Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Theda Goodwin Collins
Oct 31, 2021
Theda Goodwin Collins, 82, a longtime resident of Edenton and more recently of Grimesland, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Collins was born in Chowan County on March 2, 1939, and was the daughter of the late John Leon and Celia Belle Barrow Goodwin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
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...
William Harrison Toney, Sr.
Oct 29, 2021
William Harrison Toney, Sr., 88, of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 in his home.
Mr. Bill Toney was born in Carlisle, WV on March 27, 1933, and was the youngest of 14 children born to the late Carl Arthur "Kit" Toney and Winnie Thompson Toney. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 12...
Rebecca Skidgel Owens
Oct 26, 2021
Rebecca Skidgel Owens, 62, of Edenton, NC, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Born in Hartford, CT on August 24, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Ervin J. Skidgel and Mavis June Doody Akerson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-father, Norman Akerson.
Surviving is her fiancé, William...
Paul Anthony Stingo
Oct 25, 2021
Paul Anthony Stingo, 85, of 1119A Macedonia Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, October 25, 2021 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Stingo was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 23, 1936, and was the son of the late Ralph and Anna Sandre Stingo. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by both...
Kathleen Waff Byrum
Oct 24, 2021
Kathleen Marie Waff Byrum, 94, of 814 Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, died Sunday, October 24, 2021.
Mrs. Byrum was born in Chowan County on June 27, 1927, and was the last surviving of 10 children born to the late John Waff, Sr. and Hettie Layton Waff. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Kelly Edwards
Oct 23, 2021
Arthur Kelly Edwards, 76, of 2260 Weston Road, Creswell, NC, died Saturday, October 23, 2021 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Edwards was born in Washington County on February 26, 1945, and was the son of the late Rev. Mitchell E. Edwards, Sr. and Myrtle Mae Roberson Edwards. A graduate of Chowan College, he...
Reuben Earl Harrell
Oct 19, 2021
Reuben Earl Harrell, 90, of 154 Hertford Beach Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021 in his home.
Mr. Harrell was born in Bertie County on July 5, 1931, and was the son of the late Will Harrell and Eara Belle Hall Harrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Minnie...
Dorothy Henry Major
Oct 18, 2021
Dorothy Henry Major, 94, formerly of both Emporia and Chesapeake, VA and more recently of Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, October 18, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Major was born in Emporia on May 25, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Jackson Henry and Minnie Morton Henry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Patricia Jackson Greene
Oct 17, 2021
Patricia Jackson Greene, 79, of 28 Gates Bank Road, Gates, NC, died Sunday, October 17, 2021 in Accordius Health of Gatesville.
Mrs. Greene was born in Hinton, West Virginia on November 24, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Leo L. Jackson and Ruby Lively Jackson Parker. Raised by her grandparents, Maud and Frank Lively, she came to Suffolk,...
Daniel Wilson Lang
Oct 16, 2021
Daniel Wilson “Dan” Lang, 90, of 281 US Hwy. 158 West, Gatesville, NC, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021 in Gates House Assisted Living.
Mr. Lang was born in Gates County on July 1, 1931, and was the son of the late Claudius Elmo “C.E.” Lang, Sr. and Bertie Daniel Lang. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Don Scott Lesiewicz
Oct 16, 2021
Dr. Don Scott Lesiewicz, PhD, 74, of 141 Deans Farm Road in Tyner, NC, and of 107 Horniblow Point Road in Edenton, NC, left this earth on Saturday, October 16, 2021.
Born in Los Angeles, CA on June 17, 1947, he was the son of the late Henry and Vivian Scott Lesiewicz. Educated in Entomology and Agricultural Science, he was...
James Dewey "Jim" Asbury, Sr.
Oct 15, 2021
James Dewey “Jim” Asbury, Sr., 57, of 2543 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, October 15, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Asbury was born in Harford County, MD on September 9, 1964, and was the son of Judy Darlene Hash Asbury of Smyrna, DE and the late James Howard Asbury. In addition to his father, he was preceded...
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