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Jim Martin

Jim Martin

May 18, 2023

   James Douglas “Jim” Martin, 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully and joined his ancestors on Thursday, May 18, 2023 from Ridgecrest Rehab in Columbus, GA.

   Jim was born August 10, 1943 in Columbus, GA to the late Cecil Burruss Martin and Martha Davison Martin. With an education in Electrical Engineering, he worked as an executive in the utilities industry...

Denise Lilley Jones

Denise Lilley Jones

May 16, 2023

   Denise Ann Lilley Jones, 68, of 325 Cross Road, Roper, NC, died Tuesday, May 16, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Denise was born in Washington County on April 8, 1955 and was the daughter of the late Sylvester Lilley and Nola Higdon Lilley Jako.

   Retired from both the Washington County Tax Department and Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T), she...

Clifford J. "Pete" Perry

Clifford J. "Pete" Perry

May 15, 2023

   Clifford Jackson “Pete” Perry, 87, of 140 Russell Drive, Hertford, NC, died Monday, May 15, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Perry was born in Pasquotank County on February 27, 1936, and was the son of the late Clifford Jackson “Jack” Perry, Sr. and Hazel Simpson Bell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Helen;...

Curtis Dulaney, Sr.

Curtis Dulaney, Sr.

May 13, 2023

   Curtis Dulaney, Sr., 83, of 186 Bembury Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.

   Mr. Dulaney was born in Pasquotank County on July 21, 1939, and was the son of the late Jake Twine and Pearl Sawyer Dulaney and was raised by his mother and step-father, Fred...

Robert Lee "Bobby" Stallings

Robert Lee "Bobby" Stallings

May 13, 2023

   Robert Lee “Bobby” Stallings, 85, of 520 Main Street, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, May 13, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Stallings was born in Currituck County on December 7, 1937, and was the son of the late Robert S. and Hattie Russell Stallings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Ray Stallings and Clay...

Aletta Fennelly Sarisky

Aletta Fennelly Sarisky

May 10, 2023

   Aletta May Fennelly Sarisky, 95, formerly of Chesapeake, VA, and more recently of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in The Landings of Albemarle.

   Mrs. Sarisky was born in Essex County, NJ on July 26, 1927 and was the daughter of the late John Aloysius Fennelly and Elsie May Wyckoff Fennelly. In addition to her parents, she was...

Marjorie Jones Smith

Marjorie Jones Smith

May 9, 2023

   Marjorie Lee Jones Smith, 91, of 144 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, May 9, 2023 in Edenton House Assisted Living.

   Mrs. Smith was born in Chowan County on October 20, 1931, and was one of four daughters born to the late G. Erie and Hazel Bass Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Willie Mae Wilson Ward Baldwin

Willie Mae Wilson Ward Baldwin

May 8, 2023

   Willie Mae Wilson Ward Baldwin, 90, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 in her daughter’s home in Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Baldwin was born in Currituck County on June 29, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Willie Edward and Victoria Spence Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands,...

Dr. John Samuel Pond, Jr.

Dr. John Samuel Pond, Jr.

May 5, 2023

   Dr. John Samuel Pond, Jr., 70, of Colerain, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 5, 2023 from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

   Dr. Pond was born in Norfolk, VA on November 16, 1952, and was the son of John Samuel, Sr. and Flo Foxwell Pond of Prospect, VA. He was preceded in death by his...

Collin Ray Winslow

Collin Ray Winslow

May 5, 2023

   Collin Ray “Snap” Winslow, 15, of 1549 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, died Friday, May 5, 2023 as the result of a hunting accident.

   Snap was born in Pasquotank County on April 30, 2008 and was the son of Ken and Holly Harris Winslow. He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, Doug Rogerson, Fleetwood and Elsie Harris, Cyril and Virginia...

Ronald Charles Fisk

Ronald Charles Fisk

May 4, 2023

   Ronald Charles “Ron” Fisk, 75, of Hertford, NC, died Thursday, May 4, 2023.

   Mr. Fisk was born in Portsmouth, VA on October 24, 1947, and was the son of the late Ivan George and Etta Lucy Wilkins Fisk. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Mary Murphy Fisk. Ron spent many years of his...

Edgar Ray Boyce

Edgar Ray Boyce

May 4, 2023

   Edgar Ray Boyce, 91, of 919 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, May 4, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Boyce was born in Chowan County on February 11, 1932, and was the son of the late Sherrill Boyce, Sr. and Grace Stallings Boyce Monds. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years,...

Beverly Ruth Specht

Beverly Ruth Specht

May 2, 2023

   Beverly Ruth Specht, 70, of Thick Neck Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 in her home.

   Born in Massachusetts on June 27, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Raymond and Louise Isadora Andrews Specht. A graduate of the New York School of Dog Grooming, she was known locally as the owner and operator of Carolina...

Ruth Austin Garrett

Ruth Austin Garrett

Apr 29, 2023

   Ruth Austin Garrett, 90, of 114 Ridge Road, Ahoskie, NC, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, April 29, 2023 where she was surrounded by her family.

   Mrs. Garrett was born in Bertie County on March 26, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Esther Parker Austin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

John Randolph Pippins

John Randolph Pippins

Apr 27, 2023

   John Randolph Pippins, 88, of 1213 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, died Thursday, April 27, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Pippins was born in Smithfield, Virginia on February 3, 1935, and was the son of the late James M. and Minnie Combs Pippins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant...

Muriel Whitehurst Twine

Muriel Whitehurst Twine

Apr 27, 2023

   Muriel Whitehurst Twine, 92, 1024 Perry’s Bridge Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 in her home where she was being cared for by family.

   Mrs. Twine was born in Gates County on November 19, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Bonnie and Margaret Howell Whitehurst. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Margaret Feirrera Johnson

Margaret Feirrera Johnson

Apr 25, 2023

    Margaret Feirrera Johnson, 76, of South Mills, NC, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mrs. Johnson was born in Oakland, CA on October 17, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Alfred and Mollie Feirrera. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Phelps Johnson. Employed with...

Carmen Perry Barco

Carmen Perry Barco

Apr 25, 2023

   Carmen Perry Barco, 97, of 793 Shawboro Road, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

   Mrs. Barco was born in the New Hope community of Perquimans County on August 27, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Redmond R. and Eva Davidson Perry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Joan Brennan Donnelly

Joan Brennan Donnelly

Apr 25, 2023

   Joan Elizabeth Brennan Donnelly, passed into the perpetual light on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in her home. Her life was, by any reasonable measure, marred by tragedy, yet she maintained a quiet strength and an amazing sense of humor that kept her at peace.

   Joan was born in Port Chester, New York on June 9, 1942 to the late John...

Kathleen Mathias Wiggins

Kathleen Mathias Wiggins

Apr 24, 2023

   Kathleen Mathias Wiggins, 101, of 762 Acorn Hill Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Monday, April 24, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation.

   Mrs. Wiggins was born in Gates County on April 19, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Algie R. and Florence Brinkley Mathias. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gelon...

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