OBITUARIES

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Lori Ann Schott Garrett

Lori Ann Schott Garrett

Jul 19, 2012

Lori Ann Schott Garrett, 48, of 140 Danielle Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Albemarle Hospital. Mrs. Garrett was born in Pekin, IL and was the daughter of Donald Gene, Sr. and Frances Ellen York Schott. The Payroll Benefits Coordinator for Kindred Health Care of Elizabeth City, she was the wife of Steven Scot Garrett. Surviving...

Omah Eure Harrell

Omah Eure Harrell

Jul 19, 2012

Omah Eure Harrell, 79, of Corner High Road, Eure, NC, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation of Ahoskie. Mrs. Harrell was born in Gates County and was the daughter of the late Quinton Robert, Jr. and Sallie Early Eure. Retired from the Gates County Soil and Water Conservation, she was a member of Cool Spring...

Forrest David White, Sr.

Forrest David White, Sr.

Jul 18, 2012

Forrest David White, Sr., 91, formerly of Corapeake, NC and more recently of his daughter's home at 225 Timberlane Drive, Rocky Mount, died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Forrest was born in Gates County on January 4, 1921, the son of the late Robert Peyton "Pate" and Teresa Taylor White. A kind soul, he was always...

Harvey Lee Donaldson

Harvey Lee Donaldson

Jul 18, 2012

Harvey Lee Donaldson, 59, of 1100 Smithwick Creek Church Road, Williamston, NC, died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in his home. Mr. Donaldson was born in Martin County, NC, a former Bridge Construction Worker and was the son of the late Levi Milbon and Virginia Bonds Donaldson. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Daniel...

Guy Leroy Toppin

Guy Leroy Toppin

Jul 15, 2012

Guy Leroy Toppin, 85, of 202 Lynn Drive, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, July 15, 2012 in his home. Mr. Toppin was born in Chowan County and was the son of the late Nolan Bunch and Jennie Parker Toppin. The retired owner and operator of "The Bride and Groom" in Elizabeth City, he was a Navy veteran of World War II,...

Janie Edwards Midgett

Janie Edwards Midgett

Jul 15, 2012

Janie Edwards Midgett, of Edenton, died Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton. Mrs. Midgett was born in Fort Stockton, TX and was the daughter of the late John and Florence Josephine Bonner Edwards. The retired manager of Shoe Show Dept. Store, she was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a member and past Worthy Matron of...

Naomi Boyce Bunch

Naomi Boyce Bunch

Jul 14, 2012

Naomi Boyce Bunch, 81, of 219 Riverby Farm Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 in her home. Mrs. Bunch was born in Chowan County and was the daughter of the late Vannie and Rosa Byrum Boyce. A retired clerk from both Belk's and The Fame Men's Shop, she was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church, its W.M.U.,...

William Harry Strickland

William Harry Strickland

Jul 14, 2012

William Harry Strickland, 71, of 530 Surfside Drive, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, where he was surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Strickland was born in Columbus County, NC and was the son of the late John J. and Alice Gore Strickland. A retired self-employed automobile mechanic, he was a member of Albemarle Baptist...

Clyde Wilton Chalk

Clyde Wilton Chalk

Jul 14, 2012

Clyde Wilton Chalk, 82, of 610 Morris Ford Road, Colerain, NC, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Mr. Chalk was born in Perquimans County and was the son of the late Elmer Carlyle and Annie Elnora Smith Chalk. Employed for many years as an insurance agent, he later retired as the owner and operator of Shore...

Joan Smallwood Johnson

Joan Smallwood Johnson

Jul 14, 2012

Joan Smallwood Johnson, 75, of 113 Pocahontas Trail, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, July 14, 2012 in her home. Mrs. Johnson was born in McDowell County, WVA, and was the daughter of the late John A. and Dosha Emiline Holland Smallwood. A retired secretary, working at the Pentagon for the Dept. of Defense, she was a member of the Church of...

Julian Shelton Umphlett

Julian Shelton Umphlett

Jul 10, 2012

Julian Shelton "Buddy" Umphlett, 51, of W. Main Street Extd., Elizabeth City, NC, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Heritage Care. Buddy was born in Pasquotank County and was the son of Vilma Bright Umphlett of Elizabeth City and the late Shelton Umphlett. Passionate about driving a wrecker service truck, he worked most of his career with Robert Sawyer's Service...

B. Larry Knox

B. Larry Knox

Jul 10, 2012

Benjamin Larry Knox, Sr., 83, of 324 Hickory Fork Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 in Vidant Chowan Hospital. Mr. Knox was born in Chowan County and was the son of the late Ben Louis and Annie Sue Shaw Knox. Retired as Superintendent of Postal Operations at the Edenton Post Office, he was a member of Faith Pentecostal...

Edward Lee Horton

Edward Lee Horton

Jul 8, 2012

Edward Lee Horton, 81, of 201 West Mulberry St., Winton, NC, died Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation, Windsor, NC. Mr. Horton was born in Gates County, NC and was the son of the late Oscar Lee Horton and Cora Lee Lassiter Horton Twine. A retired foreman in the shipping department with Georgia Pacific in Ahoskie,...

Leroy Peterson Pratt

Leroy Peterson Pratt

Jul 8, 2012

Leroy Pratt, 92, of the Rocky Hock community, died Sunday, July 8, 2012 in Vidant Bertie Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Wed., July 18th, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4785 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA. Miller Funeral Home and Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, is assiting the family with arrangements.

Fay Hughes Randolph

Fay Hughes Randolph

Jul 6, 2012

Fay Hughes Randolph, 72, of 135 Fat Man Lane, Hertford, NC, died Friday, July 6, 2012 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton. Mrs. Randolph was born in Perquimans County and was the daughter of the late George Wallace and Margaret Trueblood Hughes. She was employed as a supervisor with Jimbo's Jumbos in Edenton. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Doris Hassell Spear

Doris Hassell Spear

Jul 5, 2012

Doris Hassell Spear, 81, of 4071 Pea Ridge Road, Roper, NC, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville, NC. Mrs. Spear was born in Washington County, NC and was the daughter of the late Rupert Lyle and Bertha Lee Hufton Hassell. Formerly employed with Walker's Egg Farm, Plymouth Garment Factory, and as a teacher's assistant in the...

Iris Jeanette Bunch

Iris Jeanette Bunch

Jul 5, 2012

Iris Jeanette Bunch, 69, of 208 Apache Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton. Ms. Bunch was born in Chowan County and was the daughter of the late Clyde Elbert and Ruth Copeland Bunch. Retired from United Piece & Dye Works, she was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church. In addition to her...

Elizabeth Jane Bogertman Van Der Have

Elizabeth Jane Bogertman Van Der Have

Jul 5, 2012

Elizabeth Jane Bogertman Van Der Have, 85, of 585 Ellis Road, Belhaven, NC, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 in Autumnfield of Belhaven. Mrs. Van Der Have was born in Hawthorne, NJ and was the daughter of the late Abraham and Sadie Kooistra Bogertman. A retired unit clerk with Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, she was a member of Covenant United...

Stuart Marshall Anderson

Stuart Marshall Anderson

Jul 3, 2012

Stuart Marshall Anderson, 86, of 1245 New Hope Road, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in his home. Mr. Anderson was born in Eveleth, MN and was the son of the late Albert A. Anderson and Lillian Joupala Carlson. Employed for many years as a consultant with U.S.A.I.D., he had also served as Vice President with the former Don...

Shelby Hardy Wilkinson

Shelby Hardy Wilkinson

Jul 2, 2012

Shelby Hardy Wilkinson, 43, of 84 Whitehurst Road, Gates, NC, died Monday, July 2, 2012 in Giles Community Hospital, Pearisburg, VA. Shelby was born in Columbus, GA, was the daughter of Joan Lee Hardy of Salem, AL and Joe Hardy of Norfolk, VA, and the wife of Mike Wilkinson of Gates. A homemaker, she was a member of the Gates...

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