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Joan Hadlock Fiala

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,...

Whit Lee Parks

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,...

Virginia Lee Williams

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Edrew Samuel "Drew" Clark, Jr.

Edrew Samuel "Drew" Clark, Jr.

Mar 13, 2023

   Edrew Samuel “Drew” Clark, Jr., 37, of West Columbia, SC, died on Monday, March 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV.

   Born on September 10, 1985 in Savannah, Georgia, Drew was a graduate of Hartsville High School in Hartsville, SC as well as a 2007 graduate of Clemson University in Clemson, SC where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science....

Tanya Michelle Miller

Tanya Michelle Miller

Mar 13, 2023

   Tanya Michelle Miller, 45, of Coral Lane, Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Born in Shelbyville, IN on July 11, 1977, she was the daughter of Lou Ann Shepard Miller of Edenton and the late Jay Scott Miller.

   Employed as a manager with Subway in Edenton, she dearly loved her family and...

Sybil Lane Carson

Sybil Lane Carson

Mar 9, 2023

   Sybil Louise Lane Carson, 93, of Port Orange, FL, and formerly of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Reflections Memory Care of Port Orange.

   Mrs. Carson was born in Perquimans County on June 8, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Elsberry Lane and Ruby Joyner Baker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Bill Ames

Bill Ames

Mar 9, 2023

   Martin William "Bill" Ames, 78, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Ames was born in Washington, D.C. on December 23, 1944, and was the son of the late Martin M. and Agnes McGraime Ames. A professional firefighter, he retired following a total of 29 years of service. Upon his move...

Douglas Wade Pike

Douglas Wade Pike

Mar 9, 2023

   Douglas Wade "Doug" Pike, 69, of 774 Halls Creek Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Pike was born in Pasquotank County on October 7, 1953, and was the son of the late Carlton B. and Bernice Ownley Pike.

   A 1971 graduate of Northeastern High School, he retired as an...

Joseph Garland Asbell

Joseph Garland Asbell

Mar 8, 2023

   Joseph Garland Asbell, 77, of 922 Sandy Ridge Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Born on October 2, 1945, he was a lifelong resident of Chowan County, and was the oldest son of Garland Hollowell and Anne Byrum Asbell.

   A 1963 graduate of Chowan High School, he attended North...

Nan Harrell Hudgins

Nan Harrell Hudgins

Mar 6, 2023

   Nannie Harrell “Nan” Hudgins, 75, of 1895 NC 37 South, Hobbsville, NC, died Monday, March 6, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Mrs. Hudgins was born in Suffolk, VA on August 30, 1947 and was the youngest of three daughters born to the late Clyde Weldon and Ruth Lillian Evans Harrell. In addition to...

Rebecca Davenport Spear

Rebecca Davenport Spear

Mar 6, 2023

   Rebecca Ray Davenport Spear, 93, of 983 Old Cherry Road, Creswell, NC, died Monday, March 6, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton, surrounded by her loving family.

   Mrs. Spear was born in Washington County on July 26, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Richard Elwood and Janie Ernestine Davenport. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Debra Rogers Dykes

Debra Rogers Dykes

Mar 5, 2023

   Debra Jean Rogers Dykes, 67, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 in Windsor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Windsor, NC.

   Mrs. Dykes was born in Currituck County on January 7, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Leroy, Sr. and Betty Sawyer Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Clinton Peele

Clinton Peele

Mar 4, 2023

   George Clinton Peele, 84, of 1714 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Peele was born in Chowan County on November 28, 1938, and was the son of the late George Thomas and Virginia Ruth Jordan Peele. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Judy Ann Davis Peele;...

Lucas Blair Savage

Lucas Blair Savage

Mar 4, 2023

   Lucas Blair Savage, 44, of 1640 Great Fork Road, Suffolk, VA, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 in Sentara Obici Hospital.

   Lucas was born in Franklin, Virginia on January 31, 1979 and was the son of Walter Thomas “Tommy” Savage, Jr. of Suffolk and the late June Collier Savage.

   A member of Great Fork Baptist Church, he had been a member...

Phyllis Bunch Copeland

Phyllis Bunch Copeland

Mar 4, 2023

   Phyllis Faye Bunch Copeland, 76, of 801 Blackrock Road, Merry Hill, NC, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Mrs. Copeland was born in Bertie County on February 7, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Leslie W. and Ruby Peele Bunch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

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