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Eura Saunders Hall

Eura Saunders Hall

May 15, 2022

   Eura Saunders Hall, 99, of Elizabeth City, NC, died Sunday, May 15, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mrs. Hall was born in Perquimans County on September 3, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Gideon Jonathan Saunders, Sr. and Mafra Winslow Saunders. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee...

Florence A. Grote

Florence A. Grote

May 14, 2022

   Florence A. Grote, 88, of Edenton, NC, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 in ECU Health, Greenville.

   Miss Grote was born in Chicago, IL on March 1, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Marie Schorney Grote. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Marilyn Bogda (husband, Earl "Bud", deceased), an...

Peter N. LeRoy

Peter N. LeRoy

May 14, 2022

   Peter N. LeRoy, 83, of 148 Pine Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mr. LeRoy was born in Rochester, NY on March 3, 1939, and was the son of the late Norris E. and Ruth Brown LeRoy. In 1963 he graduated with a Bachelor's degree from New York State University in Geneseo,...

Chris David Rusbuldt

Chris David Rusbuldt

May 14, 2022

   Christine David “Chris” Rusbuldt, 63, of 1215 Blackfoot Trail, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, May 14, 2022 in her home.

   Chris was born in Lansing, MI on March 18, 1959. Many in the area will remember her from her years of waitressing at Nothin Fancy Café in Edenton.

   Surviving is her husband of nearly 44 years, Randy Lee Rusbuldt; their daughter,...

Christine Winslow Chappell

Christine Winslow Chappell

May 14, 2022

   Christine Winslow Chappell, 85, of 1803 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, died Saturday, May 14, 2022 in her home where she was being cared for by her family.

   Mrs. Chappell was born in Perquimans County on January 7, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Willie Allen and Gertrude Blanchard Winslow. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Andy Phelps, Jr.

Andy Phelps, Jr.

May 9, 2022

 

   Wade Andrew “Andy” Phelps, Jr., 45, of 697 Ambrose Road, died Monday, May 9, 2022 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.

   Andy was born in Washington County on July 4, 1976, and was the son of the late Wade Andrew, Sr. and Elizabeth Ann Baynor Phelps. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a niece,...

Thomas Edward Rinehart

Thomas Edward Rinehart

May 7, 2022

   Thomas Edward Rinehart, 71, of 10 Brierfield Lane, Gates, NC, died Saturday, May 7, 2022 in his home with his wife by his side.

   Tom was born at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Washington County, Rhode Island, on April 20, 1951, and was the son of the late Tom Bradley and Justine Samokar Rinehart. In addition to his parents, he...

Dannie Edward Gray, Jr.

Dannie Edward Gray, Jr.

May 7, 2022

   Dannie Edward Gray, Jr., 55, of Perquimans County, died Saturday, May 7, 2022 in his home where he was surrounded by his loving family. 

   Born at Langley AFB, Hampton, Virginia on September 19, 1966, he was the son of the late Dannie Edward Gray, Sr. and Diane Hurdle Riddick.

   Dannie loved his family deeply and making memories with them...

Pearl Farless Berryman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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