Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Jessie Ruth Hudson "J.R." Shackelford
Jan 29, 2023
Jessie Ruth Hudson "J.R." Shackelford, 88, formerly of Edenton, NC, and more recently of Hertford, died Sunday, January 29, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Shackelford was born in Chowan County on December 28, 1934, and was the daughter of the late David T. and Molly Cayton Hudson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Kim Howell
Jan 27, 2023
Marvin Kim Howell, 64, of 36 White Oak Road, Eure, NC, died Friday, January 27, 2023 in his home.
Kim was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on December 9, 1958 and was the son of Lowell Thomas and Yvonne Askew Howell of Eure.
A graduate of Deep Creek High School, he was the school’s Drum Major in both his Junior and...
Thomas Andrew Ashley, Jr.
Jan 27, 2023
Thomas Andrew Ashley, Jr., 58, of Edenton, NC, died Friday, January 27, 2023 in Hertford Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Ashley was born in Tampa, FL on March 16, 1964, and was the son of the late Thomas A., Sr. and Agnes Louise Brickhouse Ashley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, May, and by...
Frances Tynch Baker
Jan 27, 2023
Frances Tynch Baker, 87, of 391 Great Hope Church Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, January 27, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Baker was born in Perquimans County on October 2, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Charles Franklin Tynch and Annie Mae Riddick Tynch. In addition to her parents, she...
Garry Pike Copeland
Jan 27, 2023
Garry Pike Copeland, 56, a member of the Ryland community in Chowan County, NC, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 in Edenton.
Born in Chowan County on May 18, 1966, he was the son of the late Dorus Elihu and Blannie Winslow Copeland. Garry grew up working on the family farm and enjoyed the fellowship of Piney Woods Friends Meeting....
Evelyn Briggs Forehand Chappell
Jan 26, 2023
Evelyn Briggs Forehand Chappell, 93, of 235 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, January 26, 2023 in Three Rivers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Windsor.
Mrs. Chappell was born in Chowan County on December 7, 1929, and was the daughter of the late James Richard and Annie Bivens Briggs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
William Lewis "Bill" Norvell, Jr.
Jan 25, 2023
William Lewis “Bill” Norvell, Jr., 84, of Edenton, NC, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Bill was born in Richmond, Virginia on July 14, 1938 and was the son of the late William Lewis Norvell, Sr. and Bennie Allsbrook Norvell Cuzner.
He attended the University of North...
Sonny Hall
Jan 24, 2023
Horace Douglas “Sonny” Hall, 77, of 100 Chowan Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Hall was born in Norfolk, Virginia on April 15, 1945, and was the son of the late William Winslow Hall and Myrtle Mae Moody Harrison.
As a residential and commercial building contractor,...
William "J.J." Mosley
Jan 24, 2023
William "J.J." Mosley, 76, of 1364B Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, went to see his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 from his home where he was being cared for by his wife and family.
Mr. Mosley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and was the son of the late Samuel Hendrix Mosley and Flora Rodrigues Mosley. In addition to his...
Billy Lee Chappell
Jan 24, 2023
Billy Lee Chappell, 68, of Great Fork Road, Suffolk, VA, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Chappell was born in Gates County, NC on March 1, 1954, and was the son of the late Herman Ray and Rosa Mae Umphlette Chappell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret...
Charles Theodore Hickman
Jan 24, 2023
Charles Theodore Hickman, 54, of 118 Pocahontas Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Hickman was born in Annapolis, MD and was the son of Frances Miller Rockemann of Edenton.
Before health issues forced retirement, Mr. Hickman was an officer with the Bertie Correctional Facility in Windsor.
In addition to his mother, he...
Dr. James Francis O'Leary
Jan 24, 2023
James Francis O’Leary, MD, 79, of 507 North Broad Street, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in his home.
Dr. O’Leary was born in Cork, Ireland on January 6, 1944 and was the only child born to the late James Patrick and Winifred Fielding O’Leary.
A surgeon, Dr. O’Leary began his solo practice in Edenton in 1979, was associated...
Dotmegan Lane Rogerson
Jan 23, 2023
Dotmegan Lane Rogerson, 93, of 708 Sandy Ridge Road, Tyner, NC, died Monday, January 23, 2023 in her home.
Mrs. Rogerson was born in Perquimans County on August 12, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Ervin Julian and Pearl Layden Lane. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Glenn Rogerson; her...
Annie Belle Byrum
Jan 21, 2023
Annie Belle Byrum, 92, of Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, died Saturday, January 21, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Byrum was born in Chowan County and one of seven children born to the late Tom and Belle Dail Byrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. Byrum; sisters, Viola...
James Daniel Baker
Jan 21, 2023
James Daniel Baker, 87, of Turnpike Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023 in his home peacefully with his family by his side, following a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
Affectionately called Jimmy by many and Jim by others, he was born in Perquimans County, NC to the late Rossie M. and Sarah Elizabeth Carver Baker....
Darnell Lewis Riddick
Jan 19, 2023
Darnell Lewis Riddick, 85, of 1341 Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Nansemond Pointe Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Riddick was born in Gates County on March 2, 1937, and was the son of the late Treswell Harrison Riddick and Virgie Mae Bunch Riddick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
David Wade Lapham, II
Jan 19, 2023
David Wade Lapham, II, 73, of 228 Shoshone Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 in his home.
Mr. Lapham was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on June 26, 1949, and was the son of the late David W. and Gertrude Bjornvold Lapham.
A graduate of Craddock High School, he had served in the United States Air Force and later...
Carol Rector Sampsell
Jan 19, 2023
Carol Rector Sampsell, 79, of 1701 Arapahoe Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her husband.
Mrs. Sampsell was born in McDowell County, West Virginia on June 5, 1943, and was the last surviving of 15 children born to the late Walter and Mazella Basham Rector. In addition to her...
Kay Heath Barnacascel
Jan 19, 2023
Kay Heath Barnacascel, 82, of Windsor, NC, passed away January 19th, 2023.
Kay was born on September 8, 1940 in New Bern, NC. She was the daughter of the late John T. Heath, Sr. and Mildred Dare Hardison Duncan. Kay attended East Carolina College and graduated in 1962 with a degree in education. She was passionate about teaching people to...
Chris Frederick Poulos
Jan 18, 2023
Chris Frederick Poulos, 83, of Elizabeth City, NC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
Mr. Poulos was born in Pasquotank County on April 8, 1939, and was the son of the late Nicholas Harry Poulos and Margaret Anna Koch Poulos. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Athene Meads and Angela Bridges, and by brothers,...
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