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Martha Ann Franklin Perry
Jan 24, 2021
Martha Ann Franklin Perry, 92, of 320 NC 32 North, Sunbury, NC, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Perry was born in Gates County on October 18, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Benjamin Irvin and Mae Virginia Rountree Franklin. A 1947 graduate of Sunbury High School, she was a homemaker,...
Lincoln Owen Mott
Jan 24, 2021
Lincoln Owen "Linc" Mott, age 96, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 24, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Tuckerton, NJ on November 23, 1924, Lincoln was the son of the late Joel Milton Mott, Sr. and Florence Virginia Quinn Mott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Dwayne,...
John Haywood Smith
Jan 23, 2021
John Haywood “J.H.” Smith, 80, of 125 Smith Cove Road, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Smith was born in Perquimans County on February 8, 1940, and was the only son of five children born to Johnnie Martin and Hilda Byrum Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Jean Funk Lunsford
Jan 20, 2021
Jean Eleonore Funk Lunsford died January 20, 2021 in Raleigh, NC. An only child, she was born to Gustavus DeLana Funk and May Rose Aderhold Funk September 30, 1928, El Reno, Oklahoma. She was married to Philip John Lunsford for 68 year until his death June 11, 2020. She is survived by her children: Kathleen Helms (Charles), Rosemary Lunsford (Nelson),...
Alice White Liverman
Jan 20, 2021
Alice White Liverman, 73, of Robin Lane, Edenton, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in her home.
Mrs. Liverman was born in Tyrrell County on February 23, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Harmon and Gertrude Clark White. The retired owner and operator of Carolina Taxes and Books, for many years she had also been employed as...
Almeda Fay Rodgers Ison
Jan 19, 2021
Almeda Fay Rodgers Ison, 76, of Merry Hill, NC, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Born in Raleigh County, WV on May 25, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Charlotte Marie Evans Rodgers. For many years she had owned and operated The Taylor's Store in Merry Hill. In addition to her...
William E. Clark, Jr.
Jan 19, 2021
William E. Clark, Jr., 73, of Hertford, NC, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
Mr. Clark was born in Peoria, Illinois on May 9, 1947 and was the son of the late William E. Clark, Sr. and Helen Chapman Clark. A longtime resident of River Oaks in Norfolk, VA, he retired from the Norfolk Ford Assembly Plant in 1995.
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Bart Perry
Jan 19, 2021
Stanley Barnett “Bart” Perry, 60, of 380 Catherine Creek Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
Bart was born on October 3, 1960 in Chowan County, and was the son of Tilson Erie and Barbara Ann Spivey Perry. The owner and operator of Perry’s Tree Service, he was a proud member of the NRA, the Pro Logger Association, and...
Nora McLawhorn Cartwright
Jan 17, 2021
Nora McLawhorn Key Cartwright, 82, of 145 Bethel Fishing Center Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 in her home where she was being cared for by her family.
Born in Pitt County on July 9, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Thad Calvin McLawhorn and Rhodie Mae Lea McLawhorn. She was a retired seamstress. In...
Robert Gibson Hale
Jan 17, 2021
Robert Gibson Hale, 98, of 1145 Leland Circle, Virginia Beach, VA, and formerly of the Bosley Road community in Sunbury, NC, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 in Autumn Care of Norfolk.
Mr. Hale was born in Hertford County on September 30, 1922, to the late Otho William and Sevilla Norene Johnson Hale, and grew up in Windsor, NC with his...
Claude Elbert Rogerson
Jan 16, 2021
Claude Elbert Rogerson, 82, of Edenton House Assisted Living, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, January 16, 2021 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Rogerson was born in Chowan County on July 23, 1938, and was one of six children of the late Claude Burt and Minnie Parks Rogerson. Retired from Cherry Welding, he had served in the United States...
Tommy Hollowell
Jan 15, 2021
Thomas Raymond “Tommy” Hollowell, Jr., 85, of 2813 Virginia Road, Tyner, NC, died Friday, January 15, 2021 in Wake Medical Center, Raleigh.
Mr. Hollowell was born in Chowan County on May 20, 1935, and was one of three children born to the late Thomas R., Sr. and Vera Benton Hollowell. Retired from Union Camp Corp. (now International Paper) in Franklin,...
William Edward Taylor, Sr.
Jan 15, 2021
William Edward Taylor, Sr., 79, of Eure, NC, died Friday, January 15, 2021 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Taylor was born in Gates County on February 18, 1941, the oldest of three sons born to the late James Edward and Daisy Greene Taylor. Raised on the family farm, he and his brothers worked the land with their father....
Carol Jacobus Bean
Jan 14, 2021
Carol Ann Jacobus Bean, 78, of 219 Country Club Drive, Edenton, NC, died peacefully on Thursday, January 14, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Bean was born in New Jersey on June 24, 1942, and was the only child of the late Arthur E. and Estelle Connors Jacobus. Her career was spent with Bell Laboratories as it later changed to...
Wendell Hope Copeland
Jan 14, 2021
Wendell Hope Copeland, 101, of Mark Drive, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, January 14, 2021.
Mr. Copeland was born in Edenton on December 21, 1919, and other than his time in the military, he lived his entire life in his hometown. After serving in the Army during World War II, he began working at M.G. Brown Company as a sales clerk,...
Lee Baker
Jan 13, 2021
Lyman E. “Lee” Baker, 85, of Pasquenoke Trail, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021.
Lee was born on August 17, 1935, and was the son of the late Lyman E. and Freda Drewing Baker. He was a retired owner and operator of a horse training business, breaking countless horses through the years and teaching their owners proper riding techniques.
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Billy Spruill
Jan 11, 2021
William Edward "Billy" Spruill, Jr., 72, of Winfall Blvd., Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Spruill was born in Chowan County on January 18, 1948, and was the son of the late William Edward Spruill, Sr. and Hazel Virginia Toppin Spruill. An Army veteran and retired law enforcement officer, he...
Sheryl Sawyer Naylor
Jan 11, 2021
Sheryl Sawyer Naylor, 63, of Old US 17, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Naylor was born in Pasquotank County on June 6, 1957 and was the daughter of Barbara Ann Moore Sawyer of Hertford and the late Robert Douglas "Bobby D." Sawyer, Sr. Formerly employed with Beach Detail, she...
Catherine Francis Robey Smith
Jan 10, 2021
Catherine Francis Robey Smith, 93, of The Fountains at The Albemarle, died Sunday, January 10, 2021 in Tarboro, NC.
Mrs. Smith was born in Chowan County on November 17, 1927, one of six children born to the late Louis E. and Lillie Mae Goodwin Francis. Through her working life she had been a purchasing manager with the former Dorph Corp.,...
Juanita Spivey Chappell
Jan 9, 2021
Juanita Virginia Spivey Chappell, 92, of Hertford, NC, and formerly a longtime resident of Belvidere, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Chappell was born in Chowan County on September 24, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Irving Diaz and Carrie Parrish Spivey. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, she was the...
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