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie after 23 years of employment, she was...

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,...

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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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...

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...

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...

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...

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