Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Carolyn McCaskill Owen
Apr 10, 2021
Carolyn M. Owen, 98, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully at Vidant Chowan Hospital in Edenton, NC on April 10, 2021.
She was born on February 20, 1923 in Lumberton, NC to the late John M. and Jane F. McCaskill. She grew up in Durham, NC and was a 1940 graduate of Durham High School and attended Meredith College. Retiring...
Alice Saunders Lamb
Apr 4, 2021
Alice Saunders Lamb, 80, of 810 Four Mile Desert Road, Hertford, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 from her home where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Lamb was born in Pasquotank County on October 6, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Melvin Leroy Saunders and Eliza...
Wendy Jo Umphlett Chappell
Apr 4, 2021
Wendy Jo Umphlett Chappell, 41, of 819 Cannon's Ferry Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021 in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Born in Chowan County on August 21, 1979, she was the daughter of William Aaron, Jr. and Debra Kay Spruill Umphlett. A homemaker, she grew up in the fellowship of Faith...
Bud Steven Pierce, Jr.
Apr 3, 2021
Clifton Steven “Bud’ Pierce, Jr., 78, of Eure, NC, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 in his home where he was being cared for by his family.
Mr. Pierce was born in Norfolk, VA on July 18, 1942, and was the son of the late Clifton Steven Pierce, Sr. and Otis Frances Jamison Pierce Paschal. A retired Master Sergeant with...
Betty Harrell Bunch
Apr 1, 2021
Elizabeth Harrell “Betty” Bunch, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away in her home in Edenton, NC on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at the age of 87.
Mrs. Bunch was born on November 17, 1933 in Bertie County and was the daughter of the late Richardson Pierce Harrell and Myrtle Miller Harrell. In addition to her parents, she was...
Brenda Burgess Forbes
Mar 31, 2021
Brenda Burgess Forbes, 77, of 1813 Edgewood Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Forbes was born in Norfolk, VA on March 28, 1944, and was the daughter of the late John Nicholas Burgess and Edna Marie Jones Burgess. A homemaker, enjoyments in her life...
Saundra Dee Strawder
Mar 29, 2021
Saundra Dee "Sandy" Strawder, 57, of 2612 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, March 29, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Born in Canton, OH on May 11, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Dee and Mary Gladys Pierce Strawder. Raised in West Virginia, she attended Randolph County schools. Later, while living in North Carolina, she attended College...
Paul J. Basham
Mar 29, 2021
Paul J. Basham, 89, of Bakertown Road, Windsor, NC, died Monday, March 29, 2021 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Basham was born in Kingswood, KY on May 21, 1931, and was the son of the late Jester Omar Basham and Lula Harper Basham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Gene Basham; two...
Woody Ross Copeland
Mar 28, 2021
Woody Ross Copeland, 76, of 801 Blackrock Road, Merry Hill, NC, died Sunday, March 28, 2021 in his home.
Mr. Copeland was born in Norfolk, Virginia on December 25, 1944, and was the son of the late Carlton Newby and Daphne White Copeland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Carl Dean “Cotton” Copeland.
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Reginald Thomas Webb
Mar 27, 2021
Reginald Thomas “Reggie” Webb, 74, of 403 Robin Lane, Edenton, NC, died on Saturday, March 27, 2021, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Webb was raised in Perquimans County and was the son of the late Guy Hughes “Tuck” Webb and Pauline White Webb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Coleman Webb.
Raised in...
Celia Eure Foutz
Mar 25, 2021
Celia Penelope Eure Foutz, 100, of Eure, NC peacefully passed away on March 25, 2021 at home with family by her side.
Born in Gates County, NC on November 26, 1920, Celia was the last surviving of 11 children born to the late Oscar E. and Mary Louvenia Greene Eure. She graduated from Gatesville High School in 1941 and later...
James Wilson Criddle
Mar 25, 2021
James Wilson “Jim” Criddle, 81, of Edenton, NC, died Thursday, March 25, 2021 in his home.
Mr. Criddle was born in Trumbull County, OH on October 3, 1939, and was the son of the late Herbert Amos Criddle and Virginia Wilson Criddle. The retired owner and operator of J & H Pawn Shop, he was a member of Edenton First...
Kenneth Lee Anderson
Mar 24, 2021
Kenneth Lee Anderson, 90, formerly of Moline, IL and more recently of Williamston, NC, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021 in Carrolton of Williamston.
Mr. Anderson was born in Moline on August 11, 1930, and was the son of the late Harry N. and Helen Brundies Anderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty...
Richard Alfred Yaiser
Mar 24, 2021
Richard Alfred “Dick” Yaiser, 79, formerly of Brielle, NJ and more recently of Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
Richard was born on October 28, 1941 to loving parents Alphonse Nicholas Yaiser and Loretta Marie Nolan Yaiser, all of Jersey City. A graduate of Snyder High School and St. Peter’s College, Dick spent the first half of his career...
Dorothy Smallcomb Griggs
Mar 23, 2021
Dorothy Smallcomb Griggs, 85, of 1301 Archie Mobley Road, Williamston, NC went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 in her home.
Mrs. Griggs was born in Luzerne County, PA on May 29, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Thomas George and Dorothy Laverne Warwick Smallcomb. A homemaker, she was a member of Macedonia...
Mary Love Gray Carter Lilley
Mar 22, 2021
Mary Love Gray Carter Lilley, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away in her home in Centreville, MD, on March 22, 2021 at the age of 92. She was born February 14, 1929 in Norfolk, VA.
At 18 years of age, Mary Love married Richard Earl Carter and moved to Gates County, NC. They raised two children, Richard Edward...
Susan Bunch Chappell
Mar 21, 2021
Susan Bunch Chappell, 65, of 132 Ainsley Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 in her home where she was being cared for by her family.
Mrs. Chappell was born in Chowan County on November 10, 1955, and was the daughter of the late Alva Ray Bunch and Suzanne Speight Bunch. A retired nurse, along with her husband...
Thomas Lawson Bulls
Mar 21, 2021
Thomas Lawson “Tom” Bulls, 70, of 1610 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, March 21, 2021 in his home.
Mr. Bulls was born in Elizabeth City County, Virginia on February 21, 1951, and was the son of the late Sidney W. and Norma Jernigan Bulls. The retired plant operator for the Chowan County Water Department, he had served in the...
Catherine Alice Reaves
Mar 20, 2021
Catherine Alice Reaves, 98, of The Arboretum at Heritage Greens, Greensboro, NC, died there on Saturday, March 20, 2021.
Miss Reaves was born in Chowan County on March 2, 1923, and was the daughter of the late D.M. and Maude Reaves. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Dan Reaves (wife, Edna, deceased).
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Leitha Chappell Dilday
Mar 18, 2021
Leitha Mae Chappell "Lea" Dilday, 89, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021.
Mrs. Dilday was born in Chowan County on June 2, 1931, one of four children of the late Alpine Dail Chappell. Lea resided in Virginia Beach, VA for most of her life, where she enjoyed a long career in the real estate profession and later...
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