Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Elaine Holder Taylor
Jun 21, 2020
Elaine Holder Taylor, 92, of 243 Mt. Gould River Road, Merry Hill, NC, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 in her home where she was being cared for by her family.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on April 6, 1928, and was the only child of the late Ira Andrew and Mary Louis Cullipher Holder. A graduate...
Adminta Eure Coeyman
Jun 21, 2020
Adminta Marie Eure “Minta” Coeyman, 98, of 6100 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC, died Sunday, June 21, 2020 in Wesley Long Community Hospital.
Mrs. Coeyman was born in Gates County, NC on December 3, 1921, and was the daughter of the late Tazewell Augustus and Lucie Persons Johnson Eure. She was also preceded in death by her husband Don of...
Thomas Radford Miller
Jun 19, 2020
Thomas Radford Miller, 84, of 212 Emperor Landing Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2020 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Miller was born in Bertie County on September 15, 1935, and was the son of the late John Edward and Gracie Davis Miller. Retired as an Industrial Electrician with Weyerhaeuser...
Herman Hill
Jun 17, 2020
Herman Hill, CPO, US Navy Retired, 94, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. Hill was born in Macon County, GA, on August 18, 1925 and was the son of the late Frank and Alice Eathel Mott Hill. A retired Chief Petty Officer from the United States Navy, he was a veteran...
Joanne Sawyer Brown
Jun 12, 2020
Joanne Francine Sawyer Brown, 74, of 507 Edenton Road Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020, in her home where she was being cared for by her family.
Mrs. Brown was born in Pasquotank County on May 15, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Gerald Meekins and Lizzie Anderson Sawyer. Retired from Perquimans County Schools, she...
Philip John Lunsford
Jun 11, 2020
Philip John Lunsford died June 11, 2020, Raleigh, NC. Born to Kathleen Amelia Rucker Lunsford and Robert Lee Lunsford, Jr. March 5, 1926, Cleveland Oklahoma. Brothers Robert Lee Lunsford III and Tom Rucker Lunsford predeceased him as did his parents. Survived by his wife of 68 years, Jean Funk Lunsford; children Kathleen Helms (Charles), Rosemary Lunsford (Nelson), Philip Lunsford II...
Rob Wayne Ballance, Jr.
Jun 11, 2020
Robert Wayne "Rob" Ballance, Jr., 20, of 213 Simpson Street, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020.
Born in Pasquotank County on April 29, 2000, he was the son of Robert Wayne "Rob" Ballance, Sr. and Julie Cooper McQuerry. Employed with Seegars Fence Company in Elizabeth City, a job that he was proud of and thoroughly enjoyed, he...
Elaine Byrum Herring
Jun 9, 2020
Elaine Carole Byrum Herring, 67, of 60 Byrum Road, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Elaine was born on May 6, 1953, and was the daughter of Priscilla Riddick Jones (Tom) of Franklin, VA, and the late Winfred Odell Byrum. A dedicated wife, mother, and grandmother, many will remember her for the 35...
Elizabeth Carter "Betsy" Lawrence
Jun 9, 2020
Gone to be with Jesus is Elizabeth Carter “Betsy” Lawrence, formerly of Edenton, NC, and more recently of Savannah, Georgia.
Born in Elizabeth City, NC on May 17, 1943, she was the daughter of the late John Southall Lawrence, Jr. and Elizabeth Grant Lawrence. She, with her parents and brother John, lived in the following NC counties: Hertford, Pasquotank, Currituck,...
Leora Dail "Leo" Winslow
Jun 8, 2020
Leora Dail "Leo" Winslow, 84, of Center Hill Highway, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 in The Edenton House.
Mrs. Winslow was born in Perquimans County on January 14, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Rennie and Susie Goodwin Dail. A retired assistant manager with Roses Department Stores, she was a member of Hertford Baptist Church....
Sarah Louvinia Caddy Narron
Jun 6, 2020
Sarah Louvinia Caddy Narron, 78, of 143 River Front Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020 in The Edenton House.
Mrs. Narron was born in Perquimans County on September 8, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Uric Calvin and Pearl Jordan Caddy. A homemaker, she was a faithful member of Berea Church of Christ for more...
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