OBITUARIES

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Durward Felton Reed, Jr.

Durward Felton Reed, Jr.

Nov 28, 2015

Durward Felton Reed, Jr., 92, of 516 S. Edenton Road Street, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 in his home.    Mr. Reed was born in Perquimans County on May 16, 1923, and was the son of the late Durward F. Reed, Sr. and Mary Tucker Reed. A graduate of Perquimans County High School and Wake Forest University, he had...

Mattie Morse Godfrey

Mattie Morse Godfrey

Nov 28, 2015

Mattie Wray Morse Godfrey, 79, of 216 Little River Shores Road, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Winslow Memorial Home, Elizabeth City.    Mrs. Godfrey was born in Perquimans County on April 20, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Earl Ray Morse and Pauline Corbitt Morse Harris. A homemaker, she was a faithful member of New Hope...

Ethel Thompson Willadson

Ethel Thompson Willadson

Nov 27, 2015

Ethel May Thompson Willadson, 90, of Hertford, NC, completed her earthly journey and went to be with her savior on Friday, November 27, 2015. Mrs. Willadson was born in Jamaica, NY on May 18, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Willard "Bud" and Josephine Russell Thompson. A long-time resident of Massachusetts, following their retirement she moved to Hertford...

Marvin Ray Twiford, Sr.

Marvin Ray Twiford, Sr.

Nov 26, 2015

Marvin Ray "Rick" Twiford, Sr., 78, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Winslow Memorial Home.    Mr. Twiford was born in Richmond County, VA and was the son of the late Enoch Marvin and Nana Hubbard Twiford. Retired from the Virginia Department of Corrections Training Center, he was a veteran, having served in the United...

Doris Davenport Hardison

Doris Davenport Hardison

Nov 26, 2015

Doris Lee Davenport Hardison, 80, of 212 Oak Hill Drive, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, November 26, 2015 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville.    Mrs. Hardison was born in Washington County, NC on April 10, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Foy Garland and Clara Mae Clifton Davenport. A homemaker, she was a member of Edenton Baptist Church.    In addition...

Freddie Wilson Berry, Sr.

Freddie Wilson Berry, Sr.

Nov 24, 2015

Freddie Wilson Berry, Sr., 59, of 1934 North Road Street, Elizabeth City, NC, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in his home.    Mr. Berry was born in Pasquotank County on April 21, 1956, and was the son of the late Willie and Mary Luceba Godfrey Berry. A supervisor, he retired from Universal Forest Products. In addition to his parents, he was...

Elmore Isaac Felton

Elmore Isaac Felton

Nov 22, 2015

   Elmore Isaac Felton, 97, of Kernersville, NC, and formerly of Eure, died Sunday, November 22, 2015 in Greensboro.    Mr. Felton was born in Gates County on June 5, 1918, and was the son of the late Zachariah S. and Jana Greene Felton. A retired crane operator with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he later worked part-time at the Roduco Recycling Center. A...

Edythe Payne Reed

Edythe Payne Reed

Nov 21, 2015

Edythe Payne Reed, 91, of 516 South Edenton Road Street, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 in her home.    Mrs. Reed was born in Forsythe County, NC on January 12, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Harold Burton and Elsie Vaughan Payne. A faithful member of Hertford United Methodist Church, she enjoyed the fellowship of the Ladies...

Stephanie Starr Riggins

Stephanie Starr Riggins

Nov 21, 2015

Stephanie Starr Riggins, 38, of Elizabeth City, NC, died Saturday, November 21, 2015.    A private service will be held in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens, Suffolk, VA. Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements.    Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.

Jonathan Ray Castillo

Jonathan Ray Castillo

Nov 20, 2015

Jonathan Ray Castillo, 31, of Plentiful Creek Lane, Spotsylvania, VA, and formerly of Hertford, NC, died Friday, November 20, 2015.    Jonathan was born in Portsmouth, VA on January 14, 1984, and was the son of Jacqueline Diaz Forrest and her husband John of Hertford and Fermin Castillo of Tampa, FL. Employed as a commercial truck driver with Valley Proteins, he...

Arlene F. White

Arlene F. White

Nov 20, 2015

Arlene Frances Gurganus White, 62, of 109 Yeopim Trail, Hertford, NC, passed peacefully Friday, November 20, 2015 in her home.      Mrs. White was born in Pasquotank County on December 2, 1952, and was the daughter of the late Charles Hilton, Sr. and Marguerite Spencer Gurganus.  While Arlene held a few different positions in life out side the home, her most...

Karl Richard Herrnkind

Karl Richard Herrnkind

Nov 19, 2015

Karl Richard Herrnkind, 80, of Hertford, NC, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. A celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements.    In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation,...

John Leo Wilburn

John Leo Wilburn

Nov 18, 2015

John Leo Wilburn, 67, of 1637 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. John was born in Portsmouth, VA on March 27, 1948, and was the son of Harriett Wilburn of Portsmouth and the late John Wilburn, Sr. He worked as a general contractor who was mostly known for his skills as a...

Frederick John Bloemer

Frederick John Bloemer

Nov 16, 2015

Frederick John Bloemer, 76, of Sunset Circle, Hertford, NC, died Monday, November 16, 2015 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton. Mr. Bloemer was born in Omaha, NE on May 24, 1939, and was the son of the late Frederick John and Mary Victoria Crum Bloemer. A veteran, he retired from the US Navy after more than 20 years of service and...

Eva Neth Spavin

Eva Neth Spavin

Nov 15, 2015

Eva Annie Neth Spavin, 100, of Randolph Loop North, Albemarle Plantation, Hertford, NC, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015. Mrs. Spavin was born in Boston, MA on August 17, 1915, and was the last surviving of 10 children born to the late George M. and Debbie Delaney Neth. Before moving to Hertford some 10 years ago to live with...

Robert Holton Cumbia

Robert Holton Cumbia

Nov 14, 2015

Robert Holton Cumbia, of 900 Mohave Trail, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, November 14, 2015 in his home where he was surrounded by his family. Mr. Cumbia was born in Portsmouth, VA on September 16, 1929, and was the last surviving of seven children born to the late George Burnice and Bertha Holton Cumbia. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School,...

Michael Lee Rowe

Michael Lee Rowe

Nov 13, 2015

Michael Lee Rowe, 69, of 1946 Tara Court, #102, Greenville, NC, and formerly of Edenton, died Friday, November 13, 2015 in his home. Mr. Rowe was born on January 25, 1946 in Portsmouth, VA and was the son of the late Alfonzo "Fonzie" and Estelle Lamm Rowe. A retired Systems Analyst with the federal government, he had after his retirement...

Leslie Yates Kirby

Leslie Yates Kirby

Nov 13, 2015

Leslie Yates Kirby, 80, of 100 South Oakum Street, Edenton, NC, died Friday, November 13, 2015 in his home.    Mr. Kirby was born in Perquimans County on December 17, 1934, and was the son of the late Tracy Roscoe and Elizabeth Yates Kirby. A licensed electrical contractor, he owned and operated Kirby’s Electrical, and had taught Electrical Courses at The...

Donald B. Bunch, Sr.

Donald B. Bunch, Sr.

Nov 10, 2015

Donald Branch Bunch, Sr., 81, of 674 Snug Harbor Road, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City. Mr. Bunch was born in Chowan County on July 20, 1934, and was the son of the late Lonnie and Gertrude Bass Bunch. A retired police officer, he was an Army veteran. In addition to his...

Shirley Lowe Crabtree

Shirley Lowe Crabtree

Nov 10, 2015

Shirley Ann Lowe Crabtree, 80, of Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 in her home. Mrs. Crabtree was born in Cleveland, OH on May 24, 1935, and was the daughter of the late William Clyde and Mary Louise Hamm Lowe. A retired nurse, she was a Lutheran by faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

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