Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Rebecca Swanner Wheeler
Dec 10, 2021
Rebecca Hayes Swanner Wheeler, 90, of Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, December 10, 2021 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Wheeler was born in Chowan County on January 1, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Charlie W. and Carrie Perry Swanner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Frank...
Mildred Sykes Baines
Dec 8, 2021
Mildred Merle Sykes Baines, 96, a longtime resident of Maple Street, Gatesville, NC, and more recently of Gates House Assisting Living, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mrs. Baines was born September 8, 1925 in Enfield (Halifax County), and was the daughter of the late Claude McCoy Sykes and Alice Beatrice Cooke Sykes. In addition to...
Jimmy Roberts
Dec 7, 2021
James Ralph “Jimmy” Roberts, 75, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in Elizabeth City, NC.
Jimmy was born in the family farmhouse in Shawboro on May, 20, 1946, and was the son of the late James Monroe Roberts, Jr. and Helen Pritchard Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Lewis Blanchard, Jr.
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Faye Hollowell Lamb
Dec 5, 2021
Faye Hollowell Lamb, 89, of Edenton, NC, died Sunday, December 5, 2021.
Born in Chowan County on April 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Frelian and Virgie Parks Hollowell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, William Ray Lamb; a brother, Marcelle “Mike” Hollowell; her sister, Annette Hollowell...
Jennifer Holmes McLean
Dec 5, 2021
Jennifer Lynn Holmes McLean, 57, of Edenton, NC and formerly a longtime resident of the Outer Banks, died peacefully at home on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
Jennifer was born in Edenton on September 4, 1964, and had formerly worked in food management and will be remembered by locals for her time with the Sanderling Inn, Awful Arthur’s, and Duck Donuts....
Helen Mansfield Willie
Dec 3, 2021
Helen Mansfield Willie, 93, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021 at First Colonial Inn in Virginia Beach.
Born in Edenton, NC on October 24, 1928 to Raymond A. and Dollie West Mansfield, she lived there until she married Dennis W. Willie, a Marine pilot stationed in Edenton during World War II. Pursing his career as a pilot, they settled...
Vickie Lee Livingston
Dec 3, 2021
Vickie Lee Livingston, 53, of 17556 NC Highway 32 North, Roper, NC, died Friday, December 3, 2021 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Vickie was born in Chowan County on June 24, 1968. A 1986 graduate of Creswell High School, she continued her studies and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from East Carolina University...
Beryl Alexander Facey
Dec 3, 2021
Beryl Alexander Facey, 82, of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 in Greenville, NC following a seventeen year battle with Leukemia.
Mrs. Facey was born in Mitcham, England on August 4, 1939, where she was also educated. She was the youngest daughter of the late Thomas and Edith Alexander, formerly of England.
On September 23, 1967, she married...
Adelaide Layden Hendrix
Dec 1, 2021
Adelaide Layden Hendrix, 101, of 228 Cannons Ferry Road, Tyner, NC, died Wednesday, December 1, 2021 in her home.
Mrs. Hendrix was born on December 17, 1919, and was the daughter of the late Archie Elfred and Beatrice Copeland Layden. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Noah M. “Mack” Hendrix; her son, Randy...
Joyce Riddick Layden
Nov 30, 2021
Joyce Riddick Layden, 96, formerly of Deer Forest Road in Suffolk, Virginia, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in Yorktown, Virginia.
Mrs. Layden was born in Chowan County, NC on October 3, 1925, and was the daughter of the late John Quincy Adams Riddick and Fannie Bunch Riddick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Peggy Jones
Nov 30, 2021
Margaret Sylvia Stewart "Peggy" Jones, 79, of Corapeake, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in her home.
Mrs. Jones was born in Statesville on March 12, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Richard Clyde and Opal Vella Smith Stewart. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Jones, a son-in-law,...
Pamela Darlene Stallings
Nov 27, 2021
Pamela Darlene Stallings, 54, of 1092 Lynn Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, died Saturday, November 27, 2021 in Sentara Albemarle Hospital.
Pam was born in Pasquotank County on November 1, 1967. For many years she worked with the Environmental Protection Agency in Raleigh, and later after moving back home, worked in both the Lab and Medical Records Department at Albemarle Hospital....
Isaiah Nicholas O'Neal
Nov 26, 2021
Isaiah Nicholas O’Neal, 22, of North Pole, Alaska, and formerly of Tyner, N.C. passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021.
Isaiah was born on August 25, 1999 in Wake County, N.C. and was raised in Elizabeth City and Tyner. Isaiah resided there until he joined the U.S. Army. He was a 91B Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic. While in the Army, Isaiah...
Leslie Russell Jordan
Nov 25, 2021
Leslie Russell Jordan, 85, of 1546 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, died Thursday, November 25, 2021 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. Jordan was born in Chowan County on October 29, 1936, and was the son of the late Fernanda A. and Annie Clifton Jordan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Faye Layden...
Robert Louis Paris, Jr.
Nov 24, 2021
Robert Louis Paris, Jr., 70, of 1288 County Line Road, died Wednesday, November 24, 2021 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation Center, Hertford.
Mr. Paris was born in Louisville, Kentucky on October 27, 1951, and was the son of the late Robert L., Sr. and Dorothy Louise Culver Paris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Kerri Lynn Turner Szymanski
Nov 23, 2021
Kerri Lynn Turner Szymanski, 57, of 1530 Highway 37, Gatesville, NC, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 after a courageous battle with bladder cancer. She was home, and surrounded by her friends and family.
Born on July 6, 1964 (her father’s birthday), in Wyandot, Michigan, to Kathleen Anne Archibald and Carlos Don Turner, she was the oldest of their...
Kimberly Clifton Elliott
Nov 21, 2021
Kimberly Ann Clifton Elliott, 61, of 135 Billy's Beach Road, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, November 21, 2021 in her home.
Kim was born on November 3, 1960 in Tacoma, Washington. Retired from the US Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City where she specialized in computer technical support, in earlier years she worked in the family business, Clifton & Clifton Monuments....
Marjorie Perry Fields
Nov 17, 2021
Marjorie Perry Fields, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in Bradley Creek Health Center, Wilmington, NC.
She was born in Perquimans County, N.C. on December 9, 1928 to the late Stephen Toniel Perry and Pauline Deans Perry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Kevin Perry Fields; and two brothers, Gerald...
Andrew Rodney McGowan
Nov 17, 2021
Andrew Rodney McGowan, 32, of 9584 Newland Road, Creswell, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Andrew was born on March 10, 1989, and was the son of Aaron Roberson “Robbie” McGowan, Jr. and Carolyn Mathias McGowan. He was a member of Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church.
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Bobby Jene Byrum
Nov 16, 2021
Bobby Jene Byrum, 73, of 336 Cannons Ferry Road, Tyner, NC, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in his home.
Mr. Byrum was born in Chowan County on December 26, 1947, and was one of five sons born to the late James Andrew and Iola Marie Ashley Byrum. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers James...
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