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H.G. Cobb

H.G. Cobb

Jul 24, 2013

Henderson Gray "H.G." Cobb, 81, of 1913 US 17 North, Merry Hill, NC, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Mr. Cobb was born in Bertie County, and was the son of the late Norman Henderson and Bernice Lucille Mizelle Cobb. A farmer and carpenter, he had retired from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, now Avoca, Inc., and...

Alice Nixon

Alice Nixon

Jul 23, 2013

Alice A. Nixon, 68, of 1104 Haughton Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in her home. Mrs. Nixon was born in Bertie County and was the daughter of the late Lloyd Thomas, Sr. and Jessie Allene Byrum Belch. Employed for many years with the Edenton Cotton Mill, she later retired from M.G. Brown. In addition to her parents,...

Sally Marie Sutton Stone

Sally Marie Sutton Stone

Jul 23, 2013

Sally Marie Sutton Stone, 44, of 128 Stone Street, Moyock, NC, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in her home. Mrs. Stone was born in Pasquotank County and was the daughter of St. Claire Sutton of Jarvisburg and the late Athelia Banks Sutton. She was employed for many years with Border Station in Moyock. Surviving are her husband of 16 years,...

J. Robbie Hendrix

J. Robbie Hendrix

Jul 23, 2013

Julian Robbie Hendrix, 63, of Cannon's Ferry Road, Tyner, NC, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in Hobbsville, as the result of an automobile accident. Mr. Hendrix was born in Chowan County and was the son of the late Julian Iconuis and Grace Davenport Hendrix. He was a 35 year employee of B.A.E. Systems in Norfolk, VA. In addition to his...

Mary Grimstead Wrenn

Mary Grimstead Wrenn

Jul 22, 2013

Mary Grimstead Wrenn, 77, of 1145 US Hwy 158 W, Eure, NC died Monday, July 22, 2013, in her home. Mrs. Wrenn was born in Norfolk, VA and was the daughter of the late David Allen and Mary Anne Capps Grimstead. A homemaker, in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Nelson Wrenn; by...

Shirley L. Lindsey

Shirley L. Lindsey

Jul 22, 2013

Shirley L. Lindsey, 75, of Hertford, NC, and formerly of Richmond, VA, died Monday, July 22, 2013 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Lindsey was born in Rice, VA and was the daughter of the late Henry Roosevelt and Gladys Bailey Lindsey. A homemaker, she was a Baptist by faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Percy Edison Bass

Percy Edison Bass

Jul 21, 2013

Percy Edison Bass, 92, of 1634 Rocky Hock Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, July 21, 2013 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation. Mr. Bass was born in Chowan County and was the son of the late Quinton Trotman and Bessie Virginia Pierce Bass. A retired farmer and commercial fisherman, he was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church. In...

John Paul Perry

John Paul Perry

Jul 17, 2013

John Paul Perry, 63, of 617 NC 561 East, Ahoskie, NC, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC. Mr. Perry was born in Covington, TN, and was the son of the late Thomas James and Offalee Perry. Retired after more than 20 years in the US Navy, he was saw service in both Vietnam and the...

Elsie Sawyer Godfrey

Elsie Sawyer Godfrey

Jul 16, 2013

Elsie Sawyer Godfrey, 76, most recently of Kindred Care of Elizabeth City, NC, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Mrs. Godfrey was born in Camden County and was the daughter of the late George Ernest "Buck" and Nancy Johnson Sawyer. A retired seamstress, she was a member of City Road United Methodist Church, Rebekah Lodge, and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. In...

Edna Elizabeth Winslow

Edna Elizabeth Winslow

Jul 16, 2013

Edna Elizabeth Winslow, 96, of 296 Turnpike Road, Belvidere, NC, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation, Edenton. Mrs. Winslow was born in Perquimans County, and was the daughter of the late John DeWitt and Sabra Allen White Winslow. A homemaker, she was a member of Up River Friends Meeting and its Elizabeth White Missionary Circle....

Joshua Alma Perry, Jr.

Joshua Alma Perry, Jr.

Jul 16, 2013

Joshua Alma "J." Perry, Jr., 78, of 154 Sugar Run Road, Sunbury, NC died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 in his home. Mr. Perry was born in Gates County and was the son of the late Joshua Alma, Sr. and Daisy Rountree Perry. A retired farmer, he was a member of Gatesville Masonic Lodge #126 and was an Army veteran. Surviving...

Myrtle Anderson Crain

Myrtle Anderson Crain

Jul 16, 2013

Myrtle Anderson Crain, 89, of 106 Mark Drive, Edenton, NC, and formerly of Elizabeth City, died Tuesday, July 16 in Vidant Chowan Hospital. Mrs. Crain was born in Pasquotank County and was the daughter of the late Joseph Benjamin and Eva Winslow Anderson. The retired owner and operator of Crain Realty and Insurance, she was a member of First Christian...

Hattie Ruth Bass Owens

Hattie Ruth Bass Owens

Jul 15, 2013

Hattie Ruth Bass Owens, 86, of 114 Zion Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Monday, July 15, 2013 in her home. Mrs. Owens was born in Chowan County and was the daughter of the late Quinton Trotman and Bessie Virginia Pierce Bass. A homemaker, she was a member of Zion United Methodist Church and its United Methodist Women. In addition to her...

James Preston Cayton

James Preston Cayton

Jul 15, 2013

James Preston Cayton, 75, of 592 Body Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, July 15, 2013 in his home. Mr. Cayton was born in Chowan County to the late Rev. Preston and Estelle Van Horn Cayton. A retired insurance agent, he was a member of Woodland United Methodist Church, the River City Lions Club of Elizabeth City and served his country...

George Joseph Dion

George Joseph Dion

Jul 12, 2013

Lieutenant Colonel George Joseph Dion, US Army Retired, 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully Friday, July 12, 2013 in Portsmouth Naval Medical Center with his family by his side. Born in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late George Rosario and Delia Kelly Dion. Minutes after receiving his B.S. degree from St. Peter's College on June 7,...

Garland Toppin

Garland Toppin

Jul 12, 2013

Garland Toppin, 79, of 2938 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, July 12, 2013 in his home. Mr. Toppin was born in Chowan County and was the son of the late Nolan Bunch and Jennie Parker Toppin. A retired farmer, he was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and the Oak Grove Hunting Club. In addition to his parents,...

Thomas Cecil Nixon, Sr.

Thomas Cecil Nixon, Sr.

Jul 12, 2013

Thomas Cecil Nixon, Sr., 89, of 147 Nixon Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, July 12, 2013 in his home. Mr. Nixon was born in Chowan County and was the son of the late Joel Cecil, Sr. and Mary Lou Nixon. A retired farmer and commercial fisherman, he was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church, and was a Navy veteran...

Betty Jane Askew Chappell

Betty Jane Askew Chappell

Jul 10, 2013

Betty Jane Askew Chappell, 85, of Winston-Salem, NC, and formerly of Gatesville, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in Springwood Nursing Home. Mrs. Chappell was born in Gates County and was the daughter of the late Willie Bryant and Bettie Eure Askew. A Certified Nursing Assistant, with a specialty in working with cancer patients, she had also, in years past, worked...

Peggy Jane Hobbs Wyatt

Peggy Jane Hobbs Wyatt

Jul 7, 2013

Peggy Jane Hobbs Wyatt, 79, of 503 Spivey Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Sunday, July 7, 2013 in her home. Mrs. Wyatt was born in Perquimans County and was the daughter of the late Linwood Wilson and Sarah Ida Winslow Hobbs. An LPN, she was employed at Louise Obici Memorial Hospital in Suffolk for over 40 years. In addition to her...

Charles Turner Skinner, Jr.

Charles Turner Skinner, Jr.

Jul 4, 2013

Charles Turner Skinner, Jr., 85, of 724 Whedbee Drive, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, July 4, 2013 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton. Mr. Skinner was born in Perquimans County and was the son of the late Charles T., Sr. and Mary Helen Newbold Skinner. A retired manpower advisor with the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, he was a member of Hertford...

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