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Viola Mansfield Olah

Viola Mansfield Olah

Jun 22, 2023

   Viola Mansfield Olah, 97, of Herford, NC, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Laurel Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Elizabeth City.

   A graveside service will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the Olah Family Cemetery at the home, 938 West Bear Swamp Road, Hertford, and will be conducted by Chaplain Davin Phillips.

   Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and...

Sarah Hucks Pillow

Sarah Hucks Pillow

Jun 21, 2023

   Sarah Lou Hucks Pillow, 84, of Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Tyner and Edenton, NC, died on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in Angel Oak Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Myrtle Beach.

   Mrs. Pillow was born in Horry County, SC on December 15, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Jonathan David and Annie Elizabeth McCormick Hucks. In addition...

Jack Richards, Jr.

Jack Richards, Jr.

Jun 21, 2023

   Jack Richards, Jr. 72, of 186 Skinner Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Richards was born in Orlando, FL on November 16, 1950, and was the son of the late Jack, Sr. and Alberteen Long Richards. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Betty Jo Maslow, JoAnn Bollinger,...

Michele Lee Ashbaugh

Michele Lee Ashbaugh

Jun 16, 2023

   Michele Lee Ashbaugh, 52, of 283 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Friday, June 16, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Michele was born in Seneca County, New York on October 4, 1970, and was the daughter of the late Roy Henry Ashbaugh, Sr. and Joanne Snyder.

   Her life was a traveled one, and...

William D. "Bill" Townson, III

William D. "Bill" Townson, III

Jun 16, 2023

   William D. “Bill” Townson, III, of Richmond, VA, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Townson was born in Murphy, NC on July 26, 1941 and was the son of the late William D. Townson, Jr. and Pearl W. Townson.

   As a teenager he began working for Townson Funeral Home in Murphy. He later moved to...

Mearplene Hudson Peeples

Mearplene Hudson Peeples

Jun 12, 2023

   Mearplene Hudson Peeples, 89, of 143 Poplar Neck Road, Edenton, NC, went to her eternal home on Monday, June 12, 2023 from ECU Health Bertie Hospital, Windsor.

   Mrs. Peeples was born in Edenton on September 4, 1933 and was raised in the Cotton Mill, one of four children born to the late David T. and Mollie Cayton Hudson. In addition...

Cedric Michael Leach, Sr.

Cedric Michael Leach, Sr.

Jun 12, 2023

   Cedric Michael “Noodie” Leach, Sr., 64, of 118 Southport Court, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Leach was born in Newport News, VA on October 8, 1958. The retired owner and operator of Leach Trucking, he enjoyed fishing, talking with friends, driving, and listening to jazz music.

   Surviving is his former wife, April Olds...

Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle

Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle

Jun 9, 2023

   Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle, 69, of 819 St. John’s Millennium Road, Aulander, NC, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023 in ECU Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mrs. Hurdle was born in Butler County, OH on April 7, 1954, and was the daughter of the late James Paris and Lois Virginia Powell Collingsworth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

William Lewis Harrell, Jr.

William Lewis Harrell, Jr.

Jun 9, 2023

   William Lewis Harrell, Jr., 25 of 260 NC Highway 137, Gatesville, NC, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023.

   Born in Suffolk, VA on September 8, 1997, he was the son of William Lewis, Sr. and Lelia Bass Harrell of Gatesville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William M. and Catherine Vann Harrell, and maternal grandparents, Waverly G....

Eugene Fields Brown

Eugene Fields Brown

Jun 8, 2023

   SGM Eugene Fields “Gene” Brown, US Army Retired, 90, of 126 Old US Hwy 13, Winton, NC, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 at ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Brown was born in Hertford County on February 5, 1933, and was the son of the late James Edward and Louetta Collins Brown. In addition to his parents, he was...

Edward Wise Taylor, Jr.

Edward Wise Taylor, Jr.

Jun 8, 2023

   Edward Wise Taylor, Jr., 89, of 200 West Second Street, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, June 8, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Taylor was born in Bertie County on August 17, 1933, and was the son of the late Edward W. Taylor, Sr. and Sally Pearl Keeter Taylor. In addition to his parents,...

Christopher Lee Futrell

Christopher Lee Futrell

Jun 7, 2023

   Christopher Lee “Chris” Futrell, 36, of Edenton, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in his home.

   Born in Pasquotank County on June 1, 1987, Chris was the son of Lee Futrell of Sunbury and the late Sharon Greene Futrell. Employed with B & S Construction Company, he enjoyed the outdoors and hunting and fishing.

   Surviving in addition to his...

Gail Brickhouse Dail

Gail Brickhouse Dail

Jun 7, 2023

   

   Gail Brickhouse Dail, 87, of NC 94 North, Creswell, NC, died Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mrs. Dail was born in Tyrrell County on May 17, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Sidney M. and Etta Marie Hudson Brickhouse. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Ruth Lee Spisak

Ruth Lee Spisak

Jun 7, 2023

   Ruth Agnes Lee Spisak, 90, of 1699 Morgans Corner Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in her home where she was surrounded by family. 

   Ruth was born in Greensville County, VA on March 18, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Isham Mack Lee and Mattie Coates Lee. In addition to her parents, she was...

Talmadge Lee McGuire

Talmadge Lee McGuire

Jun 6, 2023

   Talmadge Lee McGuire, 74, of 224 Jordan Loop Road, Tyner, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 from his home where he was surrounded by his family.

   Mr. McGuire was born in Norfolk, VA on February 20, 1949, and was the son of the late Talmadge Eugene and Louetta Crutchlow McGuire. In addition to...

Bernie Davis

Bernie Davis

Jun 3, 2023

   Bernard Blanchard “Bernie” Davis, 80, of 211 Hawthorne Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, June 3, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Davis was born in Chowan County on May 5, 1943, and was the son of the late C.H. and Helen Blanchard Davis. Retired from George C. Moore Company where he was the...

Charlotte Rogers Hulett

Charlotte Rogers Hulett

Jun 3, 2023

   Charlotte Esther Rogers Hulett, 84, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 3, 2023 in her daughter’s home in Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Hulett was born in Scioto County, OH on February 11, 1939 and was the daughter of the late Joseph Addison and Nettie Florena Wilson Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Linda Brinkley Dennis

Linda Brinkley Dennis

Jun 2, 2023

   Linda Lee Brinkley Dennis, 80, of Gates, NC, passed away peacefully in her sleep and went home to her reward in heaven on Friday, June 2, 2023. Praise be to Jesus.

   A native of Nansemond County, VA where Mrs. Dennis spent many years of her life, she was born on December 17, 1942 and was the daughter of the late...

Andrew Bryan Bland

Andrew Bryan Bland

Jun 2, 2023

   Andrew Bryan “Andy” Bland, 69, of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, June 2, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.

   Mr. Bland was born in San Francisco, CA on October 7, 1953, and was the son of the late Rodman Bryan Bland and Esther Laurine Brannan Bland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Mary Ellen Parks Casper

Mary Ellen Parks Casper

Jun 2, 2023

   Mary Ellen Parks Casper, 91, of 990 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Friday, June 2, 2023 in her home.

   Mrs. Casper was born in Chowan County on September 3, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Matthew E. and Retha Bunch Parks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert “Jimmie”...

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