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Kitty Greene

Kitty Greene

Apr 14, 2021

   Lillian “Kitty” Greene, a steadfast and loving wife and mother, died Wednesday April 14, 2021, at Northampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jackson, NC. She was 88 and a longtime resident of the Eure community of Gates County.

   While facing a future without Kitty, her family is comforted in the belief that she is reunited with her husband of 68...

Linda Stevenson Spruill

Linda Stevenson Spruill

Apr 14, 2021

   Linda Gale Stevenson Spruill, 64, of 217 Shannonhouse Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in her daughter’s home in Williamston where she was being cared for by family.

   Mrs. Spruill was born in Chowan County on July 10, 1956, and was the daughter of the late John Thomas, Sr. and Gladys Louise Ellis Stevenson.  A retired key holder...

Austin Chase Patsel

Austin Chase Patsel

Apr 13, 2021

   Austin Chase Patsel, 24, of Brownlea Drive, Greenville, NC, died Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in his home.

   Austin was born on August 12, 1996, and was a lifelong resident of Chowan County until moving for college. A student at East Carolina University, he was about to graduate in May with a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Logistics and Distribution, before pursuing...

Sallie Ayscue Lane

Sallie Ayscue Lane

Apr 11, 2021

   Sallie Mae Ayscue Lane, 94, of 720 Dobbs Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 in her home where she was being cared for by family.

   Mrs. Lane was born in Perquimans County on April 28, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Roger Ayscue and Mary Irma Bagley Ayscue. A retired sales representative with Avon...

Rose Sully Harrell

Rose Sully Harrell

Apr 11, 2021

   Rosemarie Theresa Sully "Rose" Harrell, 80, of Burnt Mill Road, Edenton, NC, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident in Perquimans County that involved both her and her husband, Joseph Elton "Joe Boy" Harrell. Mr. Harrell passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021.

   Mrs. Harrell was born in Jim Thorpe, PA...

William Robert Smith

William Robert Smith

Apr 10, 2021

   William Robert "Bill" Smith, 97, of 102 Perquimans Drive, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, April 10, 2021 in his home.

   Mr. Smith was born in Wake County on September 2, 1923, and was the son of the late Sherwood Hardy Smith and Dolly Roe Davis Smith. Retired as the maintenance supervisor with Pasquotank County, he was a member of Berea Church...

Carolyn McCaskill Owen

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...

Doris Wilder Spivey

Doris Wilder Spivey

Apr 10, 2021

   Doris Lee Wilder Spivey, 92, of 338 Gliden Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Saturday, April 10, 2021, in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Mrs. Spivey was born in Perquimans County on September 15, 1928, and was the daughter of the late William Oscar and Beatrice Boyce Wilder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Grace Hurley Southard

Grace Hurley Southard

Apr 10, 2021

  Grace J Hurley Southard, 87, was a long time resident of New Egypt NJ until she moved to 131 Cedar Street, Hertford, NC 27944. She passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 when the angels called her home. Prior to her passing she was being cared for by her daughter Peggy Tilghman and other family members.

   Born in Jackson, NJ on...

Alice Saunders Lamb

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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