Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Earl Spruill, Jr.
May 27, 2020
Lindsey Earl Spruill, Jr., 91, formerly of Sunbury, NC, and more recently of the NC State Veterans Home in Salisbury, died there on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
Mr. Spruill was born in Washington County on May 3, 1929, and was the son of the late Lindsey Earl Spruill, Sr. and Emma Jones Spruill Clifton. A retired Boatswains Mate First Class...
Virginia "Jenny" Brown Chavis
May 24, 2020
Virginia Dare “Jenny” Brown Chavis, 65, of 102 Sunset Street, Harrellsville, NC, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 in her home where she was being cared for by her family.
Jenny was born in Hertford County on January 15, 1955, and was the daughter of the late William Warren Brown, Sr. and Maggie Elizabeth Terry Brown. For several years she owned...
Grover Franklin Morton, Sr.
May 23, 2020
Grover Franklin Morton, Sr., 88, of 111 Skinner Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Morton was born in Onslow County on September 23, 1931, and was the son of the late Major Evans and Ada Dixon Morton. A retired supervisor from the Harvey Point Special Testing...
Michael Earl Lane
May 22, 2020
Michael Earl “Mike” Lane, 60, of 1218 Macedonia Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, May 22, 2020 in his home.
Mr. Lane was born in Chowan County on December 14, 1959, and was the son of the late Norman Earl, Jr. and Virginia Owens Lane. A retired Lieutenant from the NC Department of Corrections following 30 years of employment, he later...
Kent Westley Knore
May 22, 2020
Kent Westley Knore, 72, formerly of Minford, OH, and more recently of 217 Golden Lane, Roper, NC, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Knore was born in Scioto County, OH on July 24, 1947, and was the son of the late Eugene and Martha Matilda White Knore. Retired from...
Garland Cleon Speight, Jr.
May 22, 2020
Garland Cleon Speight, Jr., 70, of Harmony Drive, Parksley, VA, died Friday, May 22, 2020 in Virginia Beach.
Mr. Speight was born in Norfolk on December 9, 1949 and was the son of the late Garland Cleon Speight, Sr. and Joan Bellamy Speight. Retired after 50 years with the IBEW Union, he later worked as a private contractor with Public...
James Edward Sparkman
May 21, 2020
James Edward “Jimmy” Sparkman, 76, of 679 Taylor Mill Road, Eure, NC, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. Sparkman was born in Norfolk, VA on December 12, 1943, and was the son of the late William Mills, Jr. and Julia Louise Johnson Sparkman. A retired manager, he had been employed with an electrical supply...
Alice Ziegel Elliott
May 19, 2020
Alice Ruth Ziegel Elliott, 69, of 2044 Caratoke Highway, Moyock, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in her home.
Mrs. Elliott was born in New Orleans, LA, on June 29, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Edgar Lee and Wilma Adeline Disotell Ziegel. Among her many enjoyments in life included cooking, canning and spending time with her...
Margaret Ogle Huskey Lilly
May 18, 2020
Margaret Ogle Huskey Lilly, 83, of W. Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 in her home.
Mrs. Lilly was born in Sevier County, TN, on August 21, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Archie Nelson and Hattie Mae King Ogle. A loving mother and "Nanny" to her family, she attended Symons Creek Tabernacle,...
Marco Antonio Pacheco Matias
May 17, 2020
Marco Antonio Pacheco Matias, 26, of 701 Cabarrus Street, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Born in Comanja, Michoacan, de Ocampo, Mexico, on October 22, 1993, he was employed with Greenleaf Plant Farm.
Among his survivors are his mother, Gloria Matias Gonzalez, and his father, Fidel Pacheco Valdez, of Edenton.
Visitation will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from...
Frank J. Mizak
May 17, 2020
Frank J. Mizak, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 17, 2020 in his home at Albemarle Plantation in Hertford, NC. Frank is survived by his loving wife of nearly 30 years, Dorothy Tasca Mizak; his daughters, Alicia Kidd and her husband Ken of Berlin, CT, and Allison McDonald and her husband Kevin of Ellington, CT; and his sister, Carole Bogardus of...
Brian Clifton Myers
May 16, 2020
Brian Clifton Myers, 47, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2020 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Brian was born in Richmond, VA on April 9, 1973, and was the son of Cecil Myers of Edenton, NC and the late Susan Lollar Myers. He thrived in the outdoors enjoying both bodyboarding and fishing. A true waterman, following in his father’s footsteps,...
William "Billy" Edward Blowe
May 16, 2020
William Edward "Billy" Blowe, 51, died on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Billy grew up in Elizabeth City, NC where he lived until recently moving to Greenville, NC. Billy attended public school in Pasquotank County, Albemarle Academy and completed high school at Fork Union Military Academy. He excelled in football in high school and...
Byron Tillman Paul, Jr.
May 15, 2020
Byron Tillman "Pete" Paul, Jr., 81, of 901 Grubb Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Paul was born in Norfolk, VA, on December 20, 1938, and was the son of the late Byron Tillman, Sr. and Lula Sparrow Paul. Retired from United Piece & Dye Works in Edenton, he...
Carol Sawyer Watson
May 15, 2020
Carol Eason Sawyer Watson, 98, died Friday, May 15, 2020 in Brookdale of Elizabeth City. She had a strong Christian faith and lived a remarkable life as a Naval officer during World War II and as a career nurse, wife, mother, and cherished friend to many.
Mrs. Watson was born in Salley, SC on July 29, 1921, and was the...
Christobel Phelps Pierce
May 14, 2020
Christobel Phelps Pierce, 96, of 937 Old US Hwy 17 North, Windsor, NC, died Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Pierce was born in Bertie County on February 24, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Charlie David and Hattie Bell Harden Phelps. A homemaker, she was a member of Windsor Assembly of...
Clyde Carlton Lane
May 14, 2020
Clyde Carlton Lane, 86, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Edenton House.
Mr. Lane was born in Perquimans County on January 18, 1934, and was the son of the late John Martin and Martha Ann Alexander "Annie" Lane. A machinist, he retired from NASA, LANGLEY, VA. He was a member of Hertford Baptist Church, and also...
Patrick Marco Phillips
May 14, 2020
Patrick Marco Phillips, 26, of 300 Breezy Banks Road, Roper, NC, died Thursday, May 14, 2020 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Patrick was born in Chowan County on July 1, 1993, and was the son of Brian Marco Phillips of Edenton and Tracy Patrick Phillips-Berk of Roper. Before health issues disabled him, he had...
Jeffrey Allen Matthews
May 12, 2020
Jeffrey Allen “Bodean” Matthews, 56, of 742 Nowell Farm Road, Colerain, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 in his home.
Born in Bertie County on December 21, 1963, he was the son of the late Jesse Allen and Edna Rae Morris Matthews. The owner and operator of J & J Farms, he was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting,...
Norman Douglas Sawyer
May 11, 2020
Norman Douglas "Shorty" Sawyer, 55, of 409 White Hat Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 in his home.
Born in Pasquotank County on September 6, 1964, he was the son of William Douglas Sawyer (Marcia) of Hertford and the late Brenda Orlean Twine Sawyer. A carpenter by trade, he was a member of Berea Church of Christ,...
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