Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Mary Ann Beamon Eure
Jan 18, 2024
Mary Ann Beamon Eure was born on the Savage Road near Corapeake, North Carolina. She spent her first 8 years in the Savage community where her father and grandfather ran the local store, post office, and railroad depot. Mary Ann moved to her beloved Gatesville when she was 8 years old. She died peacefully in her home January 18, 2024.
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Darlene Hiatt Geary
Jan 13, 2024
Darlene Lynette Hiatt Geary, 66, of 123 Redwood Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Geary was born in Rowan County on July 25, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Frank Dewitt and Shirley Leona Williams Hiatt. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Ruth Elder Phillips
Jan 12, 2024
Ruth Welch Elder Phillips, 93, of Country Club Drive, Edenton, NC, died Friday, January 12, 2024 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Phillips was born on February 12, 1930 and was raised in Siler City, the daughter of the late Harland H. “Buster” and Nell Welch Elder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Joyce Ann Perry
Jan 11, 2024
Joyce Ann Perry, 87, of Corapeake, NC, died Thursday, January 11, 2024 in Nansemond Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center, Suffolk, VA.
Mrs. Perry was born in Gates County on November 5, 1936, and was the daughter of the late L. Glenn and Emma Jean Evans Perry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John...
Edward Leicester
Jan 11, 2024
William Edward Leicester, 69, of 311 Artie Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2024 in UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus.
Mr. Leicester was born in Perquimans County on December 11, 1954, and was the son of the late William Joque Leicester and Alma Davenport Leicester. A graduate of Perquimans County High School, he retired as a Business Service Technician...
Brooks Wester Smith
Jan 10, 2024
Brooks Wester Smith, 44, of 122 Bella Vista Drive, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, January 10, 2024 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Brooks was born in Martin County on October 4, 1979, and was the daughter of Barry Donald and Anne Lovin Wester of Bath.
A Consultant Pharmacist with Polaris Pharmacy Services, she had received her doctorate degree from the...
Margaret McNulty Musante
Jan 10, 2024
Margaret Agnes McNulty Musante, 72, of 510 Drummonds Point Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, January 10, 2024 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Musante was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 6, 1951, and was the daughter of the late Margaret Ryan McNulty. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Kevin and Kenneth...
Sondra Rountree Salter
Jan 9, 2024
Sondra Elaine Rountree Salter, 83, of 030 NC 32 North, Sunbury, NC, died Tuesday, January 9, 2024 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mrs. Salter was born in Hertford County on her father’s 40th birthday, April 14, 1940, the daughter of the late James Nathaniel “Bud” and Reva Harrell Rountree. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Ricky Ray Sawyer
Jan 9, 2024
Ricky Ray Sawyer, 63, of 172 Parker Road, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, January 9, 2024 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Ricky was born in Pasquotank County on March 13, 1960 and was the son of the late Lawrence T. and Bessie Lee Perry Sawyer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
William Warren Hooker, Jr.
Jan 7, 2024
William Warren “Billy” Hooker, Jr., 74 of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center.
Mr. Hooker was born in Pasquotank County on December 9, 1949, and was the son of the late William Warren “Panco” Hooker, Sr. and Mildred Louise Bateman Hooker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Jerry Lee Hollowell
Jan 5, 2024
Jerry Lee Hollowell, 76, of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024 in Hertford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.
Mr. Hollowell was born in Perquimans County on June 18, 1947, and was the son of the late Willie Franklin Hollowell and Nannie Elizabeth Umphlett Hollowell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant sister, Annie...
Nellie Ashley Harrell
Jan 4, 2024
Nellie Ashley Harrell, 79, of 222 Crescent Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Perquimans County on March 18, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Raleigh Edward and Donnie Mae Monds Ashley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Daniel Ward
Jan 4, 2024
Foy Daniel “Dan” Ward, 80, of 2944 Virginia Road, Tyner, NC, died Thursday, January 4, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
Dan was born on April 26, 1943, was a lifelong resident of Chowan County, and the eldest son of the late Foy Alfred and Eunice Hobbs Ward of Hobbsville.
A graduate of Chowan High School, he was drafted into...
Brittney Ann Elliott
Jan 3, 2024
Brittney Ann Elliott, 31, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024 in her home.
Born in Pasquotank County on January 22, 1992, Brittney was the daughter of Donald Allen Elliott (wife, Bonnie “Bon Bon” Keel) and Dianna Arelene Mann Banks (husband, John “Papa John” Banks), all of Elizabeth City. She was preceded in death by her paternal...
Donald Clayton Madry, Sr.
Jan 1, 2024
Donald Clayton “Don” Madry, Sr., 89, of 3350 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, January 1, 2024 in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Madry was born in Halifax County on November 30, 1934, and was the son of the late Clyde Hassell Madry, Sr. and Mary Morgan Walker Madry. The family included his three...
Nancy Parrin Signett
Jan 1, 2024
Nancy Jane Parrin Signett, 94, of Water Lily Loop, Edenton, NC, died Monday, January 1, 2024 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Signett was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on August 10, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Archie Guerdin Parrin and Elizabeth Catherine Wheeler Parrin. In addition to her parents and siblings, she was preceded in death...
Ernestine Jones Strickland
Dec 31, 2023
Ernestine Jones “Miss Teeny” Strickland, 87, of 164 Hertford Beach Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023 in her home where she was being cared for by family and dearest family friends, Bobbie Simmons and Peggy Wood.
Mrs. Strickland was born in Mecklenburg County on December 16, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Ernest Osman and...
Nancy Baker Cobbs
Dec 31, 2023
Nancy Louise Baker Cobbs, 75, of 225 Shriners Road, Ahoskie, NC, died Sunday, December 31, 2023, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Cobbs was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on April 17, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Fred Austin Troy Baker and Mary Wright Baker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Tyrone Thomas White
Dec 29, 2023
Tyrone Thomas White, 72, of Elizabeth City, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, December 29, 2023 from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. White was born in Pasquotank County on October 1, 1951, and was the son of the late Vernon and Naomi James White. In addition to his parents, he was...
David William Johnson
Dec 29, 2023
David William Johnson, age 80, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, December 29, 2023 in his home following a long battle with cancer.
Mr. Johnson was born in Norfolk, VA on September 4, 1943 to the late Garlon William Johnson and Emma Mae Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Randy Eric...
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