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Mary Ellen Small Pierce

Mary Ellen Small Pierce

Sep 13, 2020

   Mary Ellen Small Pierce, 72, of 110 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, September 13, 2020 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Pierce was born in Chowan County on June 30, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Small, Sr. and Mamie Chesson Small. A retired line supervisor with Seabrook Blanching Corp., she was a member of Countryside...

Paul Scott Cauley

Paul Scott Cauley

Sep 13, 2020

   Paul Scott Cauley, 67, of 201 Powers Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, died Sunday, September 13, 2020 in his home.

   Mr. Cauley was born in Alma, GA on January 1, 1953, and was the son of Judith Lee Temple Cauley of Elizabeth City and the late Earnest Scott Cauley, Jr. A member of Berea Baptist Church, he was an avid fan...

John William Twiddy

John William Twiddy

Sep 12, 2020

   John William Twiddy, 70, of 708 S. Church Street, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, September 12, 2020 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Twiddy was born in Pasquotank County and was the son of the late Joshua Alson Twiddy and Bedie Mae Sawyer Twiddy. A retired purchasing agent with Air Station Elizabeth City, US Coast Guard,  he also worked in security...

Linda Hobbs Hurdle

Linda Hobbs Hurdle

Sep 11, 2020

   Linda Joyce Hobbs Hurdle, 65, of 119 Wiggins Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2020 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Mrs. Hurdle was born in Chowan County on February 15, 1955, and was raised in the Hobbsville community of Gates County by her parents, the late Ronald Glenn and Virginia Hughes...

Bill Werszila

Bill Werszila

Sep 10, 2020

   William Lance “Bill” Werszila, 77, of 107 Oak Ridge Drive, Edenton, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 10, 2020. He was lovingly cared for by his family in his home until his passing.

   Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 23, 1942, and was the son of the late William Frank Werszila...

Perry Robbins

Perry Robbins

Sep 9, 2020

   S. Perry Robbins, 73, of 1474 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away in his home on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 surrounded by his wife and loved ones.

   Born in Norfolk, VA on August 6, 1947, he was the son of the late William and Bessie Robbins. Perry graduated from Maury High School and attended Old Dominion University, both in Norfolk....

Betty Jo Webb Creed

Betty Jo Webb Creed

Sep 8, 2020

Our beloved mother, Betty Jo Webb Creed, transitioned to be with her Lord on September 8, 2020, after a battle with cancer. Betty Jo, formerly of Edenton, NC, resided for the last 25 years in Garner, NC.

Betty Jo was a longtime church goer, first at Yeopim Baptist Church, Edenton and ending with many years at Garner UMC. She served...

Robert Lee Eason

Robert Lee Eason

Sep 5, 2020

   Robert Lee Eason, 79, of 140 Pine Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mr. Eason was born in Edgecombe County on February 4, 1941, and was the son of the late William Arthur and Erma Gold Braswell Eason. A retired sergeant from the Portsmouth Police Department in Portsmouth, VA, he was a...

Winston Lee Dail

Winston Lee Dail

Sep 4, 2020

   Winston Lee Dail, 77, of 704 Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, died Friday, September 4, 2020 in his home.

   Mr. Dail was born in Chowan County on October 8, 1942, and was the son of the late Preston and Eva Twine Dail. A graduate of Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, GA where he received his Bachelor’s Degree, he later received...

Fred Rowland

Fred Rowland

Sep 4, 2020

   James Frederick “Fred” Rowland, 82, of Hertford Beach Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, September 4, 2020 in The Edenton House.

   Mr. Rowland was born in Rockwood, TN on November 21, 1937, and was the son of the late James and Nell Ada Thomas Rowland.

   Surviving are his wife of nearly 55 years, Jacqueline Williams Rowland; and other extended family members...

Corey Scott Venters

Corey Scott Venters

Sep 1, 2020

   Corey Scott Venters, 30, of 201 Okisco Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020 in his home.

   Corey was born in Chowan County on April 15, 1990 and was the son of Christie Stallings Ervin and Scott E. Venter (Beverly) of Tyner. He was employed with Outdoor Drainage Solutions in residential lot grading.

   In addition to his parents, he...

Ray Alexander

Ray Alexander

Aug 31, 2020

   Rufus Ray Alexander, 84, of 140 Bethel Fishing Center Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, August 31, 2020 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation.

   Mr. Alexander was born in Chowan County on September 1, 1935, and was the son of the late Charlie S. and Mildred Adele Twiddy Alexander. A retired freight truck driver, he had received Safety Awards for over...

Janice Spruill Woodley

Janice Spruill Woodley

Aug 31, 2020

   Janice Spruill Woodley, 87, of Creswell, NC, died Monday, August 31, 2020, at Forest Ridge Assisted Living in West Jefferson, NC.

   Mrs. Woodley was born in Washington County on May 6, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Phillip Murray and Iolia Turner Spruill. Janice worked with East Carolina Bank in Creswell for over 30 years, retiring as Vice...

Joan Madre Trueblood

Joan Madre Trueblood

Aug 31, 2020

   Joan Corinne Madre Trueblood, 83, of 729 Wynne Fork Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

   Mrs. Trueblood was born in Perquimans County on February 13, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Warner Leafe and Olivia Corinne Privott Madre. A retired billing clerk with Albemarle Electric, she was a member of...

William Earl "Giz" Whitehurst, Sr.

William Earl "Giz" Whitehurst, Sr.

Aug 31, 2020

   William Earl “Giz” Whitehurst, Sr., 78, of 125 Mohave Trail, Edenton, NC, died Monday, August 31, 2020 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Whitehurst was born in Norfolk, VA on October 6, 1941, and was the son of the late Lemuel James Whitehurst and Elizabeth Adelaide Carter Whitehurst. Retired from A & P Supermarkets...

Mary Jane Connoley Dawson

Mary Jane Connoley Dawson

Aug 30, 2020

   Mary Jane Connoley Dawson, 98, of 105 Walnut Street, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 in her home where she was being cared for by her family.

   Born in Westmoreland County, VA on September 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John Addison and Lillie Warner King Connoley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Dan Jordan Greene

Dan Jordan Greene

Aug 30, 2020

   Dan Jordan Greene, 88, TSgt USAF, Retired, of 617 Folly Road, Sunbury, NC, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 in his home where he was being cared for by his family.

   Mr. Greene was born in Gates County on December 16, 1931, and was the son of the late Tom and Vera Jordan Greene. A retired Technical Sergeant with the United...

Joseph Thomas "J.T." Taylor

Joseph Thomas "J.T." Taylor

Aug 29, 2020

   Joseph Thomas “J.T.” Taylor, 83, of 022 Hill Lane Road, Eure, NC, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mr. Taylor was born in Hertford County on August 26, 1937, and was the son of the late James Dennie Taylor and Lillie Mae Benton Taylor. A retired heavy equipment operator with the North Carolina Department of Transportation...

Hallie Turner Lewis Spruill

Hallie Turner Lewis Spruill

Aug 29, 2020

   Hallie Turner Lewis Spruill, 90, formerly of Sunbury, NC and more recently of Trinity Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury, died there on Saturday, August 29, 2020.

   Mrs. Spruill was born in Gates County on February 27, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Willie Edward Turner, Sr. and Ethel Wilkins Turner. Employed with the United States Postal...

Bonnie Jean Mansfield Windsor

Bonnie Jean Mansfield Windsor

Aug 29, 2020

   Bonnie Jean Mansfield Windsor, 68, of Hertford, NC, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Windsor was born in Washington, D.C. on October 23, 1951, and was the daughter of Othus C. Mansfield of Hertford and the late Emma Catherine Sydnor Mansfield. Retired from Lowe's Home Improvement, she was a Catholic by faith. In...

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