Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
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...
Jerry Freeman Mansfield
Apr 19, 2022
Jerry Freeman Mansfield, 66, of 2221 Center Hill Highway, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in his home.
Mr. Mansfield was born in Chowan County on May 2, 1955, and was the son of the late Odus Columbus "Buddy" Mansfield and Edith Lane Mansfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer Mansfield,...
Juanita Elizabeth Mathias Christiansen
Apr 19, 2022
Juanita Elizabeth Mathias Christiansen, 98, formerly of Shaw Street, and more recently of Pine Forest Rest Home in Potecasi, passed peacefully Tuesday, April 19, 2022.
Ms. Christiansen was born in Gates County on May 16, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Paul Eley Mathias and Elizabeth Dale Gardner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Wilma Sawyer Jackson
Apr 17, 2022
Wilma Russell Sawyer Jackson, 103, formerly of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022 in Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation, Richmond Hill, GA.
Born in Pasquotank County on November 6, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Miles Edward and Linda Brite Russell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Sam...
Bill Shutt
Apr 15, 2022
Billy Jake “Bill” Shutt, 88, of 1420 Fox Run Lane, Edenton, NC, went home to be his Lord on Good Friday, April 15, 2022.
Bill was born in Rowan County on February 18, 1934, and was the last surviving child born to the late Leonard Wesley and Bertha Lee Alvis Shutt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Erica Lena Richards
Apr 14, 2022
Erica Lena Richards, 22, of 130 Desert Road, Corapeake, NC, died Thursday, April 14, 2022 in her home.
Erica was born in Suffolk, VA on June 20, 1999, and was the daughter of Diane Spencer Weatherford of Belhaven and Daryn Eric Richards of Corapeake. She loved spending time with her family and friends, and had a deep love for animals,...
Grant Hubers Gelderman
Apr 14, 2022
Grant Hubers Gelderman, 31, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 23, at 10:00 a.m. in Covenant United Reformed Church, 24599 US 264, Pantego.
Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements, and online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.
Edwina Wright Lane
Apr 13, 2022
Edwina Wright Lane, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton, NC.
A resident of Hertford, she was born December 31, 1946 and was the 3rd of six daughters of the late Dr. W. Alan and Elizabeth Wright. Edwina, or “Neddie” as she was called, was raised in Montclair, NJ and was...
Nicholas Wright
Apr 12, 2022
Charles Nicholas Wright, 18, of 774 Hobbsville Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at his home.
Nicholas was born on September 21, 2003 and was a lifelong resident of Gates County. He graduated from Gates County High School in January and worked with his Uncle Todd at Indian Neck Farms in Hobbsville. He loved to hunt and fish,...
Daniel Gordon Morris
Apr 11, 2022
Daniel Gordon Morris, 78, of 258 Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, died Monday, April 11, 2022 in his home.
Mr. Morris was born in Maryland on July 20, 1943, and was the son of the late Leonard Ray and Viola Ann Bailey Morris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Ann Waid Morris.
A...
Barbara Smith Hendrix
Apr 10, 2022
Barbara Smith Hendrix, 72, of 422 Cannons Ferry Road, passed away on Sunday, April 10th, 2022 in her home in Tyner, NC.
She was born in Portsmouth, VA on March 26th, 1950, to James Thomas Smith and Gladys Pearl Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters Shirley Marshall, Frances Shephard Rogers and Gladys “Sister”...
Jim Crosland
Apr 10, 2022
James William "Jim" Crosland, of Hertford, NC, left to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at the age of 80.
A veteran, he served his country honorably in the Marine Corps.
Surviving is his brother, two children, and two grandchildren.
In accordance with his wishes, no services will be held.
The family and close friends deeply appreciate...
Tommy Larry Lane
Apr 9, 2022
Tommy Larry Lane, 85, of the Snug Harbor community of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Lane was born in Scott County, VA on July 26, 1936, and was the son of the late Claude Anderson Lane and Dorothy Hollars Lane. In addition to his parents,...
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