Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Lois Ann Perkins Benton
Apr 4, 2023
Lois Ann Perkins Benton, 85, of 225 Perkins Road, Gatesville, NC, passed on to be with her Heavenly Father at ECU Health Chowan Hospital on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.
Lois Ann was born in Gatesville on August 26, 1937 and was the eldest daughter of Lewis and Clarissa Perkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
David Wayne Byrum, Sr.
Apr 3, 2023
David Wayne Byrum, Sr., 59, of 104 West Mulberry Street, Winton, NC, died Monday, April 3, 2023 in ECU Health Beaufort Hospital, Washington, NC.
David was born in Bertie County on August 28, 1963 and was the son of the late James Edward “Jimmy” Byrum, Sr. and Hazel Garrett Byrum. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
George Westinghouse Strain, III
Apr 3, 2023
George Westinghouse Strain, III, 54, of Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, April 3, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Strain was born in Delaware on December 31, 1968, and was the son of the late George Westinghouse Strain, II and Brenda Alters Strain. Employed in both custom boat building and cabinetry through the years, he loved woodworking...
Steven Ward Peterson
Apr 2, 2023
Steven Ward Peterson, 71, of Hertford, NC, died Sunday, April 2, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Peterson was born in Alamance County on May 23, 1951, and was the son of the late William V. Peterson and Mary Sue Rogers Donnell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Samuel L. Donnell.
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Dallas Roy Weeks
Apr 1, 2023
Dallas Roy Weeks, 81, of 1373 Lynch’s Corner Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Saturday, April 1, 2023 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Weeks was born in Pasquotank County on February 1, 1942, and was the son of the late Charlie Williams Weeks, Sr. and Lydia Mae Jones Weeks. A retired lineman, he loved the Newland community in which he...
McCoy Winslow
Mar 31, 2023
Alton McCoy Winslow, 78, of 147 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, March 31, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Winslow was born in Perquimans County on August 30, 1944 and was the son of the late James Alton and Catherine King Winslow. A retired long distance driver with Brayhall Enterprise, Inc., he later worked delivering parts...
Mark Steven Haney
Mar 30, 2023
Mark Steven Haney, 66, of Hertford, NC, died Thursday, March 30, 2023 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Mr. Haney was born in Lake County, IL on February 4, 1957, and was the son of the late Louis Haney and Rita Trotter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Dick "Uncle" Trotter, a sister,...
Alan Keith Sawyer
Mar 29, 2023
Alan Keith “Paint Bucket” Sawyer, 63, of 801-A West Queen Street, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Alan or “Paint Bucket” as all his friends knew him, was born in Chowan County on December 8, 1959 and was the son of the late Sam Lloyd and Matilda Wright...
Dick Spruill
Mar 29, 2023
Danny Lee "Dick" Spruill, 69, of Beech Springs Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
A Perquimans County native, Dick was born on December 4, 1953 and was the son of the late Harry Lee Spruill and Cassie Winslow Spruill. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Fred Bible
Mar 29, 2023
Fred Bible, 92, of “Peaceful Pines”, in the Arrowhead Beach community, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in his home.
Mr. Bible was born in Louisville, KY on March 1, 1931 and was the son of the late Leigh and Ida Loe Davidson Bible. In addition to his parents and his siblings, he was preceded in death by two...
Marguerite Butler McCall
Mar 26, 2023
Marguerite Aline Butler McCall, 88, of 107 Donna Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. McCall was born in Perquimans County on August 21, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Ercel Hudson Butler and Ruby Simpson Butler Crawford. In addition to her parents,...
Carolyn Faye Morgan Abrams
Mar 24, 2023
Carolyn Faye Morgan Abrams, of San Diego, CA, succumbed to cancer on Friday, March 24, 2023 at her home.
Carolyn was the daughter of the late Archie J. and Rachel Elizabeth Chappell Morgan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Mabel Jones, Helen Phelps and Myrtle Harrell; and by brothers, Bradford Harrell, and Carlton, Howard,...
Whit Lee Parks
Mar 23, 2023
Whit Lee Parks, 84, of Newport News, VA, formally of Tyner, NC, died on Thursday, March 23, 2023 peacefully at home where he was cared for by his daughter.
Mr. Parks was born in Chowan County, NC on August 31, 1938 and was the son of the late Rudy Parks and Essie Lee Hollowell Parks. In addition to his parents,...
Joan Hadlock Fiala
Mar 23, 2023
Joan Marie Hadlock Fiala, 86, of 101 Potecasi Creek Court, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Fiala was born in Elmira, NY on May 21, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Mary Flynn Hadlock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters,...
Virginia Lee Williams
Mar 22, 2023
Virginia Lee Williams, 93, formerly of Edenton, NC, and more recently of Shallotte, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Brunswick Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Williams was born in Beaufort County on January 26, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Obed and Minnie Clark Lee. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Nell Powell Long
Mar 20, 2023
Nell Powell Long, 90, of Eure, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 20, 2023. She passed away in her home at 97 Taylor Mill Road which was her treasured wish.
Mrs. Long was born in Gates County on July 25, 1932, and was one of eleven children born in the family home place to...
Joyce Eure Ward
Mar 19, 2023
Joyce Eure Ward, 86, of 1169 Acorn Hill Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Sunday, March 19, 2023.
Mrs. Ward was born in Perquimans County on September 22, 1936, and was the daughter of the late John Benton “J.B.” and Evelyn Caddy Eure. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her favorite uncle, Herbert “Huddie” Eure.
A homemaker,...
Eric Miguel Gonzalez
Mar 18, 2023
Eric Miguel Gonzalez, 23, of 344 Poplar Neck Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, March 18, 2023 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Eric was born in Chowan County on November 22, 1999 and was the son of Patrisse Suzanne Lenau of Edenton and Rafael Gonzalez of Elizabeth City.
A 2018 graduate of John A. Holmes High School where he was All-Area and...
William Laurence Baker, III
Mar 18, 2023
William Laurence Baker, III, 78, of East Queen Street, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, March 18, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Baker was born in Norfolk, Virginia on September 21, 1944, and was the son of the late William Laurence Baker, Jr. and Donna Timberlake Baker.
A graduate of Virginia Tech where he received his Bachelors of Science degree,...
Shelvia Ambrose Owens
Mar 16, 2023
Shelvia Faye Ambrose Owens, 85, of Plymouth, NC, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 in her daughter's home in Pantego where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Owens was born in Martin County on February 21, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Wilson Eldridge Ambrose and Sudie Anna Lewis Ambrose. In addition to her parents, she...
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