Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Earl Bradford Gillis
Oct 11, 2024
Earl Bradford Gillis, of Edenton, NC, born February 29, 1948 in Asheville, NC, and died October 11, 2024.
Graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in Wildlife Management, his entire career was spent working with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. He was passionate about the abundant diversity of the State of NC and loved the great outdoors. When he...
Lester Ray Copeland
Oct 11, 2024
Lester Ray Copeland, 76, of 748 Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, died Friday, October 11, 2024, in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Copeland was born in Chowan County on April 26, 1948, and was the son of the late Lester Taylor Copeland and Celia Rae Nixon Copeland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother,...
Gladys Casper Baugham
Oct 11, 2024
Gladys Jeannette Casper Baugham, 97, of North Curtis Street, Ahoskie, NC, died Friday, October 11, 2024, in Three Rivers Health & Rehabilitation, Windsor, NC.
Mrs. Baugham was born in Gates County on August 24, 1927, and was one of nine children born to the late Cape Charles Casper and Jeannette Douglas Smith Casper. She was born and raised in the Eure...
Linda Faye Bonney Oakley
Oct 10, 2024
Linda Faye Bonney Oakley, 77, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2024, in her home.
Born in Norfolk, VA on July 17, 1947, Linda Faye was the daughter of the late Bernis Langdon Bonney and Mary Louise Forbes Bonney. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Donna Marie Wilson.
Surviving is her son, William...
Jean Tribou Spivey
Oct 9, 2024
Jean Tribou Spivey, 73, of Zion Road, Hobbsville, NC, passed away at her home in her daughter's arms on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
Jean was born in Wake County on April 9, 1951, and was the daughter of the late Henry Russell Tribou and Isabel Peggy Partin Tribou. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister,...
Eloise Riddick Hollowell
Oct 6, 2024
Eloise Riddick Hollowell, 92, of Hertford, died Sunday, October 6, 2024, in Litchford Falls Health & Rehabilitation Center, Raleigh.
Mrs. Hollowell was born in Gates County on July 10, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Jake A. and Rosa Lee Ward Riddick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Perry Hollowell, Sr.;...
Jessie Horace Baker
Oct 6, 2024
Jessie Horace Baker, 79, of Hertford, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2024, in Edenton Primetime Retirement Center, Edenton.
Mr. Baker was born in Perquimans County on April 18, 1945, and was the son of the late Garland White Baker, Sr. and Sarah Anne Hurdle Baker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Garland W. “Dickie”...
Darby Hays Tyndall
Oct 3, 2024
Darby Hays Tyndall, 53, of 485 Muddy Creek Road, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024, in his home.
Mr. Tyndall was born in Henry County, IN on January 29, 1971, and was the son of the late Jimmy and Anita Pauline Hays Tyndall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Edward Allen “Eddie” Tyndall, and...
Micah Raines Simonsen, Jr.
Oct 2, 2024
Micah Raines Simonsen, Jr., son of Micah and Hayes Bryant Simonsen, died peacefully cuddled between his parents, Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at Duke University Medical Center.
Raines was born in Chowan County on December 4, 2021. Raines’ life was filled with love and joy and he radiated it into the world. Raines would often say, “Raines smart, Raines cute, Raines happy.”...
Darlene Riddick Winslow
Oct 2, 2024
Judith Darlene Riddick Winslow, 66, of 103 Poplar Circle, Hertford, NC, died on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at her home with her family by her side.
Darlene was born in Pasquotank County on January 24, 1958, and was the daughter of Judith Winslow Riddick of Belvidere and the late McKay Washington Riddick.
A graduate of Perquimans County High School and later the...
Hunter Seth Joyner
Oct 1, 2024
Hunter Seth Joyner, 23, of 1522 South David Street, San Angelo, TX, died Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in his home.
Born on May 26, 2001, he was a lifelong resident of Perquimans County until joining the United States Marine Corps. A 2019 graduate of Perquimans County High School, since his honorable discharge from service, he had worked at area auto parts...
Ernest C. Perry, Jr.
Sep 30, 2024
Ernest Clyde “Buck” Perry, Jr., 86, of 103 River Road, passed away Monday, September 30, 2024, in his home.
Mr. Perry was born in Currituck County on April 7, 1938, and was the son of the late Ernest Clyde Perry, Sr. and Elizabeth Melson Perry Marslender. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, James McDonald...
Joshua Paul Copeland
Sep 28, 2024
Joshua Paul “Josh” Copeland, 26, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024, in his home.
Josh was born in Chowan County on December 13, 1997, and was the son of Arthur David and Sarah Narron Copeland of Hertford. He was preceded in death by his brother, John Copeland, paternal grandparents, Arthur Minnis and Lillian May Burroughs Copeland, and by...
Anita Sexton Riddick
Sep 27, 2024
Anita Louise Sexton Riddick, 79, of Edenton, NC, passed away Friday, September 27, 2024, in Laurel Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Riddick was born in Chowan County on May 3, 1945, and was the daughter of the late William A. and Maybelle Parks Sexton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Dianthia...
Barbara Tyson Brabble
Sep 25, 2024
Barbara Tyson Brabble, of 108 River Road, Hertford, NC passed away at the age of 78 years old on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
Born in Washington County on April 2, 1946, Barbara was the daughter of the late Fred and Wilma Davenport Tyson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Henry W....
Norma Cartwright Turner
Sep 20, 2024
Norma Cartwright Turner, 78, of Belvidere, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2024, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Turner was born in Perquimans County on November 15, 1945, and was the daughter of the late William Alphonso, Sr. and Myrtle Joyce Kight Cartwright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Sandra Nix Kelso
Sep 20, 2024
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Sandra Raye Nix Kelso, 72, of 103 Green Run Court, passed away and joined her Heavenly Father on Friday, September 20, 2024 from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Kelso was born in Marion County, IN on April 15, 1952, and was the daughter of the late Luther Trevis and Nona May Short Nix. In addition to her...
Linwood G. Boynton
Sep 19, 2024
Linwood G. Boynton, 81, of Hertford, NC, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024.
Born on August 27, 1943, in Jefferson, Maine, he was the son of the late Pearl and Marie Feyler Boynton. Linwood graduated from Lincoln Academy in Jefferson, Maine and went on to serve his country with honor and distinction, becoming the youngest Chief Warrant Officer ever commissioned...
Mary Owens Dunton
Sep 18, 2024
Mary Louise Owens "Teenie" Dunton, 89, of Hobbsville Road, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City. Ms. Dunton was born in Perquimans County on November 29, 1934, and was the daughter of the late William W. and Matie Nixon Owens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Irene Scaff...
Ronnie Edwards
Sep 18, 2024
Walter Ronnie Edwards, 80, of 652 West Millpond Road, Roper, NC, died Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in ECU Beaufort County Hospital, Washington, NC.
Mr. Edwards was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 18, 1944, and was the only child born to the late L.M. Edwards, Jr. and Pearl Twiddy Edwards.
A graduate of North Carolina State University, he had retired as...
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