Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Sheila Dail Harrell
Nov 16, 2023
Sheila Lynn Dail Harrell, 64, of 624 Body Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Chowan County on May 21, 1959, and was the daughter of the late Jesse Thomas “Sonny Boy” and Louise Jordan Dail.
Surviving is her husband of 33 years, Douglas Lynn Harrell;...
Tom Smith
Nov 14, 2023
Thomas Luther “Tom” Smith, 80, of 180 Reynoldson Road, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Smith was born in Gatesville on January 11, 1943 and was one of five sons born to the late John Lee, Sr. and Genevieve Brown Smith. He attended Chowan College and later graduated from Atlantic Christian College...
Mary Lee Miller Bright
Nov 14, 2023
Mary Lee Miller Bright, 86, of 1389 Hwy 158 East, Sunbury, NC, died Tuesday, November 14, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Bright was born in Perquimans County and was the daughter of the late Ernest Conroy Miller and Marie Ida Perry Cole. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of...
Helen Kay Busey Siford
Nov 12, 2023
Helen Kay Busey Siford, 81, of Belvidere, NC, passed away Sunday evening, November 12, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Siford was born in Oklahoma City, OK on September 21, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Hugh and Ruth Busey. In addition her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Siford, and by brothers, Richard...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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.
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
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...
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,...
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...
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.
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