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Claxton Forest "C.F." Stallings, Jr.

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...

Sharon White Ward

Sharon White Ward

Nov 9, 2023

   Sharon White Ward, of 605 Gaston Drive, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, November 9, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mrs. Ward was born in Chowan County on September 29, 1948 and was the daughter of the late David George and Mary Gordy White. She had retired as the Information Management Coordinator with Perquimans County High School.

    Surviving is her...

John Morris Long

John Morris Long

Nov 7, 2023

   John Morris Long, 74, of 442 Hurdletown Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mr. Long was born in Pasquotank County on May 11, 1949, and was the son of the late Josephus “Joe” Long and Mary Frances Hollowell Long. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

Barney Harold Shaw

Barney Harold Shaw

Nov 6, 2023

   Barney Harold Shaw, 69, of Gatesville, NC, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 6, 2023 in his home following a brief illness with his family and friends by his side.

   Mr. Shaw was born in Virginia Beach, VA on September 3, 1954, and was the son of the late Tracy Raymond and Rosa Mae Keck Shaw. In addition to his...

Jackie Bunch White

Jackie Bunch White

Nov 6, 2023

   Jacquelyn Bunch White, 87, of Elizabeth City, passed away Monday, November 6, 2023 at Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation Center.

   Jackie was born in Edenton, NC on November 25, 1935. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Eunice Harrell Bunch, her brother Arlyn Bunch, and her longtime friend and companion, Anne Stafford. 

   She will be lovingly...

Betsy Shepard Hassell

Betsy Shepard Hassell

Nov 5, 2023

   Elizabeth Coke Shepard “Betsy” Hassell, 94, of 149 Bowden Lane, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, November 5, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Hassell was born in Chowan County on October 27, 1929 and was the daughter of the late William Blount Shepard, Sr. and Bessie Hoskins Shepard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Brenda Jones Leche

Brenda Jones Leche

Nov 5, 2023

   Brenda Jones Leche, 77, formerly of Portsmouth, VA, and more recently of Sunbury, NC, was a devoted wife, mother, sister, and friend. On Sunday, November 5, 2023, she passed into the arms of her Savior from her home in Sunbury following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

   Brenda was born in Suffolk, VA on August 6, 1946, and was the...

Bud Alden Sowers

Bud Alden Sowers

Nov 4, 2023

   Bud Alden Sowers, 88, of Chepanoe Trail, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, November 4, 2023 at his daughter’s home in Portsmouth, VA.

   Mr. Sowers was born in Somers Point, New Jersey on July 15, 1935 and was the son of the late Harry Franklin and Winnifred King Judkins Sowers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Thomas James Hoster

Thomas James Hoster

Nov 4, 2023

   Thomas James Hoster, 69, of 42 Home Port Lane, Gates, NC, died Saturday, November 4, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Hoster was born on February 7, 1954 and was the son of the late William James Hoster, Sr. and Irene Margaret Stallings Hoster.

   Formerly employed as a security officer with The Children’s Hospital of The Kings Daughters in Norfolk, he...

Tenna Mae Bridges-Miller

Tenna Mae Bridges-Miller

Nov 3, 2023

   Tenna Mae Bridges-Miller, 63, of Conway, NC, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023 at her home where she was being cared for by her family.

   Born in Athens, TN on Friday, September 9, 1960, she was the only daughter of the John David “Johnny’ Bridges and Virginia Mickey Simmons Bridges.

   In addition to her beloved parents, she was preceded in...

John Melton Adams

John Melton Adams

Nov 2, 2023

   John Melton Adams, 83, of 116 Morris Circle, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, November 2, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Adams was born in Chowan County on April 20, 1940 and was the son of the late Walter and Ethia Winslow Adams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Walter Hayes Godwin, Jr.

Walter Hayes Godwin, Jr.

Oct 31, 2023

   Judge Walter Hayes Godwin, Jr., of Tarboro, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, October 31, 2023.

   Born on October 2, 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia to proud parents Walter Hayes Godwin, Sr. and Susan Rudisill Godwin, he was an only child who embraced this role growing up in Gatesville with many aunts, uncles and first cousins. Walter...

Frances Ralph Tynch

Frances Ralph Tynch

Oct 31, 2023

   Frances Rebecca Ralph Tynch, 71, of 111 Tynch Town Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, October 31, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, where she was surrounded by her family.

   Frances was born in Elizabeth City on August 6, 1952 and was one of eight children born to the late Charlie Shelton, Sr. and Juanita Ferrell Ralph. In addition to...

Roy Vervel Simmons

Roy Vervel Simmons

Oct 30, 2023

   Roy Vervel Simmons, 83, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023.

   Mr. Simmons was born in Pasquotank on February 4, 1940, and was the son of the late Harvel Fonzo Simmons and Pearl Mae Gurganus Simmons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ermer Simmons, and by brothers, Gene and...

Margie Williams Eason

Margie Williams Eason

Oct 30, 2023

   Margie Nannette Williams Eason, 76, of 1367 Turnpike Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023 in her home where she was being cared for by family.

   Mrs. Eason was born in Pasquotank County on January 4, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Wallace Butler, Sr. and Hazel Marie Bembridge Williams. In addition to her parents,...

Dennis Anthony Ambruso

Dennis Anthony Ambruso

Oct 29, 2023

   Dennis Anthony Ambruso, 76, of Shiloh, NC, died Sunday, October 29, 2023 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.

   In accordance with is his wishes, no services are planned.

   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 visiting www.millerfhc.com.

Jeffrey Alan Wilke

Jeffrey Alan Wilke

Oct 28, 2023

   Jeffrey Alan “Jeff” Wilke, 62, of 118 Pirate Landing, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.

   Mr. Wilke was born in Michigan City, IN on November 11, 1960, and was the son of the late Jack and Arlene Rempala Wilke. A veteran, he retired as a Petty Officer...

Peggy Johnson Stallings

Peggy Johnson Stallings

Oct 26, 2023

   Peggy Johnson Stallings, 85, of 835 Acorn Hill Road, Hobbsville, NC, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023 in her home.

   Mrs. Stallings was born in Suffolk, VA on October 28, 1937. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kemrial Rudolph “Pete” Stallings, Sr., daughters, Deborah Phillips and Karen Austin, sons, Kemrial Jr. and Robert Stallings; and by brothers, James...

Alice Winborne Felton

Alice Winborne Felton

Oct 26, 2023

   Alice Winborne Felton, 91, formerly of the White Oak community of Gates County, NC, and more recently of Brookdale Assisted Living in Greenville, died Thursday, October 26, 2023.

   Mrs. Felton was born in Hertford County on November 22, 1931 and was one of four children born to the late Willie Percy and Alice Earl Byrum Winborne. In addition to her...

Melvin Thomas Jethro

Melvin Thomas Jethro

Oct 25, 2023

   Melvin Thomas Jethro, 84, of 1389 NC 32 North, Corapeake, NC, died Wednesday, October 25, 2023 in Gates House Assisted Living, Gatesville.

   Mr. Jethro was born in Washington County on June 17, 1939 and was the son of the late Charlton Benjamin “C.B.” and Edna Earl Goodwin Jethro. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...

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