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Evelyn Palmer Thomas

Evelyn Palmer Thomas

Dec 17, 2022

   Evelyn Elizabeth Palmer Thomas, 93, of 248 Taylor Mill Road, Eure, NC, died Saturday, December 17, 2022 in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mrs. Thomas was born in Syracuse, New York on September 5, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Harry and Hazel Blanchard Palmer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sons,...

Maureen Fuller

Maureen Fuller

Dec 15, 2022

   Maureen Bridget Anne McKenna Fuller, 80, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 in The Landings of Albemarle.

   Mrs. Fuller was born in Peterborough, England, on July 18, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Patrick Joseph McKenna and Sarah Teresa Bell McKenna. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul...

Marie Gay Winslow

Marie Gay Winslow

Dec 15, 2022

   Elizabeth Marie Gay Winslow, 89, of 587 Beech Springs Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 in W.R. Winslow Memorial Home, Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Winslow was born in Suffolk, VA on November 26, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Fred and Annie Mae Archer Davenport. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Don Bunch

Don Bunch

Dec 15, 2022

   Donald Wayne “Don” Bunch, 69, of Chesapeake, VA, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022 in the ICU of Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital

   Born in Edenton, NC on July 6, 1953, Don was the son of the late Irvin and Evelyn Forehand Bunch and grew up in the Hobbsville community of Gates County with his three sisters

   Don graduated...

Robert Eugene Brown

Robert Eugene Brown

Dec 13, 2022

   Robert Eugene Brown, 60, of Edenton, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022.

   Mr. Brown was born in South Carolina on September 20, 1962, and was the son of the late Rev. Eddie B. and Joann Tompkins Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Clarence Edward Brown.

  A jack of all trades, most...

Dale Priddy Cronce

Dale Priddy Cronce

Dec 11, 2022

   Dale Priddy Cronce, 71, of Sunbury, NC, peacefully passed on Sunday, December 11, 2022.

   Born on April 20, 1951 in High Point, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose S. and Helen Thomas Priddy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Robinette Ballard and Barbara Rambo.

   Dale was a master tailor of historic...

Mac Evans, Sr.

Mac Evans, Sr.

Dec 10, 2022

   Donald Mac Evans, Sr., 85, of 2023 Hidden Cove Lane, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, December 10, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Evans was born in Hertford County on February 13, 1937, and was the son of the late Edgar Roosevelt Evans and Ora Bethel Harrell Evans. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife,...

Delores B. Byrum

Delores B. Byrum

Dec 10, 2022

   Delores Jeanne Byrum, 76, of 312 Sign Pine Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mrs. Byrum was born in Perquimans County on February 5, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Eugene Edward and Hazel Pegram Byrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son,...

Lorene Ashley Bunch

Lorene Ashley Bunch

Dec 8, 2022

   Lorene Ashley Bunch, 86, of 408 Rocky Hock Creek Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, December 8, 2022 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Bunch was born in Chowan County on September 22, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Roland Leon and Lettie Belva Bunch Ashley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother,...

Iris Cobb Pierce

Iris Cobb Pierce

Dec 8, 2022

   Iris Ruth Cobb Pierce, 83, of 103 River View Park Lane, Merry Hill, NC, died Thursday, December 8, 2022 in Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, Chesapeake, VA.

   Mrs. Pierce was born in Hertford County on March 7, 1939, and was one of twelve children born to the late Zeb Vance and Lillian Brown Cobb. In addition to her parents she was preceded...

Valeria White Roberts

Valeria White Roberts

Dec 7, 2022

   Valeria White Roberts, 88, of 146 Riverwood Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in her home.

   Mrs. Roberts was born in Perquimans County on May 26, 1934, the youngest child of 11 children born to the late William Norfleet White and Shellie Spruill White, and was the last one of the family to pass away and meet...

Ricky Wayne Trueblood

Ricky Wayne Trueblood

Dec 4, 2022

   Ricky Wayne Trueblood, 75, of 1483 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Trueblood was born in Pasquotank County on May 29, 1947, and was the son of the late Clinton Nathan, Sr. and Bertie Hurdle Trueblood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Evelyn Burbage Hoggard

Evelyn Burbage Hoggard

Dec 3, 2022

   Evelyn Burbage Hoggard, 76, of No Say Lane, Cofield, NC, died Saturday, December 3, 2022 in her home.

   Mrs. Hoggard was born in Hertford County on July 9, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Elbert Jordan Burbage, Sr. and Helen Smith Burbage Wall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, E.J. Burbage,...

Rebecca Baxley Brickhouse

Rebecca Baxley Brickhouse

Dec 1, 2022

   It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Rebecca Baxley "Becky" Brickhouse, a longtime resident of Ocala, FL, and currently of Elizabeth City, NC. She passed on Thursday, December 1, 2022 surrounded by her husband and other family.

  Becky is survived by her husband, David Brickhouse; two sons, Kyle Buckner (Audra) and Brice Buckner; three stepdaughters;...

Barbara Fowler Williams

Barbara Fowler Williams

Dec 1, 2022

   Barbara Fowler Williams, 83, of 805 Arrowhead Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, December 1, 2022 at her home.

   Mrs. Williams was born in Danville, Virginia on January 15, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Robert Woodrow Fowler, Sr. and Dorothy Louise Callahan Fowler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Susan Elizabeth...

Carolyn Outlaw Vann

Carolyn Outlaw Vann

Nov 30, 2022

   Carolyn Outlaw Vann, 74, of 350-1 Drum Hill Road, Corapeake, NC, died Wednesday, November 30, 2022 in her home.

   Mrs. Vann was born in Chowan County on January 9, 1948, and was the only child born to the late Earl Delbert and Elizabeth Jethro Outlaw. She and her late husband, Bobby Ray Vann, formerly owned and operated B & C...

Michael Ernest Overton, Sr.

Michael Ernest Overton, Sr.

Nov 29, 2022

   Michael Ernest Overton, Sr., 73, of 504 Rockfish Street, Edenton, NC, passed away, Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at his home.

   Mr. Overton was born in Beaufort County of March 11, 1949, and was the son of the late Charlie Jay, Jr. and Janie Dell Hardy Overton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son-in-law, Christopher...

Roland Lycurgus Tinkham

Roland Lycurgus Tinkham

Nov 28, 2022

   Roland Lycurgus Tinkham, 87, of 138 Tinkham Road, Eure, NC, died Monday, November 28, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.

   Mr. Tinkham was born in Gates County on October 17, 1935, and was the son of the late Lycurgus and Elbethel Felton Tinkham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rebecca Langston Tinkham.

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Freddie Earle Bowen

Freddie Earle Bowen

Nov 27, 2022

   Freddie Earle Bowen, 76, of 805 Taylor Street, Windsor, NC, died Sunday, November 27, 2022 in ECU Bertie Hospital.

   Mr. Bowen was born in Bertie County on February 15, 1946, and was the son of the late Judie and Fannie Dunlow Bowen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Williams Bowen; a son,...

Nettie Jean Taylor Salisbury

Nettie Jean Taylor Salisbury

Nov 26, 2022

   Nettie Jean Taylor Salisbury, 88, of 35 Northeast Drive, Gates, NC, and formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022 in her home.

   Mrs. Salisbury was born in Clay County, WV on September 14, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Vida Johnson Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

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