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Bert Steimle

Bert Steimle

Jan 29, 2022

   Thomas Herbert “Bert” Steimle, age 63, of Ahoskie, NC, has completed his life’s work and is now rejoicing and singing in heaven. He died on January 29, 2022. Born February 28, 1958, he was the son of John Thomas Steimle and Elizabeth (Lib) Jenkins Nelson. He is survived by a sister, Beth Steimle Parker, and a nephew Robert Parker and...

Earl Lewis Hollowell

Earl Lewis Hollowell

Jan 29, 2022

   Earl Lewis Hollowell, 83, of 470 Paige Riddick Road, Gates, NC, and formerly of Hobbsville and Murfreesboro, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mr. Hollowell was born on July 12, 1938, raised in Gates County, and was the son of the late William Earl and Marie Umphlett Hollowell. In addition to his parents, he...

Irene Castelli Darrigo

Irene Castelli Darrigo

Jan 29, 2022

   Irene Marie Castelli Darrigo, 81, of Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

   Born in Yonkers, New York on August 28, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Betty McDowell Castelli. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Darrigo, Sr.; and...

Blanche East Harrell

Blanche East Harrell

Jan 28, 2022

   Blanche East Harrell, 94, of 431 Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Friday, January 28, 2022 in Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation, Edenton.

   Mrs. Harrell was born in Norfolk, VA on March 15, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Minerva Little East. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Kenneth John Farrell

Kenneth John Farrell

Jan 28, 2022

    Kenneth John "Ken" Farrell, 75, of Gates County, died Friday, January 28, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.

   Mr. Farrell was born in Alameda County, CA on March 22, 1946, and was the son of the late Robert Francis Farrell and Genevieve Mae Smith Farrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, James...

Thomas Henry Biggs

Thomas Henry Biggs

Jan 27, 2022

   Thomas Henry Biggs, 91, longtime minister in the Church of Christ, of 211 Albania Street, Edenton, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 27, 2022.

   Mr. Biggs was born in Washington County on March 5, 1930, and was the son of the late Thomas Wiley Biggs and Velma Estelle Overton Biggs Phelps. When he was...

Dorothy Ann Asbell Blanchard

Dorothy Ann Asbell Blanchard

Jan 25, 2022

   Dorothy Ann Asbell Blanchard, 90, of Hobbsville, NC, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mrs. Blanchard was born in Chowan County on October 17, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Albert Vernon and Lena Hollowell Asbell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years,...

Connie Toler Daniels

Connie Toler Daniels

Jan 25, 2022

   Connie Toler Daniels, 82, of 2003 Johnson Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, surrounded by her family following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.

   Born in Elizabeth City on May 2, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Conrad and Margaret Toler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Dennis James Ramey

Dennis James Ramey

Jan 23, 2022

   Dennis James Ramey, 63, of Camden, NC, died Sunday, January 23, 2022 in his home.

   A memorial service will be held in Florida at a later date.

   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.

Edwin Griffin Layden

Edwin Griffin Layden

Jan 22, 2022

   Edwin Griffin Layden, 84, of Elizabeth City, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mr. Layden was born in Pasquotank County on December 6, 1937, and was the son of the late Harry H. and Gussie Morgan Layden. Retired from customer service with McPherson Brothers Auto Parts, he was a member of Corinth Baptist Church.

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Pamela Sawyer Lassiter

Pamela Sawyer Lassiter

Jan 22, 2022

   Pamela Nathan Sawyer Lassiter, 73, of 200 Sunset Drive, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, January 22, 2022 in Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA.

   Mrs. Lassiter, a lifelong resident of Hertford, was born on January 29, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Nathan and Geneva Smith Landing Sawyer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Freddy Peedin, Sr.

Freddy Peedin, Sr.

Jan 21, 2022

   Hardy Freddy Peedin, Sr., 73, of Shiloh, NC, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022 in his home where he was being cared for by family.

   Mr. Peedin was born in Johnston County on July 18, 1948, and was the son of the late Hardy Junious Peedin and Dorothy Mae Kennedy Peedin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

June Christian Tuttle

June Christian Tuttle

Jan 21, 2022

   June Vooght Christian Tuttle, 89, of Midlothian, VA, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2022.

   She was preceded in death on Christmas morning by her beloved husband, John. In addition to John, she was preceded in death by her parents Robert Meade Christian and Mary Clampitt Christian.

   Surviving are her three daughters Chris Mokan (Lenny) of Bluffton, SC, Ashley Johnson...

Charles Edward Brohawn, Jr.

Charles Edward Brohawn, Jr.

Jan 18, 2022

   Charles Edward Brohawn, Jr., 89, of 302 Country Club Drive, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Brohawn was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 14, 1932, and was the son of the late Charles E., Sr. and Harriett Ann Bopst Brohawn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Harriett...

Martin Alfred Drees

Martin Alfred Drees

Jan 18, 2022

   Martin Alfred "Marty" Drees, 76, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Drees was born in Alvin, TX, on July 17, 1945, and was the son of the late Ralph Joseph and Freida Elizabeth Boehm Drees. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Joe and John Drees.

   Retired as...

Dillard Felton White, Jr.

Dillard Felton White, Jr.

Jan 17, 2022

   Dillard Felton “Junior” White, 84, died Monday, January 17, 2022 in Barbour Court Nursing & Rehabilitation in Smithfield, NC.

   Mr. White was born in Gates County on June 4, 1937, and was the son of the late Dillard Felton White, Sr. and Lala Easter Bass White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey...

Craig Bruce Heppard

Craig Bruce Heppard

Jan 17, 2022

   Craig Bruce Heppard, 66, of 1285 Snug Harbor Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, January 17, 2022 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mr. Heppard was born in Burlington County, NJ on September 19, 1955, and was the son of the late Bruce Murphy Heppard and Eleanor Marie Salmon Heppard. A retired master plumber having owned and operated his own business, Heppard...

Henry Gayle Flythe

Henry Gayle Flythe

Jan 17, 2022

   Henry Gayle Flythe, 75, of 400 Savage Road, Corapeake, NC, died Monday, January 17, 2022 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Flythe was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC on December 22, 1946 and was the son of the late Richard Turner Flythe, Sr. and Lillian Erekson Flythe. In addition to his parents, he was...

Roy Clifton Williams, Jr.

Roy Clifton Williams, Jr.

Jan 16, 2022

   Roy Clifton Williams, Jr., 77, 10306 NC Highway 94 North, Creswell, NC, died Sunday, January 16, 2022 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Williams was born in Currituck County on January 3, 1945, and was the son of the late Roy Clifton Williams, Sr. and Laura Elizabeth Leary Williams. In addition to his parents,...

Gloria Wright Allman Cumbia

Gloria Wright Allman Cumbia

Jan 16, 2022

   Gloria Wright Allman Cumbia, 95, of Edenton, NC went to her heavenly home on Sunday, January 16, 2022, surrounded by family singing her favorite hymns. She was born in Asheville, NC to the late Cecil and Georgia Gasperson Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 6 years, Tommy Allman (d.1959) and her husband of 52 years,...

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