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Thomas Wade Stanton, Sr.

Thomas Wade Stanton, Sr.

Jul 10, 2023

   Thomas Wade Stanton, Sr. 80, of 234 Winfall Blvd., Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, July 10, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.

   Mr. Stanton was born in Perquimans County on June 20, 1943, and was the son of the late Willis Jesse and Ruth White Stanton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Pamela Beddoe Oldham

Pamela Beddoe Oldham

Jul 8, 2023

   Pamela Jean Beddoe Oldham, 69, of 300 Okisco Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023 in Windsor House.

   Mrs. Oldham was born in Texas on February 16, 1954 and was the daughter of the late William “Bill” Beddoe and Carlean Winchester Kerr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Brenda Thompson.

   Surviving...

Barbara Thomas Risinger

Barbara Thomas Risinger

Jul 7, 2023

   Barbara Lee Ann Thomas Risinger, 58, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023 in her home.

   In accordance with her wishes, a private service will be held. 

   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.

Wilmer Brantingham "Red" Chappell

Wilmer Brantingham "Red" Chappell

Jul 6, 2023

   Wilmer Brantingham “Red” Chappell, US Army Ret., 95, of 1803 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, died Thursday, July 6, 2023 in his home where he was surrounded and cared for by his family.

   Mr. Chappell was born in Chowan County on September 23, 1927 and was the son of the late John Ervin and Rehem Dail Chappell. In addition to his...

Freddie O'Neal Todd

Freddie O'Neal Todd

Jul 5, 2023

   Freddie O’Neal Todd, 80, of 130 Gov Eden House Road, Merry Hill, NC, died Wednesday, July 5, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Todd was born in Bertie County on February 21, 1943 and was the son of the late Sherllie and Sallie Askew Todd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

David Vernon Higginbotham, III

David Vernon Higginbotham, III

Jul 2, 2023

   David Vernon Higginbotham III, 87, of 149 Salmon Creek Lane, Merry Hill, NC, died Sunday, July 2, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Higginbotham was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on November 6, 1935 and was the only child born to the late David Vernon Higginbotham, Jr. and Margaret Martha Moore Higginbotham Kelly.

   Retired from Bell Telephone Lab Research,...

Larry Gray Winslow

Larry Gray Winslow

Jul 1, 2023

   Larry Gray Winslow, 80, of 2848 Willowwood Drive, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 1, 2023, surrounded by his loving family at his home.

   Mr. Winslow was born on April 18, 1943, in the Belvidere community of Perquimans County, NC, one of five children of the late Otho Iverton and Missouria Sarah Chappell Winslow. He dedicated many years to Old...

Ronald Wayne Kelso

Ronald Wayne Kelso

Jul 1, 2023

   Ronald Wayne Kelso, 72, of 103 Green Run Court, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away and joined his Heavenly Father on Saturday, July 1, 2023 from his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Kelso was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 12, 1950, and was the son of the late Thomas Lee and Betty Jo Jester Kelso....

Thomas Paul Story

Thomas Paul Story

Jul 1, 2023

   Thomas Paul Story, 23, of 818 Beech Springs Road, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, July 1, 2023 in Goldsboro from injuries received in an ATV accident.

   A lifelong resident of Perquimans County, he was born on September 20, 1999 and was the son of Samuel Paul and Rebecca Winslow Story.

   Employed as a welder with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was a...

Claudia Barnes Ballance Bivens

Claudia Barnes Ballance Bivens

Jun 28, 2023

   Claudia Elizabeth Barnes Ballance Bivens, 88, of Shawboro, NC, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

   Born in Camden County on August 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Barnes, Sr. and Lucy Elizabeth Sawyer Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, James E. Barnes Jr., Dallas...

Joel Franklin McLendon, II

Joel Franklin McLendon, II

Jun 28, 2023

   Joel Franklin “Joel Mac” McLendon, II, 57, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. McLendon was born in Pasquotank County on October 2, 1965, and was the son of Mary Ellen Parker McLendon of Elizabeth City and the late Joel Franklin McLendon, Sr. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death...

P. Gene Hohenstein

P. Gene Hohenstein

Jun 27, 2023

   Philip Gene Hohenstein, 84, of Hertford, NC, and formerly of Queensbury, NY, went home to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 from Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mr. Hohenstein was born in Albany County, NY on July 12, 1938 and was the son of the late Willard Fred and Ethel Louise Weatherwax Hohenstein. In addition to...

Jean Ellen Knight Nobles

Jean Ellen Knight Nobles

Jun 26, 2023

   Jean Ellen Knight Nobles, 62 of Chesapeake, VA, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023 following a short illness.

   Jean was born in Bainbridge, GA on September 24, 1960 and was the daughter of the late Thurman Lawrence Knight, Jr. and Mary Evelyn Gunn Knight Bischoff. Raised in a military family, Jean lived in cities up and down the east...

Jo Ann Stout Vadon

Jo Ann Stout Vadon

Jun 26, 2023

 

   Jo Ann Stout Vadon, 82, of 320 Blackbeard’s Road, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023 in ECU Health Cowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Vadon was born in Mercer County, NJ on February 28, 1941, and was the daughter of the late John Henry and Ella Rose Calabrese Stout. A retired clerk from the New Jersey State of Student Assistance, upon...

Myrtle Ann Reed Marshall

Myrtle Ann Reed Marshall

Jun 26, 2023

   Myrtle Ann Reed “Turk” Marshall, 94, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023.

   Born in Chowan County on July 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Lindsey Reed and Martha Elizabeth Cannon Reed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Susan Sumner Byrum Boltz, and by siblings, Doris...

Lois Bunch Bryant

Lois Bunch Bryant

Jun 26, 2023

   Lois Bunch Bryant, 94, of 544 Chambers Ferry Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, June 26, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Bryant was born in Chowan County on March 26, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Horace E. and Stella Riddick Bunch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert...

Geraldine Bunch Bass

Geraldine Bunch Bass

Jun 25, 2023

   Geraldine Bunch Bass, 91, of 2228 US Highway 17 North, Merry Hill, NC, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 25, 2023 from ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Bass was born in Gates County on January 3, 1932 and was one of twelve children born to the late Osia and Sally Stallings Bunch. In addition to her...

Barbara Ann Dail Rominger

Barbara Ann Dail Rominger

Jun 24, 2023

   Barbara Ann Dail Rominger, 84, of 236 Creek Drive, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City surrounded by her close family.

   Mrs. Rominger was born in Chowan County on January 5, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Daniel and Roxie Ora Dail. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

McKay Washington Riddick

McKay Washington Riddick

Jun 22, 2023

   McKay Washington Riddick, 91, of 1357 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, died Thursday, June 22, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Riddick was born in Gates County on June 5, 1932 and was the last surviving of 11 children born to the late Oscar and Fonnie Mae Stallings Riddick. His sisters were Ruby Lee...

Ima Jean Bass Lane

Ima Jean Bass Lane

Jun 22, 2023

   Ima Jean Bass Lane, 87, of Wynne Fork Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, June 22, 2023 in her home where she was surrounded by her loving family.

   Mrs. Lane was born in Chowan County on March 7, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Carey Augustus and Martha Harrell Bass. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

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