Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Whitney Divers Stallings
Sep 17, 2024
Whitney Divers Stallings, 38, of 102 Bank Street, Hobbsville, NC, died Tuesday, September 17, 2024, in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Whitney was born in Chowan County on August 29, 1986. A graduate of Perquimans County High School, she was a member of Hobbsville Baptist Church.
Surviving are her parents, Martin Ellison “Marty” and Toni Divers Stallings of Hobbsville; her sister, Kinnan Ellison...
James Everett Elliott
Sep 16, 2024
Moyock, NC---
James Everett "Hook" Elliott, 60, of 2044 Caratoke Highway, died Monday, September 16, 2024 in his home.
Mr. Elliott was born in Norfolk, VA on December 11, 1963, and was the son of Billy Gene Elliott of Currituck and the late Mary Cobb Morelen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Alice Ziegel Elliott,...
Portia Lee Burgess
Sep 14, 2024
Shiloh, NC---
Portia Lee McPherson Burgess, 92, of the Old Trap community of Camden County, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Mrs. Burgess was born in Camden County on August 17, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Winfred McPherson and Alida Gregory McPherson Burgess. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather,...
Barbara Moore Sawyer
Sep 13, 2024
Barbara Ann Moore Sawyer, 86, of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, September 13, 2024 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Sawyer was born in Redwood, Virginia on November 27, 1937 and was the daughter of the late John Raymond Moore and Hilda Harrison Sawyer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Douglas...
Robert Joseph O'Hara
Sep 12, 2024
Robert Joseph O'Hara, 88, of the Snug Harbor community of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024 in his home where he was surrounded by his family. He was a pillar of strength to his family and friends, whose exceptional character was evident to all who had the privilege of knowing him.
Mr. O'Hara was born in Dorchester, MA on...
Catherine Roche Harrell
Sep 12, 2024
Catherine Mae Roche Harrell, 89, of 152 Battlefield Court, Manteo, NC, died Thursday, September 12, 2024, in The Hospice House of Hampton Roads in Virginia Beach, VA.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Long Beach. CA, on July 19, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Francis Joseph Roche and Viola Mae Pigg Roche Tripp. In addition to her parents, she...
Jimmy Brown Turner
Sep 8, 2024
Belvidere, NC---
Jimmy Brown Turner, 79, of Belvidere, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2024, in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Turner was born in Perquimans County on August 8, 1945, and was the son of the late Rudy Lee Turner and Lillie Mae Smith Turner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant...
Lyle Edson Dewees, Jr.
Sep 7, 2024
Lyle Edson Dewees, Jr., 65, of 201 Oak Ridge Drive, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, September 7, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Dewees was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland, on July 8, 1959, and was the son of the late Lyle E., Sr. and Betty Travers Dewees.
A retired lineman with PEPCO, he was a member of Local 1700,...
David Bunch
Sep 7, 2024
James David "Crunch" Bunch, 61, of Riverby Farm Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, September 7, 2024, in Edenton.
David was born in Chowan County on November 21, 1962, and was the son of the late Clarence Edward and Inez Virginia Hughson Bunch.
Employed through the years with area businesses, Leary Brothers Storage, Valhalla Produce Corp., and C.A Perry & Son, he had...
Nanette Jones Cohoon
Sep 4, 2024
Nanette Jones Cohoon, 92, of 1164 Ocean Highway North, Hertford, NC, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Mrs. Cohoon was born in Nash County on August 22, 1932, and was the fifth child and only daughter of the late Benjamin Britton Jones and Alice Sawyer Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
H. Gene Boyce
Sep 4, 2024
Howard Gene Boyce, 81, of 132 West Market Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in his home.
Mr. Boyce was born in Perquimans County on October 30, 1942, and was the son of the late James Edward and Grace Caroline Rogerson Boyce. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Edward and Julian...
Kenneth Scott Lighton
Sep 4, 2024
Kenneth Scott “Ken” Lighton, SCPO, USN Retired, 62, died Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in Warren County, NC as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.
Mr. Lighton was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on July 17, 1962, and was the son of the late Paul G. Lighton and Barbara Keen Minchew.
Senior Chief Lighton served in the United States Navy for...
Samuel Wayne Williams
Sep 3, 2024
Samuel Wayne “Sammy” Williams, 52, of 25th Street Place, died Tuesday, September 3, 2024, in UNC Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Lenoir.
Sammy was born in Chowan County on May 14, 1972, and was the son of James Robert “Bobby” Williams of Edenton and the late Joyce Clements Williams.
The general manager of Ruby Tuesdays in Lenoir, he was an avid outdoorsman and loved...
Carole Taylor Sawyer
Sep 2, 2024
Carole Elizabeth Taylor Sawyer, 84, of 608 Chowan Trail, Edenton, NC, died Monday, September 2, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Sawyer was born in Suffolk, VA, on June 8, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Elton D. and Sadie King Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Lee...
Melissa Pullin Fields
Sep 1, 2024
Melissa Pullin Fields, 53, of 715 McMullan Street, Unit 203, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, with her husband by her side.
Melissa was born in Raleigh on July 2, 1971, and was the daughter of June Henning Pullin of Edenton and the late Gerald McLaren Pullin, Sr. In addition to her father, she...
Caleb E. "Lucky" Harris, Sr.
Aug 31, 2024
Caleb E. “Lucky” Harris, Sr., 90, of 679 Glade Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Harris was born in Pasquotank County on April 3, 1934, and was the son of the late Charles Henry and Lenora Bailey Casey Harris. In addition to his parents, he...
Dennis Parker Newbern
Aug 31, 2024
Dennis Parker Newbern, 72, of Hertford, NC, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Born in Tarboro on June 6, 1952, Parker was the son of the late Percy Leon Newbern, Sr. and Theresa Watson Newbern Dail, and the stepson of the late Lofton Dail. In addition to his parents and stepfather, he was preceded...
Ora Lee Byrum
Aug 31, 2024
Ora Lee Byrum, 102, of 351 Hobbsville Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Saturday, August 31, 2024, in her home where she had lived for the last several years with her daughter and her family.
Mrs. Byrum was born in Chowan County on April 24, 1922, and was the last surviving child born to the late James Edward and Esther Virginia Jordan Byrum....
Robert Harold Lowery
Aug 28, 2024
Robert Harold “Bob” Lowery, 84, of 899 US Highway 32 N., Corapeake, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2024 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Lowery was born in South Boston, VA on May 27, 1940, and was the son of the late Sherman and Virginia Sue Pool Lowery. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Curtis Wayne Casper
Aug 26, 2024
Curtis Wayne Casper, 77, of Corapeake, NC, passed away, Monday, August 26, 2024, in his home.
Mr. Casper was born in Portsmouth, VA on June 1, 1947, and was the son of the late Curtis Odell and Sarah Louise Byrum Casper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Casper Smith Alian.
A retired self-employed carpenter,...
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