Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Thomas Martin Sawyer
Mar 10, 2022
Thomas Martin Sawyer, 83, of 119 Hoskins Lane, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022.
Martin was born in Perquimans County on April 3, 1938, and was the son of the late Mason and Ruby Cartwright Sawyer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Bobby Lane.
He retired from Ford Motor Company in...
Joseph James Lynch
Mar 10, 2022
Joseph James Lynch, 95, of the Arrowhead Beach community in Chowan County, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, March 10, 2022 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Lynch was born on January 9, 1927 in Jersey City, NJ, and was the son of the late William Alexander Lynch and Anna Matilda Comerford Lynch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Janis LaMonte Wynn
Mar 10, 2022
Janis Marilyn LaMonte Wynn, 74, of 136 Burnt Mill Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, March 10, 2022 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville.
Mrs. Wynn was born in Manistique, Michigan on July 7, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Donald and Betty Jane Bradley LaMonte. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Barbara...
Irene Byrum Broughton
Mar 10, 2022
Irene Jean Byrum Broughton, 95, of 729 W. Grubb Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Broughton was born in Chowan County on October 6, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Tom and Bell Dail Byrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Regina Toppin Anderson
Mar 10, 2022
Regina Ray Toppin Anderson, 60, of Iva, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.
Born March 13, 1961, in Paris, France to military parents, Shirley and SFC Haurice Toppin, she later graduated from Ferris State University with three degrees in the medical field. She loved singing, playing the guitar, crafts, gardening,...
Elmo Benton
Mar 9, 2022
Emmett Elmo Benton, 89, of 225 Perkins Road, Gatesville, NC, peacefully passed on to be with his Heavenly Father at his home, where he was surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
Elmo was born in the Corapeake community of Gates County on November 16, 1932, and was the son of the late Emmett and Annie Taylor Benton....
Anne Sykes Caviness
Mar 7, 2022
Anne Sykes Caviness, 91, of 200 Country Club Drive, Edenton, NC, died Monday, March 7, 2022 in her home.
Mrs. Caviness was born in Scotland County on September 20, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Sidney and Ina Love Sykes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, William Branson...
Elaine Meher Mathews
Mar 7, 2022
Elaine Meher Mathews, 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully Monday, March 7, 2022, in her home following a valiant battle with a long illness. She was surrounded by her children and her husband.
Born in Fulton County, NY, on September 26, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Delbert Meher and Arlene Hayes Dutcher. In addition to her...
Melvin Douglas Styons, Sr.
Mar 7, 2022
Melvin Douglas Styons Sr., of 356 River Front Drive, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 7, 2022.
He was born in Washington County on September 7, 1932 to Joseph Christopher Styons and Bessie Adelaide Hardison Styons, and was the devoted husband of Dorothy Lee Miller for 68 years. Melvin graduated from Roanoke Bible College in 1953 and...
Thelma Pierce Chesson
Mar 6, 2022
Thelma Gray Pierce Chesson, 91, of Roper, NC, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022 in Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation, Edenton.
Mrs. Chesson was born in Bertie County on October 21, 1930, and was the daughter of the late William P. and Minnie Luther Asbell Pierce. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon...
Cherie Leigh Cowand
Mar 4, 2022
Cherie Leigh Cowand, 63, of 151 Emperor Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, March 4, 2022 in her home.
Cherie was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on September 18, 1958, and was the daughter of the late Starkey Braxton Cowand, Sr. and Ruth Vivian Tynch Barnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Reba Ann...
Linda Ann Harrell
Mar 3, 2022
Linda Ann Harrell, 63, of Edenton, NC, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 in Duke University Hospital, Durham.
Born in Edgecombe County on February 12, 1959, she was the daughter of the late William Henry, Sr. and Marshia H. Harrell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, William Henry “Buddy” Harrell, Jr. A retired...
Larry Elias Stallings
Mar 3, 2022
Larry Elias Stallings, 78, of 1018 Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, died Thursday, March 3, 2022 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Stallings was born in Perquimans County on October 17, 1943, and was the son of the late Quinton and Iola Dale Stallings. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Quinton Elias...
Owen Francis Rogan
Mar 2, 2022
Owen Francis Rogan, 67, of 127 Horniblow Point Road, died Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Duke University Hospital, Durham.
Mr. Rogan was born in New York City on June 10, 1954 and was the son of the late Edward and Patricia Crotty Rogan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Rogan.
Owen spent...
Laurie Whiteman Owens
Feb 28, 2022
Annie Laura “Laurie” Whiteman Owens, 77, of 907 Chambers Ferry Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, February 28, 2022 in Three Rivers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Windsor.
Mrs. Owens was born in Edenton on January 24, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Robert Lafayette Whiteman, Sr. and Emma Twiddy Whiteman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Thomas Madison Powell, Sr.
Feb 28, 2022
Thomas Madison Powell, Sr., CSM, US Army Ret., 91, of 169 Powell Lane, Eure, NC, died Monday, February 28, 2022 in his home.
Mr. Powell was born in Gates County on May 27, 1930, and was the son of the late William Henry and Avie Lowe Powell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...
Michelle Drew Goodwin
Feb 27, 2022
Carla Michelle Drew Goodwin, 60, of 1144 Macedonia Road, died Sunday, February 27, 2022 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Goodwin was born in Elizabeth City on November 20, 1961, and was the daughter of the late Kenneth Gerald Drew, Sr. and Effie Anna Umphlett Drew. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her only sister,...
Lorraine Ann Noble
Feb 25, 2022
Lorraine Ann Noble, 75, of Edenton House Assisted Living, Edenton, NC, and formerly of the Rocky Hock community, died Friday, February 25, 2022.
Lorraine was born on July 21, 1946 in Waterbury, CT and was the only daughter of the late Harold and Elizabeth Ann Armstrong Noble. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her four brothers, twins...
Thomas James Thurlow
Feb 25, 2022
Thomas James Thurlow, 80, formerly of East Palmyra, NY, and more recently of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 in Brookdale of Elizabeth City.
Mr. Thurlow was born in Rochester, NY on December 15, 1941, and was the son of the late James Henry Thurlow and Cora Creveling Thurlow Anderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Hollowell Eure
Feb 22, 2022
Claude Hollowell Eure, 84, of 407 Selwin Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Tuesday, February 22, 2022 in his home with his wife by his side.
Mr. Eure was born in Chowan County on September 3, 1937, and was the son of the late Eldon L. and Ira Hollowell Eure.
The retired owner and operator of Claude’s Landscaping, located on the Outer...
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