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Syble Hendrix Akins Harrell

Syble Hendrix Akins Harrell

Nov 16, 2021

   Syble Hendrix Akins Harrell, 86, of 235-C Tynch Town Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Harrell was born in Carroll County, GA on August 30, 1935 and was the daughter of the late William Curtis and Magnolia Spradlin Hendrix. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, A.R....

Merrill Edward Evans

Merrill Edward Evans

Nov 15, 2021

   Merrill Edward Evans, 85, of 1132 Swamp Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, November 15, 2021 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

   Mr. Evans was born in Chowan County on April 30, 1936, and was the son of the late Edward Zacharia and Lena Harrell Evans. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Jordan Evans;...

George Donald Copeland, Sr.

George Donald Copeland, Sr.

Nov 15, 2021

   George Donald “Don” Copeland, Sr., 78, of 114 Jordan Loop Road, Tyner, NC, died Monday, November 15, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mr. Copeland was a lifelong resident of Chowan County, born on January 20, 1943, and was the son of the late Henry Fernando and Cora Mae Chappell Copeland. Retired from Union Camp Corporation, (now International Paper) in...

Tom Bateman

Tom Bateman

Nov 14, 2021

   Thomas Aubrey “Tom” Bateman, 88, of 239 Vermilion Drive, Parkton, NC, and formerly of Edenton, died Sunday, November 14, 2021 in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville.

   Mr. Bateman was born in Pasquotank County on August 7, 1933, and was the son of the late William John and Mattie Lou James Bateman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Mildred Small Ellington

Mildred Small Ellington

Nov 13, 2021

   Mildred “Millie” Anne Small Kirchmier Ellington, 88 years of age, died on Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Richmond, VA. She was born May 30, 1933 in Edenton, NC to the late Charles H. and Anne Small.

   She is survived by her son, Charles E. Kirchmier, her daughter, Carolyn Kirchmier, her daughter, Susan K. Sylvia (Gil), her beloved grandchildren, Ashley Hernandez...

Richard Arden Medford

Richard Arden Medford

Nov 13, 2021

   Richard Arden "Dick" Medford, 86, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Medford was born in Manhattan, NY on July 21, 1935, and was the son of the late Randolph Monteith Medford and Evelyn Lewis Medford. Retired from Verizon, he had been employed with the company for a total of...

Raymond Maryian Korbusieski

Raymond Maryian Korbusieski

Nov 12, 2021

   Raymond M. Korbusieski, 92, of Edenton, NC, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 in The Landings of Albemarle, Hertford.

   Mr. Korbusieski was born in Waterbury, CT on September 13, 1929, and was the son of the late Frank and Emilja Sembersky Korbusieski. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, June LaPointe...

Kathryn Gertrude Brabble

Kathryn Gertrude Brabble

Nov 12, 2021

   Kathryn Gertrude Brabble, 71, of Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, November 12, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Miss Brabble was born in Chowan County on March 3, 1950, and was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Agnes Lois Ward Brabble. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, Tommy and James Brabble. A...

Prudence Newby Reed

Prudence Newby Reed

Nov 11, 2021

   Prudence Collins Newby "Prue" Reed, 102, of 304 North Front Street, Hertford, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021 in her home where she was being cared for by family.

   Born on August 13, 1919 at home, 210 North Front Street, Hertford, she was the daughter of the late William Guy Newby and Elizabeth Brown Stokes Newby. Prue was...

Anne Gould O'Hara

Anne Gould O'Hara

Nov 10, 2021

   Anne Marie Gould O'Hara, 87, of 132 Pine Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. O'Hara was born in Brookline, MA on January 24, 1934, and was the daughter of the late John F. and Anne Veronica McGinn Gould. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, John...

Anthony Ralph Marra, Sr.

Anthony Ralph Marra, Sr.

Nov 9, 2021

   Anthony Ralph Marra, Sr., 84, of 105 Clarendon Road, Ahoskie, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.

   Mr. Marra was born in Manhattan, NY on February 2, 1937, and was the son of the late Ralph and Eleanor McGrath Marra.

   A graduate of George Washington High School, he later furthered his education at Roanoke-Chowan Technical College...

Chase Matthews Bateman

Chase Matthews Bateman

Nov 9, 2021

   Chase Matthews Bateman, 19, of 1036 Pea Ridge Road, Roper, NC, died Tuesday morning, November 9, 2021 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Chase was born on October 1, 2002. A lifelong resident of the Pea Ridge community, he was preceded in death by his father, William Thomas Bateman; paternal grandmother, Dollie Peede; and by his maternal grandfather, Gerry Phelps.

   A...

James Calvin Coston

James Calvin Coston

Nov 9, 2021

   James Calvin Coston was born on January 11, 1943 in Tyner, North Carolina to the late Marion Lee Coston and Millie Brown Coston. He transitioned to his heavenly home on November 9, 2021.

   James was preceded in death by his lovely wives, Bessie Jordan Coston and Hester Inell Holley Coston. He found companionship again with Daisy Atkins.

   James was one...

Irene Kinley DeGuzman

Irene Kinley DeGuzman

Nov 7, 2021

   Irene Lee Kinley DeGuzman, 80, of 316 Juniper Drive, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, November 7, 2021 in her home.

   Mrs. DeGuzman was born in Norfolk, VA on March 28, 1941, and was the last surviving of eight children born to the late Kenneth Kinley, Sr. and Sadie Rae Wicker Kinley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Annie Smith Hughes

Annie Smith Hughes

Nov 7, 2021

   Annie Ruth Smith Hughes, 71, of 127 Capehart Church Road, died Sunday, November 7, 2021 in her home.

   Mrs. Hughes was born on May 5, 1950, and was the daughter of the late David Lawrence and Edna Ruth Spruill Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Sidney Hughes; and by brothers, Lawrence...

Donna Thomas Scott

Donna Thomas Scott

Nov 5, 2021

   Donna Rae Thomas Scott, 69, of 319 Woodland Drive, Edenton, NC, died Friday, November 5, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Scott was born in Chowan County on September 9, 1952, and was the daughter of the late Donald Ray and Johnetta Garrett Thomas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Joey.

   A retired...

Faye Morse Nixon

Faye Morse Nixon

Nov 4, 2021

   Faye Morse Nixon, 76, of 1271 New Hope Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, November 4, 2021 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Nixon was born in Perquimans County on June 18, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Ernest Earl Morse and Pauline Corbitt Morse Harris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Derwood Bunch

Derwood Bunch

Nov 4, 2021

James Derwood Bunch, 91, of 3701 Adams Swamp Road, Suffolk, VA, died Thursday, November 4, 2021 in Accordius Health at Nansemond Pointe. Mr. Bunch was born in Nansemond County on October 18, 1930, and was the son of the late James Haywood and Lula Mae Baines Bunch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...

Ruth Byrum Whichard

Ruth Byrum Whichard

Nov 2, 2021

   Ruth Felton Byrum Whichard, 94, of Horniblow Point, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, November 2, 2021 in her home where she was cared for by her family and devoted caregivers.

   Mrs. Whichard was born in Chowan County on October 15, 1927, and was the only child born to the late Lynn Scott Byrum and Eva Felton Byrum. In addition to her...

Erwin Eugene Rash, Sr.

Erwin Eugene Rash, Sr.

Oct 31, 2021

   Erwin Eugene Rash, Sr., 89, of Elizabeth City, died Sunday, October 31, 2021 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center.

   Mr. Rash was born in Westmore, VT on October 4, 1932, and was the son of the late Harold and Mary Lyon Rash. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Rose Laythe Rash, and by...

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