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Wayne Smith Brocker

Wayne Smith Brocker

Mar 31, 2022

   Wayne Smith Brocker, 94, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022 in his home.

   A memorial service will be held in Michigan 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.

Phyllis Rothmeyer Hollowell

Phyllis Rothmeyer Hollowell

Mar 29, 2022

   Phyllis Rothmeyer Hollowell, 87, of 10 Fort Island Road, Eure, NC, died Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

   Mrs. Hollowell was born in Hugo, Oklahoma on February 23, 1935, and was the daughter of the late William Fay and Lula Mae Brimage Rothmeyer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Geneva...

Lillie Mae Francis Stroud

Lillie Mae Francis Stroud

Mar 29, 2022

   Lillie Mae Francis Stroud, 83, of 324 Mexico Road, Edenton, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

   Mrs. Stroud was born in Chowan County on July 22, 1938, and was one of six children born to the late Louis Edward and Lillie Viola Goodwin Francis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Raymond Edward Shuey

Raymond Edward Shuey

Mar 26, 2022

   Raymond Edward Shuey, 61, of 186 Hemlock Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2022 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Shuey was born in Pasquotank County on August 16, 1960, and was the son of the late Warren C. Shuey and Lorraine Murphy Shuey Lamb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister,...

Leon Russell

Leon Russell

Mar 22, 2022

   George Leon Russell, 71, of 1068 Four Forks Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Russell was born in Pasquotank County on July 17, 1950, and was the son of the late Clyde Leonas and Beatrice Benton Russell. Retired from Nutrien Ag following many years of being employed in...

Sybil Broughton-Lucks

Sybil Broughton-Lucks

Mar 22, 2022

   Sybil Broughton-Lucks, 91, died under the loving care of her family on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Sybil Chappell was born November 26, 1930, in Perquimans County, North Carolina to Pastor Ralph Benjamin and Helen Dough Chappell. She married Sidney “Big Man” Broughton, and they settled in Wilmington, Delaware with their four boys—David, Sidney, Christopher, and Peter.

   Throughout her time in...

Johnie William Gregory

Johnie William Gregory

Mar 21, 2022

    Johnie William Gregory, 87, of 106 Russell Drive, Hertford, NC, affectionately known as "Paw Paw" by his grand and great-grandchildren, died Monday, March 21, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Gregory was born in Perquimans County on May 3, 1934, and was the son of the late Johnie and Nettie Whitehurst Gregory of Woodville. In...

Patsy Barnett Terry

Patsy Barnett Terry

Mar 20, 2022

   Patsy Ann Barnett Terry, 73, of 352 Juniper Drive, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mrs. Terry was born in Chowan County on December 26, 1948, and was the daughter of the late William Henry and Betty Elizabeth Bateman Barnett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jasper...

Joy Harris Nixon

Joy Harris Nixon

Mar 20, 2022

   Joy Marie Harris Nixon, 43, of 305 Chowan Trail, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

   Joy was born in Norfolk, VA on January 25, 1979, and was the daughter of Teresa Marie Cox Gowan of Littleton, NC and the late Bruce Allan Harris. She was employed at the Edenton Food Lion as...

Mike Bunch

Mike Bunch

Mar 20, 2022

   Michael Elgin “Mike” Bunch, 70, of Hobbsville, NC, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 in his home.

   A memorial service will be held Friday, March 25th, at 3:00 p.m. in Hobbsville Baptist Church and will be conducted by his pastor, The Rev. Tim Dannelly. Friends may visit with the family in the social hall immediately following the service.

   Flowers are welcomed,...

Katherine Jordan Copeland

Katherine Jordan Copeland

Mar 20, 2022

   Katherine Jordan Copeland, 88, 636 County Line Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 in her home where she was being cared for by family.

   Mrs. Copeland was born in Chowan County on January 19, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Fernanda A. and Annie Clifton Jordan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Loyce Ann Small

Loyce Ann Small

Mar 18, 2022

   Loyce Ann Kloeppel Small, 92, of 649 NC 32 North, Sunbury, NC, died Friday, March 18, 2022 in her home.

   Mrs. Small was born in Mecklenburg County on October 28, 1929, and was the daughter of the late James B. and Loyce Bailey Kloeppel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years,...

Wilma Smith Hogge

Wilma Smith Hogge

Mar 17, 2022

   Wilma Rae Smith Hogge, 83, of 4500 Gilbert’s Beach Road, Tyner, NC, died Thursday, March 17, 2022 in her home.

   Mrs. Hogge was born in Rowan County on July 18, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Willie Ray and Mary Marie Carter Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles N....

Carole Stagg Dail

Carole Stagg Dail

Mar 16, 2022

   Carole Anne Stagg Dail, 75, of 260 Hunter's Fork Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Dail was born in Norfolk, VA on April 27, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Stewart Earl "Dickie" Stagg and Phyllis Ann Merritt Broizowski. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Ernest Grayson Swanner

Ernest Grayson Swanner

Mar 15, 2022

   Ernest Grayson “Ernie” Swanner, 79, of 219 Roanoke Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Swanner was born in Chowan County on July 9, 1942, and was the son of the late Ernest M. and Grace Cayton Swanner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Nelva Jean Bellflower.

   As...

Charles Alfred Stork, III

Charles Alfred Stork, III

Mar 14, 2022

   Charles Alfred Stork, III, 81, of 96 Old Rail Bed Road, Gates, NC, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Stork was born in New Jersey on July 12, 1940, and was the son of the late Charles Alfred, Jr. and Frances Jane Hulling Stork. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

Wanda Musick Wells

Wanda Musick Wells

Mar 12, 2022

   Wanda Musick Wells, 64, of Shiloh, NC, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Well was born in Norfolk, VA on October 7, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Thurman and Betty Musick. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Georgie, and by sisters, Tammy...

James Wilson Hall

James Wilson Hall

Mar 12, 2022

   James Wilson "Jim" Hall, 75, of Moyock, NC, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

   Born in Currituck County on October 28, 1946, he was the son of the late John Edgar and Frances Poyner Hall. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Hall, Jr.

   A retired General Motors...

Bill White

Bill White

Mar 12, 2022

   John William “Bill” White, Jr., 79, of 145 Dallie White Road, Tyner, NC, died Saturday, March 12, 2022 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. White was born in Newport News, VA on February 16, 1943, and was the son of the late John William White, Sr. and Maude Medlin Jordan White.

   A retired Chief...

Elwood Copeland

Elwood Copeland

Mar 11, 2022

   Merrill Elwood Copeland, 91, of 1078 US Highway 17 South, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2022 in his home.

   Born in Tyner, NC, on March 1, 1931, he was the son of the late Merrill Elisha and Kines Dail Copeland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Radolph Ward.

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