Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Thomas Paul Story
Jul 1, 2023
Thomas Paul Story, 23, of 818 Beech Springs Road, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, July 1, 2023 in Goldsboro from injuries received in an ATV accident.
A lifelong resident of Perquimans County, he was born on September 20, 1999 and was the son of Samuel Paul and Rebecca Winslow Story.
Employed as a welder with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was a...
Ronald Wayne Kelso
Jul 1, 2023
Ronald Wayne Kelso, 72, of 103 Green Run Court, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away and joined his Heavenly Father on Saturday, July 1, 2023 from his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Kelso was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 12, 1950, and was the son of the late Thomas Lee and Betty Jo Jester Kelso....
Joel Franklin McLendon, II
Jun 28, 2023
Joel Franklin “Joel Mac” McLendon, II, 57, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in his home.
Mr. McLendon was born in Pasquotank County on October 2, 1965, and was the son of Mary Ellen Parker McLendon of Elizabeth City and the late Joel Franklin McLendon, Sr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...
Claudia Barnes Ballance Bivens
Jun 28, 2023
Claudia Elizabeth Barnes Ballance Bivens, 88, of Shawboro, NC, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Born in Camden County on August 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Barnes, Sr. and Lucy Elizabeth Sawyer Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, James E. Barnes Jr., Dallas...
P. Gene Hohenstein
Jun 27, 2023
Philip Gene Hohenstein, 84, of Hertford, NC, and formerly of Queensbury, NY, went home to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 from Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Hohenstein was born in Albany County, NY on July 12, 1938 and was the son of the late Willard Fred and Ethel Louise Weatherwax Hohenstein. In addition to...
Jo Ann Stout Vadon
Jun 26, 2023
Jo Ann Stout Vadon, 82, of 320 Blackbeard’s Road, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023 in ECU Health Cowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Vadon was born in Mercer County, NJ on February 28, 1941, and was the daughter of the late John Henry and Ella Rose Calabrese Stout. A retired clerk from the New Jersey State of Student Assistance, upon...
Lois Bunch Bryant
Jun 26, 2023
Lois Bunch Bryant, 94, of 544 Chambers Ferry Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, June 26, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Bryant was born in Chowan County on March 26, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Horace E. and Stella Riddick Bunch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert...
Jean Ellen Knight Nobles
Jun 26, 2023
Jean Ellen Knight Nobles, 62 of Chesapeake, VA, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023 following a short illness.
Jean was born in Bainbridge, GA on September 24, 1960 and was the daughter of the late Thurman Lawrence Knight, Jr. and Mary Evelyn Gunn Knight Bischoff. Raised in a military family, Jean lived in cities up and down the east...
Myrtle Ann Reed Marshall
Jun 26, 2023
Myrtle Ann Reed “Turk” Marshall, 94, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023.
Born in Chowan County on July 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Lindsey Reed and Martha Elizabeth Cannon Reed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Susan Sumner Byrum Boltz, and by siblings, Doris...
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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,...
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
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
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.
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...
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