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Elaine Meher Mathews

Elaine Meher Mathews

Mar 7, 2022

   Elaine Meher Mathews, 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully Monday, March 7, 2022, in her home following a valiant battle with a long illness. She was surrounded by her children and her husband.

   Born in Fulton County, NY, on September 26, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Delbert Meher and Arlene Hayes Dutcher. In addition to her...

Thelma Pierce Chesson

Thelma Pierce Chesson

Mar 6, 2022

   Thelma Gray Pierce Chesson, 91, of Roper, NC, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022 in Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation, Edenton.

   Mrs. Chesson was born in Bertie County on October 21, 1930, and was the daughter of the late William P. and Minnie Luther Asbell Pierce.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon...

Cherie Leigh Cowand

Cherie Leigh Cowand

Mar 4, 2022

   Cherie Leigh Cowand, 63, of 151 Emperor Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, March 4, 2022 in her home.

   Cherie was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on September 18, 1958, and was the daughter of the late Starkey Braxton Cowand, Sr. and Ruth Vivian Tynch Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Reba Ann...

Larry Elias Stallings

Larry Elias Stallings

Mar 3, 2022

   Larry Elias Stallings, 78, of 1018 Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, died Thursday, March 3, 2022 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Stallings was born in Perquimans County on October 17, 1943, and was the son of the late Quinton and Iola Dale Stallings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Quinton Elias...

Linda Ann Harrell

Linda Ann Harrell

Mar 3, 2022

   Linda Ann Harrell, 63, of Edenton, NC, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 in Duke University Hospital, Durham.

   Born in Edgecombe County on February 12, 1959, she was the daughter of the late William Henry, Sr. and Marshia H. Harrell.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, William Henry “Buddy” Harrell, Jr.  A retired...

Owen Francis Rogan

Owen Francis Rogan

Mar 2, 2022

   Owen Francis Rogan, 67, of 127 Horniblow Point Road, died Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Duke University Hospital, Durham.

   Mr. Rogan was born in New York City on June 10, 1954 and was the son of the late Edward and Patricia Crotty Rogan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Rogan.

   Owen spent...

Laurie Whiteman Owens

Laurie Whiteman Owens

Feb 28, 2022

   Annie Laura “Laurie” Whiteman Owens, 77, of 907 Chambers Ferry Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, February 28, 2022 in Three Rivers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Windsor.

   Mrs. Owens was born in Edenton on January 24, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Robert Lafayette Whiteman, Sr. and Emma Twiddy Whiteman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Thomas Madison Powell, Sr.

Thomas Madison Powell, Sr.

Feb 28, 2022

   Thomas Madison Powell, Sr., CSM, US Army Ret., 91, of 169 Powell Lane, Eure, NC, died Monday, February 28, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Powell was born in Gates County on May 27, 1930, and was the son of the late William Henry and Avie Lowe Powell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...

Michelle Drew Goodwin

Michelle Drew Goodwin

Feb 27, 2022

   Carla Michelle Drew Goodwin, 60, of 1144 Macedonia Road, died Sunday, February 27, 2022 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Goodwin was born in Elizabeth City on November 20, 1961, and was the daughter of the late Kenneth Gerald Drew, Sr. and Effie Anna Umphlett Drew. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her only sister,...

Lorraine Ann Noble

Lorraine Ann Noble

Feb 25, 2022

   Lorraine Ann Noble, 75, of Edenton House Assisted Living, Edenton, NC, and formerly of the Rocky Hock community, died Friday, February 25, 2022.

   Lorraine was born on July 21, 1946 in Waterbury, CT and was the only daughter of the late Harold and Elizabeth Ann Armstrong Noble. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her four brothers, twins...

Thomas James Thurlow

Thomas James Thurlow

Feb 25, 2022

   Thomas James Thurlow, 80, formerly of East Palmyra, NY, and more recently of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 in Brookdale of Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Thurlow was born in Rochester, NY on December 15, 1941, and was the son of the late James Henry Thurlow and Cora Creveling Thurlow Anderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Susan Ackerman Patrick

Susan Ackerman Patrick

Feb 22, 2022

   Susan Stephanie Ackerman Patrick, 71, of 209 Hawthorne Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mrs. Patrick was born in Rochester, New York on August 31, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Robert John “Bob” Ackerman and Frances Stephanie Saucuniac Ackerman.

   A lab analyst in the pharmaceutical industry, she was a homemaker...

Hollowell Eure

Hollowell Eure

Feb 22, 2022

   Claude Hollowell Eure, 84, of 407 Selwin Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in his home with his wife by his side.

   Mr. Eure was born in Chowan County on September 3, 1937, and was the son of the late Eldon L. and Ira Hollowell Eure.

   The retired owner and operator of Claude’s Landscaping, located on the Outer...

Margaret Townsend Chappell

Margaret Townsend Chappell

Feb 22, 2022

   Margaret Faye Townsend Chappell, 71, of 811 Great Fork Road, Suffolk, VA, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in her home.

   Mrs. Chappell was born in Washington County, NC on May 31, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Melvin Floyd and Eunice Inez Jones Townsend. Retired from the Suffolk office of Verizon where she worked as a customer service...

Wilbur Lee Lane, Sr.

Wilbur Lee Lane, Sr.

Feb 21, 2022

   Wilbur Lee Lane, Sr., 82, of 5624 Whaleyville Blvd., Suffolk, VA, died Monday, February 21, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital.

   Mr. Lane was born in Chowan County on March 31, 1939 and was the son of the late Jesse M. and Elizabeth Driggs Lane. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother, Wayne Lane.

   A...

Norma Barnes Voliva

Norma Barnes Voliva

Feb 21, 2022

   Norma Earlene Barnes Voliva, 83, of 7454 NC 94 North, died Monday, February 21, 2022 in her home.

   Mrs. Voliva was born in Washington County on October 14, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Wilton Earl and Lillie Mae Patrick Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Wayne Voliva; two...

Sharon Triplett Stutzman

Sharon Triplett Stutzman

Feb 20, 2022

   Sharon Alyce Triplett Stutzman, 65, of 217 Chepanoe Trail, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, February 20, 2022 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville.

   Sharon was born in Norfolk, VA on September 2, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Paul Wesley Triplett, Sr. and Betty Jean Stamper Triplett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother,...

Donald Virgil Holcomb

Donald Virgil Holcomb

Feb 20, 2022

   Donald Virgil Holcomb, 72, of 46 Tinkham Road, Eure, NC, died Sunday, February 20, 2022 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Holcomb was born in Richwood, West Virginia on January 12, 1950, and was the son of the late John Paul and Bertha Workman Holcomb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Laura Streuli Rowell

Laura Streuli Rowell

Feb 19, 2022

   Laura Streuli Rowell, of Hertford, NC, quietly passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022 after a two year fight with cancer.

   Born in Norfolk, VA, on March 9, 1952, she was the oldest daughter of Cmdr. Joseph Streuli, Ret. and Dellinger Dailey Streuli. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, David, of Virginia Beach,...

Leo George Lavoie

Leo George Lavoie

Feb 16, 2022

   Leo George Lavoie, 90, of 640 Chambers Ferry Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Lavoie was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on February 22, 1931, and was the son of the late Gerard Joseph and Georgianna Desrosiers Lavoie. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Ethel White...

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