Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
James Earl Hollis
Dec 18, 2019
James Earl Hollis, 45, of Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Hollis was born on July 10, 1974, in Warren County. He had worked in the construction industry.
Surviving are his mother, Anne Hutchins Sawyer and husband, Thomas, of Elizabeth City; his father, Arnold Lee Hollis and wife, Barbara, of Columbia, SC; his...
Elaine Hughes Smyth
Dec 16, 2019
Joyce Elaine Hughes Smyth, 74, of 258 Drum Hill Road, Corapeake, NC, died Monday, December 16, 2019, in her home.
Elaine was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on August 30, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Charles Evans Hughes and Ruth Wilkins Hughes. A Licensed Practical Nurse, she worked for over 30 years, and retired after suffering a stroke...
Judith Ann Bailey Wells
Dec 15, 2019
Judith Ann Bailey Wells, 79, of 102 Terry Avenue, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Wells was born in Akron, Ohio, on September 11, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Martha Eleanor Olson Bailey. A June 1962 graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, she...
Brenda Johnson Byrum
Dec 15, 2019
Brenda Kay Johnson Byrum, 62, of 214A River Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, December 15, 2019, in her home.
Brenda was born in Hertford County on June 7, 1957, and was the daughter of Jacqueline Kay Weeks of Chesapeake, VA and the late Thomas Gilbert “Slick Willie” Johnson, Jr. and his wife, the late Rosa Louise Byrum Johnson. Employed with...
Ann Carter Harris
Dec 13, 2019
Harriet Ann Carter Harris, 82, of 416 N. Mitchell Street, Ahoskie, NC, died Friday, December 13, 2019, in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Harris was born in Norfolk, Virginia on April 24, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Marvin Besserick Carter and Lillian Lucille Powell Carter. A Greeter at Walmart of Ahoskie for over 20 years, she was known...
Brian Aaron Blanchard
Dec 13, 2019
Brian Aaron Blanchard, 48, of Hobbsville, NC, died Friday, December 13, 2019, at his residence.
Born in Chowan County on August 14, 1971, he was the son of Dorothy Ann Asbell Blanchard of Hobbsville and the late John Gilbert Blanchard. He grew up in the fellowship of Hobbsville Baptist Church, and loved the outdoors.
In addition to his mother,...
Shirley Lassiter Speight
Dec 12, 2019
Shirley Jane Lassiter Speight, 72, of 501 US Hwy 158 W, Gates, NC, died Thursday, December 12, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Speight was born in Bertie County on September 11, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Cleophus “Okey” Lassiter and Irene Hoggard Lassiter Bryant. A graduate of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, she received her...
Wayne Bazemore
Dec 10, 2019
Ernest Wayne Bazemore, 68, of 206 West Wynn Street, Winton, NC, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019, in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Wayne was born in Norfolk, Virginia on April 21, 1951, and was the son of Frances Vaughan Bazemore of Potecasi and the late Virgil S. “Buddy” Bazemore. He was the retired owner and operator...
Bonnie Morgan Snead
Dec 6, 2019
Bonnie Morgan Snead, 75, of 600 Union Branch Road, Corapeake, NC, died Friday, December 6, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Snead was born in Gates County on March 27, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Marvin Andrew Morgan and Willie Elizabeth Asbell Morgan. A retired bookkeeper, she had worked with Farmer’s Feed & Seed, and was a member...
Blanche Reeves Berry
Dec 6, 2019
Blanche Reeves Berry, 87, of 133 Clipper Drive, Hertford, NC, died Friday, December 6, 2019, in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Berry was born in Smyth County, Virginia, on June 19, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Dale and Rose Lambert Reeves. A homemaker, she had also worked in both retail and manufacturing employment. She was a member...
David Theodore Chappell, Sr.
Dec 6, 2019
David Theodore Chappell, Sr., 70, of 223 Jordan Loop Road, Tyner, NC, died Friday, December 6, 2019.
Mr. Chappell was born in Norfolk, VA on December 6, 1949, and was the son of the late Lucius Theodore and Celia Rebecca Copeland Chappell. Retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was a member of Lighthouse Tabernacle Church, and was an Army veteran...
Lester Julian Baker
Dec 6, 2019
Lester Julian Baker, 92, of 164 Community Building Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 6, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Baker was born in Perquimans County on August 19, 1927, and was the son of the late Charlie Francis and Mary Stallings Baker. A 1944 graduate of Perquimans County High School, as a farmer he tended...
Mary Ruth Overton Stallings
Dec 4, 2019
Mary Ruth Overton Stallings, 98, of the West Norfolk community, Portsmouth, VA, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, in her home.
Born in Perquimans County, NC on December 14, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William Martin Overton and Jessie Nellie Lilly Overton. A homemaker, she had also retired after 25 years as a bus driver for...
James Edwin Parks
Dec 3, 2019
James Edwin Parks, 75, of 446 Gliden Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at his daughter’s home in Clinton, NC.
Mr. Parks was born in Gates County on October 2, 1944, and was the son of the late Earl F. and Stella White Parks. A retired inspector with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, he was an Army veteran of the...
Thomas Wayne Leary
Dec 2, 2019
Thomas Wayne “Tommy” Leary, 90, of 2209 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, December 2, 2019, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation.
Mr. Leary was born in Chowan County on March 30, 1929, and was the son of the late Thomas Stillman Leary and Delsie Perry Leary. A retired farmer, for many years he owned and operated both Green...
Lawrence Emmitt Shepard Wise
Dec 1, 2019
Lawrence Emmitt Shepard Wise, 94, died Sunday, December 1, 2019, in Accordius Health & Rehabilitation, Gatesville, NC.
Mr. Wise was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on April 15, 1925, and was the son of the late Lawrence Shepard Wise and Katie Rainey Wise. A retired heavy equipment operator with Gunter Construction, he had been a faithful member of Scott Memorial...
Lina Winslow Hobbs
Dec 1, 2019
Lina Leora Winslow Hobbs, 94, formerly of Center Hill Road in Tyner, NC, died Sunday, December 1, 2019, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Hobbs was born in Perquimans County on August 12, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Mary Alethia and Eugene Earl Winslow. A retired cafeteria worker with the Edenton-Chowan School System, she had been...
Peggy Stokely Tepper
Dec 1, 2019
Peggy Stokely Tepper, 85, of 718 Whedbee Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Tepper was born in Perquimans County on June 13, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Murden and Celtic White Stokely. A 1953 graduate of Perquimans County High School, it was quoted in her yearbook that she was "the...
Gene Alphonsa Roberson
Dec 1, 2019
Gene Alphonsa Roberson, 78, of 303 Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, in his son's home in Hertford.
Mr. Roberson was born in Bertie County on July 14, 1941, and was the son of the late Alphonso Elliott "A.E." and Mary Elizabeth Byrum Roberson. A retired farmer, he was a member of the Center Hill-Crossroads...
Annie White Jethro
Nov 28, 2019
Annie Lee White Jethro passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019.
Born in Chowan County on October 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Inez Boyce White. On December 20, 1952, she married Dallas Lee Jethro, Jr., who preceded her in death on June 3, 2015, after 63 years of marriage. Together they resided 52...
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