Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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