Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Dara Gwen Harrell
Dec 7, 2023
Dara Gwen Harrell, 52, of 215 East Palmetto Street, Kill Devil Hills, NC, died Thursday, December 7, 2023 in her home.
Dara was born in Hertford County on August 19, 1971. A graduate of Ridgecroft School in Ahoskie, she attended College of The Albemarle and Mitchell’s Academy in Greenville, obtaining her degree in Cosmetology. Later after working in private practice,...
William Love Carr
Dec 7, 2023
William Love “Bill” Carr, 71, of 575 Paige Riddick Road, Gates, NC, died Thursday, December 7, 2023 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Bill was born in Nansemond County, VA on April 18, 1952 and was the son of the late Charles Brosia Carr, Jr. and Dolly Belle Watson Carr and was raised in the fellowship of Main Street United...
Roger Copeland Spivey
Dec 3, 2023
Roger Copeland Spivey, 87, of 345 Gliden Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Sunday, December 3, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Spivey was born in Chowan County on April 29, 1936 and was the son of the late Jacob Saunders Spivey and Oscar Copeland “Ossie” Spivey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death just 10 days...
Roy Victor Thompson, III
Dec 1, 2023
Roy Victor Thompson III, of 301 South King Street, Windsor, NC, died Friday, December 1, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his girls.
Roy was born in Bertie County on August 20, 1966 and was the son of Faye Johnson Thompson of Windsor and the late Roy Victor Thompson, Jr.
A graduate of Atlantic Christian College...
Jean Ann Shelby Charron
Nov 30, 2023
Jean Ann Shelby Charron, 61, of Edenton, NC passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Charron was born in Niles, Michigan on July 10, 1962 and was the daughter of the late Archie Clifton Shelby and Eulalia Wetmore Joo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Kenneth Shelby...
Joan Smith Collins
Nov 29, 2023
Joan Marie Smith Collins, 90, of 223 Nixon’s Beach Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Collins was born in Hampton, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Joseph J., Jr. and Marie Church Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Lois Faye Benton White
Nov 29, 2023
Lois Faye Benton White, 91, of 264 Ridge Road, Belvidere, NC, died Wednesday, November 29, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. White was born in Perquimans County on August 18, 1932 and was the daughter of the late John T. “Jack” and Mary Evelyn Lane Benton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Sonja Davis Bazemore
Nov 28, 2023
Sonja Davis Bazemore, 77, of 56 Little Island Road, Eure, NC, died Tuesday, November 28, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Bazemore was born in Northampton County on August 20, 1946 and was the daughter of the late Robert H. “Major” Davis and Johnnie Mae Stancil Davis. In addition to her parents, she...
Mae Boyce Spivey
Nov 23, 2023
Mae Boyce Spivey, 87, of 345 Gliden Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Thursday, November 23, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family. It had been her prayer to “go home”, to see her mother and loved ones gone before and God answered that prayer on Thanksgiving night.
Born on September 27, 1936, and raised on Rocky...
Patricia Lutzio Richards
Nov 23, 2023
Patricia Lutzio “Patti” Richards, 83, of 186 Skinner Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Richards was born in Chester County, PA on March 17, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Nicholas Joseph Lutzio and Ann Dorothy Mammarella Lutzio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Dr. Robert Worden "Bobby" Dougherty, Jr.
Nov 22, 2023
Dr. Robert Worden “Bobby” Dougherty, Jr., 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Dr. Dougherty was born in Baton Rouge, LA on April 9, 1944, and was the son of the late Robert Worden Dougherty, Sr. and Katharine Medora Butler Dougherty. Raised on a dairy farm in Louisiana, he graduated from...
Dorothy Hollowell Liles
Nov 20, 2023
Dorothy Mae Hollowell “Dot” Liles, 84, of 144 Folly Road, Sunbury, NC, died Monday, November 20, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Liles was born in Gates County on October 28, 1939 and was the only daughter of the late Glavin W. “Dick” and Mary Gray Hollowell. In addition to her parents, she...
Kathryn Smith King
Nov 18, 2023
Kathryn Arlene Smith King, 77, of Elizabeth City, NC, entered into eternal rest, as the sun began to shine on the morning of Saturday, November 18, 2023, from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center with her family at her side.
Mrs. King was born in Augusta County, VA on September 12, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Preston Paul, Sr....
Gilbert Louis Risinger
Nov 17, 2023
Gilbert Louis Risinger, 84, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, November 17, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
A private service is being planned by the family.
Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements, and online condolences may be made by...
Shannon Marie Drake
Nov 17, 2023
Shannon Marie Drake, 48, of 8412 Larrymore Avenue, Norfolk, VA, and a former resident of the Paradise Road community of Edenton, NC, died Friday, November 17, 2023 in her home.
Shannon was born in Los Angeles, CA on December 8, 1974. A 1993 graduate of Camden High School, while living in Edenton she worked as a Veterinarian’s Assistant with Drs....
Sheila Dail Harrell
Nov 16, 2023
Sheila Lynn Dail Harrell, 64, of 624 Body Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Chowan County on May 21, 1959, and was the daughter of the late Jesse Thomas “Sonny Boy” and Louise Jordan Dail.
Surviving is her husband of 33 years, Douglas Lynn Harrell;...
Tom Smith
Nov 14, 2023
Thomas Luther “Tom” Smith, 80, of 180 Reynoldson Road, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Smith was born in Gatesville on January 11, 1943 and was one of five sons born to the late John Lee, Sr. and Genevieve Brown Smith. He attended Chowan College and later graduated from Atlantic Christian College...
Mary Lee Miller Bright
Nov 14, 2023
Mary Lee Miller Bright, 86, of 1389 Hwy 158 East, Sunbury, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Bright was born in Perquimans County and was the daughter of the late Ernest Conroy Miller and Marie Ida Perry Cole. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of...
Helen Kay Busey Siford
Nov 12, 2023
Helen Kay Busey Siford, 81, of Belvidere, NC, passed away Sunday evening, November 12, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Siford was born in Oklahoma City, OK on September 21, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Hugh and Ruth Busey. In addition her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Siford, and by brothers, Richard...
Claxton Forest "C.F." Stallings, Jr.
Nov 10, 2023
Claxton Forest “C.F.” Stallings, Jr., 59, of 249 Whitehouse Road, Belvidere, NC, died Friday, November 10, 2023 in his home.
C.F. was a lifelong resident of Belvidere, born on December 10, 1963, and was the son of the late Claxton F., Sr. and Dorothy Ward Stallings.
A 1982 graduate of Gates County High School, he then attended North Carolina State...
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