Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
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,...
Irving Holland Perry
May 10, 2020
Irving Holland Perry, 93, of 320 NC 32 North, Sunbury, NC, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Perry was born in Gates County on April 25, 1927, and was the son of the late Benjamin and Fleda Askew Perry. The retired owner and operator of Perry’s Texaco in Sunbury, he served the community...
John Larry Denson, Sr.
May 10, 2020
John Larry Denson Sr., 75, of 1642 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 in his home following a battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death.
Born in Norfolk, VA on March 4, 1945, he worked as a sheet metal mechanic as a young man. He became a fighter...
Cleo Jurney Griffin
May 7, 2020
Cleo Edwina Jurney Griffin, 85, of 108 Mark Drive, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Griffin was born in Washington, DC on August 16, 1934, and was the daughter of the late John and Cleo Paxton Jurney. A homemaker, in earlier years she had worked as a bookkeeper with various retail businesses. She...
Linda Arlene Eure
May 6, 2020
Linda Arlene Eure, age 95, better known to many as “Sugar,” “Miss Sugar,” “Grandma Sugar,” and simply “Mama,” peacefully went to be with Jesus May 6, 2020. She was a lifelong resident of Eure, North Carolina.
Born to Linda Arlene and Charlie B. Eure on September 27, 1924, she was one of four other siblings---predeceased brothers, Hunter and John and...
Eugene Harley "Buddy" Batton
May 6, 2020
Eugene Harley “Buddy” Batton, 83, a longtime resident of Boiling Springs, NC, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
Mr. Batton was born on May 19, 1936 in Chowan County and was raised in Edenton by his parents, the late Harley and Ila Poole Batton. A retired brick mason, he loved the ocean and spent most of his life on...
Aidan Joseph Foster
May 4, 2020
Aidan Joseph “A.J.” Foster, 10 years old, of 74 Hunt Club Lane, Gates, NC, died Monday, May 4, 2020, in the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA.
Aidan was born on May 8, 2009 in Suffolk, VA and was the son of Timothy Roy Foster and Crystal Leigh Dowdy Foster. A 5th grade student at Buckland Elementary School,...
Terry Breisch
May 4, 2020
Terrance Carl "Terry" Breisch, 82, of 537 Okisko Road, Elizabeth City, NC, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Monday, May 4, 2020.
Mr. Breisch was born in Catasauqua, PA on April 14, 1938, and was the son of the late Carl George and Francis Emma Breisch. In 1956 he graduated from Catasauqua High School and immediately made a...
Joanna Schuldt McLemore
May 3, 2020
Joanna June Schuldt McLemore, 83, of Gatesville, NC, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020, in Brookdale Assisted Living, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. McLemore was born in Will County, IL, on October 20, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Potts Schuldt. A homemaker and pastor's wife, she was a member of Calvary Independent Baptist Church. In addition...
Marie Smith Harrell
May 3, 2020
Marie Smith Harrell, 99, widow of William Carey Harrell, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 3, 2020. She was born in Mebane, NC on June 29, 1920, to June Nelson Smith and Annie Sartin Smith.
Marie graduated from Mebane High School and attended East Carolina Teachers College. While practice teaching in Farmville, NC, she met her future husband...
Rita Webb Eure Foster
May 3, 2020
Rita Carolyn Webb Eure Foster, 89, formerly of Gates, NC, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 3, 2020. She was a good and faithful servant and will be greeted in Heaven by many of her friends and loved ones gone before.
Mrs. Foster was born in Norfolk, VA on January 25, 1931, and was the daughter of...
Jimmy Wayne Hufton, Sr.
May 2, 2020
Jimmy Wayne Hufton, Sr., 82, of Creek Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 in his home.
Mr. Hufton was born in Washington County on April 12, 1938, and was the son of the late James Andrew and Lona Dell Morris Hufton. A retired painting contractor, he was a member of Olivet Lakes Pentecostal Holiness Church. In...
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