Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Eddie Burnice Penny
Oct 9, 2020
Eddie Burnice Penny, 66, of 111 Robin Lane, Edenton, NC, died Friday, October 9, 2020 in his home.
Mr. Penny was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on June 12, 1954, and was the son of the late Burnice Lee and Shirley Rose Hardee Penny. The retired owner and operator of Eddie’s Automotive Body Shop, he had also done contract mechanic work...
Keith Dail Forehand
Oct 8, 2020
Keith Dail Forehand, 38, of Macedonia Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, October 8, 2020, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Keith was born in Chowan County on March 13, 1982, and was the son of Wanda Byrum Rogers (Richard) of Hertford and Dwayne Dail Forehand (Madeline, deceased) of Portsmouth, VA. A member of Macedonia Baptist Church, he had been employed with Regulator Marine.
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Curtis Stallings Eure
Oct 7, 2020
Curtis Stallings Eure, 81, of 2907 Highway 45 South, Colerain, NC, went peacefully to be with his Lord on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, from Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
Mr. Eure was born in Hertford County on November 13, 1938, and was the son of the late Judson A. and Nettie Elizabeth Stallings Eure. Retired from North State Provision Company...
Dana Donald Soles
Oct 7, 2020
Dana Donald Soles, 65, of 200 Dakota Trail, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in Vidant Beaufort Hospital, Washington, NC.
Mr. Soles was born in Rochester, NY on August 16, 1955, and was the son of the late Donald Soles and Ruth Jeffers Soles Shaw. A retired self-employed carpenter, he worked in both residential and commercial construction. Community involvement...
Raymond Moore
Oct 6, 2020
Steven Raymond Moore, 22, of 3413 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home.
Born in Fairfax County, VA on May 12, 1998, he was the son of Steven David and Frances Katrene Mizelle Moore of Edenton. A small engine mechanic, he was an avid outdoorsman and loved gardening, fishing, and animals, and especially...
Larry Harvey Skinner
Oct 3, 2020
Larry Harvey Skinner, 61, of 246 Union Hall Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 in his home.
Mr. Skinner was born in Norfolk, VA on July 31, 1959, and was the son of the late Edmund Blount, Sr. and Joyce Elaine Butt Skinner. Employed as a heavy equipment operator with Currituck Sand Company, he was an avid...
Frances Brewer Chase
Oct 2, 2020
Frances Jean Brewer Chase, 72, of 101 Hawthorne Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, October 2, 2020 in her home.
Mrs. Chase was born in Mason County, WV on August 20, 1948, and was the daughter of the late John Adam and Tura May Neal Brewer.
Surviving are her husband, Wayne Anthony Chase; a daughter, Crystal Cross; a son, Troy Hairr;...
Willis Ray Byrum, Jr.
Sep 30, 2020
Willis Ray Byrum, Jr., 59, of 730 Rocky Hock Creek Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, September 30, 2020, in Duke University Medical Center, Durham.
Born on July 6, 1961 in Chowan County, he was the son of Frances Winslow Byrum of Edenton and the late Willis Ray Byrum, Sr. A farmer, he was a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church,...
Willis Ray Peele
Sep 29, 2020
Willis Ray Peele, 93, of 2850 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Peele was born in Chowan County on October 19, 1926, and was the son of the late William Leslie and Lizzie Nixon Peele. A retired farmer and commercial fisherman, he had also worked part-time in his...
Jarvis Godwin Outland
Sep 29, 2020
Jarvis Godwin “Buddy” Outland, 76, of 1151 Early Station Road, Aulander, NC, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in his home where he was being cared for by his family.
Mr. Outland was born in Hertford County on February 22, 1944, and was the son of the late Horace Lee and Blannie Cornelia Barnes Outland. The retired owner and operator of...
Francis J. Donato
Sep 26, 2020
Francis J. “Frank” Donato, 87, of Edenton, NC, formerly of Washington, DC, and Williamsburg, VA, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, September 26, 2020.
Born on August 7, 1933 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late John B. and Marguerite DiMisa Donato. A graduate of Gonzaga High School, he attended the University of Maryland until serving...
Elvie Wesley Twiddy
Sep 26, 2020
Elvie Wesley Twiddy, 72, 114 Jackson Street, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, September 26, 2020 in his home where he was being cared for by his family.
Mr. Twiddy was born in Chowan County on February 5, 1948, and was the son of the late Herbert Wesley and Doris Gray Morris Twiddy. A retired painter from Albemarle Painting Contractors, he was...
Velma Long Spruill
Sep 25, 2020
Velma Lee Long Spruill, 82, of 157 Spruill Road, Roper, NC, died Friday, September 25, 2020 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Spruill was born in Columbus County on December 24, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Nolon F. and Inez Nobles Long. A retired nurse, she worked at Chowan Hospital in...
Jack Britt
Sep 23, 2020
Jackie Clifton “Jack” Britt, 75, of Tyner, NC, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Britt was born in Bertie County on June 11, 1945, and was the son of the late Lewis Clifton Britt and Helen Gray Davenport Britt. A truck driver with J & J Enterprises, he was a member of Cape Colony Church...
Jeff Wiggins
Sep 23, 2020
Loring Jefferson “Jeff” Wiggins, Sr., 78, of Hobbsville, NC and North Chesterfield, VA, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020, in his Hobbsville home at 924 Carters Road.
Mr. Wiggins was born in Gates County on January 29, 1942, and was the son of the late William Surry Wiggins, Sr. and Eva Gurganus Wiggins. His love of boating transcended both his leisure...
Rev. Ashby Browder
Sep 22, 2020
The Reverend Richard Ashby Browder, Sr., 78, of 909 West Queen Street, Edenton, NC, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.
Born in Brunswick County, Virginia on September 17, 1942, he was the son of the late Charles Linwood Browder, Sr. and Edna Flood Browder. A graduate of Virginia Bible College, he was a pastor for...
Bobby Ward
Sep 21, 2020
Paul Hoytt “Bobby” Ward, Jr., 79, of 435 Sign Pine Road, Tyner, NC, died Monday, September 21, 2020 in his home.
Mr. Ward was a lifelong resident of Chowan County, born in Portsmouth, VA on August 7, 1941 to the late Paul H. Ward, Sr. and Elsie Eason “Peggy” Ward. A former self-employed truck driver, he later retired from Estes...
James Harold Patterson
Sep 18, 2020
James Harold Patterson, 78, known as “Jimmy”, and to his close family as “Pat-Pat”, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020 in Sentara Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Patterson was born in Washington, DC on January 26, 1942, and was the son of the late Margaret Spruill Patterson. Jimmy was raised and nurtured by his mother and maternal grandfather, Clarence...
Jean Hicks de Majewski
Sep 14, 2020
Jean Hicks de Majewski, age 84, 1115 Sound Shore Road, Edenton, NC, died peacefully at home on September 14, 2020; her daughters Grace and Andrea were at her side. Jean, the middle daughter of Jasper and Grace Boyd Hicks, was born on January 12, 1936 in Henderson North Carolina, where she grew up. She attended the Woman’s College (UNCG) and...
Billy Arledge
Sep 14, 2020
William Albert "Billy" Arledge, 75, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 in The Citadel of Elizabeth City.
Mr. Arledge was born in LaGrange, GA on October 11, 1944, and was the son of the late James Robert, Sr. and Emma Lou Walburn Arledge. A retired produce manager with Food Lion, he was a member of the...
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