Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Dick Miller
May 10, 2021
Bryan Merritt “Dick” Miller, Jr., 75, of 543 Swamp Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, May 10, 2021 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.
A lifelong resident of Perquimans County, he was born December 13, 1945, to the late Bryan Merritt Miller, Sr. and Virginia Umphlett Miller. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson,...
Mary Gordy White
May 10, 2021
Mary Elizabeth Gordy White, 91, of Mark Drive, Edenton, NC, died Monday, May 10, 2021 in the Brian Center, Hertford.
Mrs. White was born in Neptune, NJ on August 30, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Herman and Alice Savage Gordy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David George White, Jr.;...
Frances Stallings Layden
May 8, 2021
Lottie Frances Stallings Layden, 86, of Milltown Road, Shiloh, NC, and formerly a longtime resident of Elizabeth City, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Layden was born in Perquimans County on September 7, 1934, and was the daughter of the late James Elvin, Sr. and Cora Bell Riddick Stallings. A homemaker, she was...
James Daughtery Overton
May 5, 2021
James Daughtery Overton, 83, of 182 Mill Road, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Overton was born in Perquimans County on September 30, 1937, and was the son of the late Edgar and Ever Lilly Overton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Hazel Weaver Ballard
May 5, 2021
Hazel Weaver Ballard, 91, of Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Ballard was born in Wayne County on November 21, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Gertha and Clara Denning Weaver. A graduate of East Carolina Teacher's College, now East Carolina University, she was a retired teacher having taught in North...
Thomas Francis Stapleton
May 4, 2021
Thomas Francis Stapleton, 81, departed this earth for heaven after a long and courageous battle with cancer early on Tuesday morning, May 4, 2021. Julia, his wife of 57 years was at his side at their home in the Albemarle Plantation, Hertford, N.C.
Tom always had a smile to share, an encouraging word to pass on, and a twinkle in...
Kelvin Wayne Roberson
May 3, 2021
Kelvin Wayne Roberson, 64, of 441 Hurdletown Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, May 3, 2021 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Roberson was born in Chowan County on August 2, 1956, and was the son of the late Edgar Wilber and Mary Elizabeth Hunter Roberson. A retired water plant operator with Perquimans County following...
Jason Bass
May 3, 2021
Walter Gee “Jason” Bass, III, 68, of 5929 Rahnavard Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC, died Monday, May 3, 2021 in Waccamaw Community Hospital.
“Jason”, as he was known by his family and friends, was born in Tarboro, NC on October 1, 1952, and was the son of the late John Hubbard Bass and Hilda Bell Bass Baker, and step-son of the...
Eva Mae Spruill
May 3, 2021
Eva Mae Spruill, 86, of Badham Road, Edenton, NC, and for many years a resident of Norfolk, VA, died Monday, May 3, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Miss Spruill was born in Washington County on September 22, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Haywood and Fannie Mae Leary Spruill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Gracie Rae Blake
May 2, 2021
Gracie Rae Blake, 17, of Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Born in Pasquotank County on January 3, 2004, she was the daughter of July A. Blake of Hertford. A loving daughter, sister, and granddaughter, she attended and enjoyed fellowship in Bethlehem Church of Christ. She was...
Richard Felton Elliott, Jr.
Apr 28, 2021
Richard Felton Elliott Jr., 92, of Granville Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2021.
Mr. Elliott was born in Edenton on November 27, 1928, and was the son of the late Richard Felton Elliott Sr. and Ruth Rea Holmes Elliott.
A 1949 graduate of Edenton High School, prior to his graduation and through the 1950’s, he worked...
Jean Case Powell
Apr 27, 2021
Jean Harrell Case Powell, 92, of 119 Savage Road, Corapeake, NC, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Gates House Assisted Living, Gatesville.
Mrs. Powell was born in Wayne County on May 1, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Case and Louise Walton Harrell Case. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Darrell James Thompson
Apr 27, 2021
Darrell James Thompson, 65, of Gates, NC, died Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Thompson was born in Roswell, New Mexico on November 6, 1955, and was the son of the late Raymond Everett Thompson and Mary Griego Thompson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Debra Flowers; and...
Jimmie Sylvester Ballance
Apr 23, 2021
Jimmie Sylvester Ballance, 91, of 1179 Lynchs Corner Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Friday, April 23, 2021 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Ballance was born in Pasquotank County on August 25, 1929 and was the son of the late Grady Wilson Ballance and Sally Ann Parker Ballance. In addition to his parents, he...
Aaron Lycurgus Lilley, Jr.
Apr 22, 2021
Major General Aaron Lycurgus Lilley, Jr., USA, Ret., 87, of Commodore Lane, Smithfield, VA, died Thursday, April 22, 2021.
Born in Gatesville, NC on May 7, 1933, he was the son of the late Aaron L. and Gladys Baines Lilley. He retired after serving in the Army for 32 years. He was a veteran of two tours in Vietnam, along...
James Robert Hartman
Apr 22, 2021
James Robert “Jim” Hartman, 79, of 115 Morris Circle, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, April 22, 2021 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Hartman was born in Greensboro on February 18, 1942 and was the son of the late Clarence Leary and Hannah Bunch Hartman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Mary Ann Jones Hollowell Parker
Apr 21, 2021
Mary Ann Jones Hollowell Parker, 86, of 201 Luke Street, Apt. 1, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Parker was born in Gates County on March 18, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Riddick and Lillian Hayes Jones. A homemaker, for many years while living in Hobbsville she was a member of...
Ann Madre Berry
Apr 21, 2021
Ann Madre Berry, 88, of 121 Nixon Street, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in her home.
Mrs. Berry was born in Perquimans County on July 26, 1932, and was the daughter of the late William Francis Madre and Pauline Bunch Madre. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Leland Berry, and...
John Vivian Matthews, Jr.
Apr 20, 2021
John Vivian Matthews, Jr., 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2021.
He was born in Hertford, North Carolina on September 12, 1941 and chose to make his life and living in that town and along the nearby Perquimans River. John graduated from Perquimans County High School in 1959. During high school, John played football and basketball...
Mary Ann Simpson Greene
Apr 19, 2021
Mary Ann Simpson Greene, 77, of 61 Gates Bank Road, Gates, NC, died Monday, April 19, 2021 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mrs. Greene was born in Suffolk on December 22, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Marvin Gritman and Annie Lee Lassiter Simpson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
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