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Virginia "Jenny" Brown Chavis

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.

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...

Kent Westley Knore

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...

Michael Earl Lane

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...

Garland Cleon Speight, Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

William "Billy" Edward Blowe

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...

Brian Clifton Myers

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,...

Byron Tillman Paul, Jr.

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

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...

Patrick Marco Phillips

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...

Clyde Carlton Lane

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...

Christobel Phelps Pierce

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...

Jeffrey Allen Matthews

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

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

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...

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