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Geraldine Bunch Bass

Geraldine Bunch Bass

Jun 25, 2023

   Geraldine Bunch Bass, 91, of 2228 US Highway 17 North, Merry Hill, NC, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 25, 2023 from ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Bass was born in Gates County on January 3, 1932 and was one of twelve children born to the late Osia and Sally Stallings Bunch. In addition to her...

Barbara Ann Dail Rominger

Barbara Ann Dail Rominger

Jun 24, 2023

   Barbara Ann Dail Rominger, 84, of 236 Creek Drive, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City surrounded by her close family.

   Mrs. Rominger was born in Chowan County on January 5, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Daniel and Roxie Ora Dail. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Ima Jean Bass Lane

Ima Jean Bass Lane

Jun 22, 2023

   Ima Jean Bass Lane, 87, of Wynne Fork Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, June 22, 2023 in her home where she was surrounded by her loving family.

   Mrs. Lane was born in Chowan County on March 7, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Carey Augustus and Martha Harrell Bass. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Viola Mansfield Olah

Viola Mansfield Olah

Jun 22, 2023

   Viola Mansfield Olah, 97, of Herford, NC, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Laurel Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Elizabeth City.

   A graveside service will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the Olah Family Cemetery at the home, 938 West Bear Swamp Road, Hertford, and will be conducted by Chaplain Davin Phillips.

   Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and...

McKay Washington Riddick

McKay Washington Riddick

Jun 22, 2023

   McKay Washington Riddick, 91, of 1357 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, died Thursday, June 22, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Riddick was born in Gates County on June 5, 1932 and was the last surviving of 11 children born to the late Oscar and Fonnie Mae Stallings Riddick. His sisters were Ruby Lee...

Jack Richards, Jr.

Jack Richards, Jr.

Jun 21, 2023

   Jack Richards, Jr. 72, of 186 Skinner Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Richards was born in Orlando, FL on November 16, 1950, and was the son of the late Jack, Sr. and Alberteen Long Richards. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Betty Jo Maslow, JoAnn Bollinger,...

Sarah Hucks Pillow

Sarah Hucks Pillow

Jun 21, 2023

   Sarah Lou Hucks Pillow, 84, of Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Tyner and Edenton, NC, died on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in Angel Oak Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Myrtle Beach.

   Mrs. Pillow was born in Horry County, SC on December 15, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Jonathan David and Annie Elizabeth McCormick Hucks. In addition...

William D. "Bill" Townson, III

William D. "Bill" Townson, III

Jun 16, 2023

   William D. “Bill” Townson, III, of Richmond, VA, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Townson was born in Murphy, NC on July 26, 1941 and was the son of the late William D. Townson, Jr. and Pearl W. Townson.

   As a teenager he began working for Townson Funeral Home in Murphy. He later moved to...

Michele Lee Ashbaugh

Michele Lee Ashbaugh

Jun 16, 2023

   Michele Lee Ashbaugh, 52, of 283 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Friday, June 16, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Michele was born in Seneca County, New York on October 4, 1970, and was the daughter of the late Roy Henry Ashbaugh, Sr. and Joanne Snyder.

   Her life was a traveled one, and...

Mearplene Hudson Peeples

Mearplene Hudson Peeples

Jun 12, 2023

   Mearplene Hudson Peeples, 89, of 143 Poplar Neck Road, Edenton, NC, went to her eternal home on Monday, June 12, 2023 from ECU Health Bertie Hospital, Windsor.

   Mrs. Peeples was born in Edenton on September 4, 1933 and was raised in the Cotton Mill, one of four children born to the late David T. and Mollie Cayton Hudson. In addition...

Cedric Michael Leach, Sr.

Cedric Michael Leach, Sr.

Jun 12, 2023

   Cedric Michael “Noodie” Leach, Sr., 64, of 118 Southport Court, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Leach was born in Newport News, VA on October 8, 1958. The retired owner and operator of Leach Trucking, he enjoyed fishing, talking with friends, driving, and listening to jazz music.

   Surviving is his former wife, April Olds...

William Lewis Harrell, Jr.

William Lewis Harrell, Jr.

Jun 9, 2023

   William Lewis Harrell, Jr., 25 of 260 NC Highway 137, Gatesville, NC, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023.

   Born in Suffolk, VA on September 8, 1997, he was the son of William Lewis, Sr. and Lelia Bass Harrell of Gatesville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William M. and Catherine Vann Harrell, and maternal grandparents, Waverly G....

Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle

Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle

Jun 9, 2023

   Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle, 69, of 819 St. John’s Millennium Road, Aulander, NC, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023 in ECU Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mrs. Hurdle was born in Butler County, OH on April 7, 1954, and was the daughter of the late James Paris and Lois Virginia Powell Collingsworth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Edward Wise Taylor, Jr.

Edward Wise Taylor, Jr.

Jun 8, 2023

   Edward Wise Taylor, Jr., 89, of 200 West Second Street, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, June 8, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Taylor was born in Bertie County on August 17, 1933, and was the son of the late Edward W. Taylor, Sr. and Sally Pearl Keeter Taylor. In addition to his parents,...

Eugene Fields Brown

Eugene Fields Brown

Jun 8, 2023

   SGM Eugene Fields “Gene” Brown, US Army Retired, 90, of 126 Old US Hwy 13, Winton, NC, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 at ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Brown was born in Hertford County on February 5, 1933, and was the son of the late James Edward and Louetta Collins Brown. In addition to his parents, he was...

Christopher Lee Futrell

Christopher Lee Futrell

Jun 7, 2023

   Christopher Lee “Chris” Futrell, 36, of Edenton, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in his home.

   Born in Pasquotank County on June 1, 1987, Chris was the son of Lee Futrell of Sunbury and the late Sharon Greene Futrell. Employed with B & S Construction Company, he enjoyed the outdoors and hunting and fishing.

   Surviving in addition to his...

Gail Brickhouse Dail

Gail Brickhouse Dail

Jun 7, 2023

   

   Gail Brickhouse Dail, 87, of NC 94 North, Creswell, NC, died Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mrs. Dail was born in Tyrrell County on May 17, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Sidney M. and Etta Marie Hudson Brickhouse. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Ruth Lee Spisak

Ruth Lee Spisak

Jun 7, 2023

   Ruth Agnes Lee Spisak, 90, of 1699 Morgans Corner Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in her home where she was surrounded by family. 

   Ruth was born in Greensville County, VA on March 18, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Isham Mack Lee and Mattie Coates Lee. In addition to her parents, she was...

Talmadge Lee McGuire

Talmadge Lee McGuire

Jun 6, 2023

   Talmadge Lee McGuire, 74, of 224 Jordan Loop Road, Tyner, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 from his home where he was surrounded by his family.

   Mr. McGuire was born in Norfolk, VA on February 20, 1949, and was the son of the late Talmadge Eugene and Louetta Crutchlow McGuire. In addition to...

Bernie Davis

Bernie Davis

Jun 3, 2023

   Bernard Blanchard “Bernie” Davis, 80, of 211 Hawthorne Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, June 3, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Davis was born in Chowan County on May 5, 1943, and was the son of the late C.H. and Helen Blanchard Davis. Retired from George C. Moore Company where he was the...

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