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Nora Duffy Cobb

Nora Duffy Cobb

Jul 17, 2020

   Nora Jean Duffy Cobb, 60, of East River Street, Colerain, NC, died on Friday, July 17, 2020 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Nora began her life on December 29, 1959, being born in Jersey City, NJ, the daughter of the late John Joseph Duffy, Sr. and Nancy Mae Powell Duffy. Attending Franklin County High School in Rocky Mount, Virginia, she...

John Edward "JEB" Bassett

John Edward "JEB" Bassett

Jul 15, 2020

   John Edward “Jeb” Bassett, 52, of 130 Bella Vista Drive, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern.

   Jeb was born in Mobile, Alabama on November 4, 1967, and was the son of Earl Clarence Bassett, III and Rebecca Brigman Bassett of Edenton. The Senior Project Manager with Environmental Chemical Corporation, he had a long...

Frances Barnett Hassell

Frances Barnett Hassell

Jul 14, 2020

   Frances Barnett Hassell, 81, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 in her daughter's home where she was being cared for by her family.

   Mrs. Hassell was born in Montgomery County, VA, on February 2, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Richard Harrison and India Blanche Perkins Barnett. A retired merchandise marker from Belk Department...

Cheryl Griffis Chesser

Cheryl Griffis Chesser

Jul 13, 2020

  Cheryl Lee Griffis Chesser, 57, of Hertford, died Monday, July 13, 2020 in her home.

   A private service will be held in Maryland.  Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Antonino Mineo

Antonino Mineo

Jul 11, 2020

   Antonino “Tony” Mineo, 55, of West Church Street, Ahoskie, NC, died Saturday, July 11, 2020 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.

   Mr. Mineo was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy on September 17, 1964, and was the son of the late Rosario and Vincenza Scolaro Mineo. He had formerly managed the family business, Franco’s Pizza in Ahoskie. A Catholic by faith, he had...

Cynthia Leah Marshburn O'Clair

Cynthia Leah Marshburn O'Clair

Jul 10, 2020

 

  

   Cynthia Leah Marshburn O’Clair, 63, of 2144 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, died Friday, July 10, 2020 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mrs. O’Clair was born in Craven County on February 11, 1957, and was the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Cannon Smead of Edenton and the late D.C. Marshburn. The manager of the Duck Thru Food Store in...

Linda Lee Ott Brinn

Linda Lee Ott Brinn

Jul 10, 2020

   Linda Lee Ott Brinn, 75, of 505 Pasquenoke Trail, Edenton, NC, died Friday, July 10, 2020 in her home.

   Mrs. Brinn was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 26, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Robert Temple Ott and Fannie Lee Briley Ott. A retired supervisor with Bell Telephone Company in Norfolk, since her move to the Chowan...

Stacy Nixon Hoggard

Stacy Nixon Hoggard

Jul 8, 2020

   Stacy Lynne Nixon Hoggard, 49, of 550 Sans Souci Road, Windsor, NC, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Stacy was born in Chowan County on October 13, 1970. A Medicaid Specialist with the Chowan County Department of Social Services, she was a faithful member of Green’s Cross Baptist Church, where she had served in the choir,...

James Carlyle "Pete" Dail, Sr.

James Carlyle "Pete" Dail, Sr.

Jul 8, 2020

   James Carlyle “Pete” Dail, Sr., 85, of 1236 Sound Shore Drive, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Mr. Dail was born in Bertie County on July 20, 1934, and was the son of the late James Ulmond Dail and Gertrude Baker Dail. A 1953 graduate of Edenton High School, he then served in the United...

Earl Edward Wise, Jr.

Earl Edward Wise, Jr.

Jul 6, 2020

   Earl Edward "Eddie" Wise, Jr., 80, of Snug Harbor Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, July 6, 2020 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation.

   Mr. Wise was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 9, 1940, and was the son of the late Earl E., Sr. and Virginia Gregory Wise. A retired lineman with Pike Electrical Company, he was an Army...

Eleanor Faye Howell Forehand

Eleanor Faye Howell Forehand

Jul 4, 2020

     Eleanor Faye Howell Forehand, 86, of 803 West Grubb Street, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

     Mrs. Forehand was born in Perquimans County on June 19, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Wayland and Mildred Stanton Howell. Many will remember her for her many years as...

Shirley Gill James

Shirley Gill James

Jul 4, 2020

   Shirley Jo Gill James, 77, of 410 Soundside Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 in her home.

   Mrs. James was born in Laird Hill, Texas on August 25, 1942 and was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Ida Mae Cobb Gill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Jennifer Lynn...

James Elwood Swain

James Elwood Swain

Jul 4, 2020

   James Elwood Swain, 62, of 231 Swamp Road, Hertford, NC, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 in his home.

   James was born in Washington County on February 7, 1958, and was the son of the late Rex Ventress Swain, Sr. and Barbara Jean Vanhorn Swain. In earlier years he had worked on a tugboat with The Norfolk Dredging Company, in maintenance...

Jim Kiezel Wyatt, Jr.

Jim Kiezel Wyatt, Jr.

Jul 4, 2020

  

   Jim Kiezel Wyatt, Jr., 77, of Henderson, NC, died Saturday, July 4, 2020 at Maria Parham Hospital.

   Mr. Wyatt was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on January 16, 1943, and was the son of the late Jim Kiezel Wyatt, Sr. and Elizabeth Tayloe Wyatt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Jane Lacompte...

Rebecca Boltz Thornton

Rebecca Boltz Thornton

Jul 3, 2020

   Rebecca Christine Boltz Thornton, 73, of 617 New Hope Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 in her home.

   Mrs. Thornton was born in Washington County, MD, on July 11, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Howard William, Jr. and Florence Hope Sigler Boltz. A retired computer specialist with the federal government after 25 years of...

Mary Hill Nixon

Mary Hill Nixon

Jul 2, 2020

   Mary Jane Hill Nixon, 71, of 111 Camellia Drive, Moyock, NC, died Thursday, July 2, 2020 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Nixon was born in Wilmington, NC on February 27, 1949, and was the daughter of the late James Alton and Flora Beatrice Andrews Hill. She had retired from the Deli Department of the former Moyock Supermarket.

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J.C. Lewis

J.C. Lewis

Jun 29, 2020

   James Colburn "J.C." Lewis, 82, of 639 Acorn Hill Road, Sunbury, NC, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 at his home.

   Mr. Lewis was born in Hertford County on July 2, 1937, and was the son of the late James Major and Rena Harrison Lewis. A barber for over 60 years, he owned and operated J.C.'s Barber Shop in Edenton....

Jeffrey Dean Toppin

Jeffrey Dean Toppin

Jun 29, 2020

   Jeffrey Dean Toppin, 57, of 2938 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, June 29, 2020 in his home.

   Jeff was born in Chowan County on August 16, 1962 and was the son of the late Garland and Elsie Rae Jethro Toppin. He was a retired farmer.

   In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his longtime...

Ruth Pritchard Eure

Ruth Pritchard Eure

Jun 25, 2020

   Ruth Evelyn Pritchard Eure, 76, of Albemarle Village Apartments, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 in the Palliative Care Unit at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

   Mrs. Eure was born in Bertie County on June 25, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Georgie Morris and Ruby Phelps Pritchard. A graduate of Bertie County High School, in...

Horace Woodrow "Butch" Venters

Horace Woodrow "Butch" Venters

Jun 23, 2020

   Horace Woodrow “Butch” Venters, 74, of 505 Chambers Ferry Road, Edenton, NC, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Venters was born in Norfolk, VA on July 23, 1945, and was the son of the late George William and Callie Lee Harden Venters. A supervisor, he had retired from civil service after 36...

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