Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Pearl Farless Berryman
May 6, 2022
Pearl Mae Farless Berryman, 94, of the 4100 block of Virginia Road, Hobbsville, NC, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022 in Edenton Primetime.
Mrs. Berryman was born in Chowan County on October 9, 1927, and was the daughter of the late William Timothy and Nellie Perry Farless. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Franklin Van Creef
May 6, 2022
Franklin Van "Frankie" Creef, 70, of Colonial Heights, VA, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 in Bon Secours Southside Regional Hospital in Petersburg VA.
Born on September 25, 1951, he was the son of the late Reverend W. L. "Bill" Creef and Fannie A. Creef. A graduate of Elizabeth City State University where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Art...
Sandra Farless Heffernan
May 5, 2022
Sandra Carol Farless Heffernan, 62, of 149 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation, Windsor.
Mrs. Heffernan was born in Chowan County on June 21, 1959, and was the daughter of Mildred Bunch Farless of Edenton and the late Earl Ray Farless.
Formerly employed as a medical receptionist, she had worked...
Tommy Chappell
May 2, 2022
Thomas William “Tommy” Chappell, Jr., 71, of 1102 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, died Monday, May 2, 2022 in Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA.
Tommy was a lifelong resident of Perquimans County and was the son of the late Thomas W., Sr. and Mae Belle Hobbs Chappell.
A graduate of Elizabeth City State University with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration,...
James Frederick Cartwright
May 2, 2022
James Frederick Cartwright, 66, of Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, May 2, 2022 in his home.
Mr. Cartwright was born in Germany on December 6, 1955, and was the son of the late James Herman and Elfriede Wirsing Cartwright. Retired from TCOM in Elizabeth City following 35 years of employment, he was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt and...
Murray Steele McEwen
May 1, 2022
Murray Steele McEwen, 94, of 151 Welch Road, Tyner, NC, died Sunday, May 1, 2022 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. McEwen was born in the Green Township of Indiana County, Pennsylvania on January 18, 1928, and was one of eight children born to the late Arch Robert and Ella Mae Conrath McEwen. In addition to his parents and five...
Wallace Bass Evans
Apr 30, 2022
Wallace Bass Evans, 83, of 303 South Oakum Street, died Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Mr. Evans was born in Chowan County on August 27, 1938, and was the son of the late Carey Moses and Cora Bell Bass Evans. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, infant Mary Louise Evans and Ruth Evans Nixon; by...
Elizabeth Umphlett Page
Apr 29, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Umphlett “Beth” Page, 51, of Smith Drive, Camden, NC, went to be with Jesus on Friday, April 29, 2022.
Beth was born in Milwaukee, WI on February 2, 1971, and was the daughter of the late Charlie Morgan Umphlett and Priscilla Hamlin Umphlett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Ayden T....
Doris Rountree Smith
Apr 29, 2022
Doris Elizabeth Rountree Smith, 93, of 433 Greenhall Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, April 29, 2022 in her home where she had been cared for by her family.
Mrs. Smith was born in Gates County on March 23, 1929, and was the daughter of the late James Walter and Lucy Baines Rountree. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Marty Rountree, Sr.
Apr 29, 2022
Robert Martin "Marty" Rountree, Sr., 59, of 006 Knight Lane, Corapeake, NC, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022.
Mr. Rountree was born in Suffolk, VA on June 3, 1962, and was the son of the late Holtman Coston Rountree and Mary Anne Gray Johns. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Rebecca Rountree, a...
Carl Joseph Di Peppe
Apr 28, 2022
Carl Joseph Di Peppe, 78, of 224 NC Highway 32 North, Sunbury, NC, died Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Accordius of Gatesville.
Mr. Di Peppe was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on April 12, 1944, and was the son of the late Joseph Louis and Eleanor Armstrong Di Peppe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Phil Winslow
Apr 28, 2022
Philip Leigh "Phil" Winslow, 79, of 1823 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital where he was surrounded by family.
Mr. Winslow was born in Perquimans County on April 30, 1942, and was the son of the late Walter Clinton Winslow and Erma Frances Chappell Winslow. In addition to his parents, he...
Diana Nicole Harrell
Apr 27, 2022
Diana Nicole Harrell, 30, of 1336 NC 137, Eure, NC, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Nicole was born in Hertford County on March 24, 1992, and was the daughter of Phyllis Winslow Harrell of the home and the late James Carlton Harrell. A graduate of Gates County High School, she was a member of Cool...
Eshrat Todd
Apr 26, 2022
Eshrat Todd, 81, of Hertford, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
Private services will be held.
Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting with arrangements.
Murray Elbert Dail
Apr 26, 2022
Murray Elbert Dail, 85, of 1804 Fearing Avenue, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Dail was born in Perquimans County on October 9, 1936, and was the son of the late Walter P. and Laura Mae Copeland Dail. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Fred Douglas Colson
Apr 24, 2022
Fred Douglas Colson, 80, of 457 Old Neck Road, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, April 24, 2022 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Colson was born in Perquimans County on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, and was the son of the late Sterling and Mattie Lee Corbitt Colson. In addition to his parents, he...
Charlie L. Phelps
Apr 23, 2022
Charlie L. Phelps, age 83, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at his home in Hertford, NC.
Charlie was born on February 7, 1939 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico to the late W.C. and Ruth Hargis Phelps. His family relocated to Ft. Worth, Texas and eventually settled in Sherman, Texas where he graduated from Sherman High School in 1957....
Luther Clifton "Cliff" Copeland, Jr.
Apr 22, 2022
Luther Clifton “Cliff” Copeland, Jr., age 69, of 112 Blount Street, Edenton, NC, peacefully passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Duke University Hospital, Durham, following complications after heart surgery.
Cliff was born in Suffolk, Virginia on September 16, 1952, and was the son of the late Luther Clifton “L.C.” Copeland and Rebecca Lassiter Copeland. He grew up in...
Flynn Surratt
Apr 21, 2022
Richard Flynn Surratt, 68, formerly of Johnston Street, died Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Flynn was born in Salisbury, NC on December 14, 1953 and was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Herlocker Surratt.
A retired insurance underwriter for the former Gateway Bank in Hertford, he will be remembered by many for his years...
Sterling David Baker
Apr 20, 2022
Sterling David Baker, 50, of 742 Macedonia Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville.
Sterling was born in Hertford County on October 20, 1971. A graduate of John A. Holmes High School in Edenton and later from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering, he was the Division One...
About Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory Obituaries and Tributes
Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory offers a collection of obituaries for. With services throughout that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.