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Irving Randolph Midgette

Irving Randolph Midgette

May 25, 2022

   Irving Randolph Midgette, 83, of 1450 NC Hwy 343 South, Shiloh, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Midgette was born in Camden County on October 24, 1938, and was the son of the late Alexander Anderson "A.A." Midgette, Jr. and Ruth Virginia Aydlett Midgette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Bertha Catherine Hess

Bertha Catherine Hess

May 24, 2022

   Bertha Catherine Blundon Hess, 75, of 41 Thicket Road, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at her home.

   Mrs. Hess was born in Washington, DC on June 12, 1946 and was the only child born to the late Robert and Mary Donn Blundon. An accountant for several non-profit organizations, she was faithful member of Upper Room Assembly in Gatesville where she...

Scott Alan Dees

Scott Alan Dees

May 24, 2022

   Scott Alan Dees, 61, of 1505 Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Scott was born in Chowan County on November 13, 1960, and was the son of Peggy Goodwin Dees of Edenton and the late Dr. Lester Arvel Dees. In addition to his father, he was...

Viola Parker Hughes

Viola Parker Hughes

May 24, 2022

   Mary Viola Parker Hughes, 91, of 301 Cale Street, Windsor, NC, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Mrs. Hughes was born in Bertie County on October 4, 1930, and was the daughter of the late John Edward Sr. and Maude Farmer Parker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Paul Kevin Parks

Paul Kevin Parks

May 22, 2022

   Paul Kevin Parks, 36, of 195 Evergreen Drive, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, May 22, 2022 in his home.

   Paul was born in Rocky Mount on May 6, 1986, and was employed in the construction industry, specializing in residential building.

   Preceded in death by his grandparents, Linda and Harold L. Wise, Sr. of Edenton, and Beverly Ann and Arlon Edward Parks,...

Cliff Bright

Cliff Bright

May 22, 2022

   Melvin Clifton “Cliff” Bright, 42, of 23 Hinton Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Sunday, May 22, 2022 from injuries received in a motor vehicular accident.

   Cliff was born on January 13, 1980, and was a lifelong resident of Gates County. He was preceded in death by his father, Melvin Eddie Bright; by his maternal grandparents, Clyde Asa and Loretta Ward Stallings;...

Ronald Patrick Anderson

Ronald Patrick Anderson

May 17, 2022

   Ronald Patrick "Toy Man Andy" Anderson, 83, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Anderson was born in Montana on October 14, 1938, and was the son of the late Howard Andrew "Andy" Anderson and Audrey Smith "Sally" Anderson.

   A retired Boatswain's Mate First Class and Vietnam War veteran, he...

Rebecca Gregory Perry

Rebecca Gregory Perry

May 15, 2022

   Rebecca Gregory "Beckie" Perry, 81, of 140 Russell Drive, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, May 15, 2022 in ECU Health, Greenville, where she was surrounded by her family.

   Mrs. Perry was born in Norfolk, VA on October 20, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Noah Paul, Sr. and Elsie Bunch Gregory.

   Beckie remembered as a little girl sitting on...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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