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Billy Ray Townsend
Nov 4, 2019
Billy Ray Townsend, 27, of Eason Lane, Belvidere, NC, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019, as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.
Born in Pasquotank County on August 25, 1992, he was the son of Danny Ray Townsend and Connie Casper Riddick (Donald), both of Hertford. A welder, he was employed with Dunavant's Welding and Steel in...
Lloyd Hunter Hicks
Nov 4, 2019
Lloyd Hunter Hicks (Col.) of Mechanicsville, VA, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 4, 2019, at his home in Edenton, NC.
Born in Suffolk, VA on November 11, 1949, he was the son of Martha Hicks Ryals of Suffolk and the late Lewis Rawls Hicks. Lloyd was a 1971 graduate of Virginia Tech. Retired from the Virginia Cooperative Extension after 36...
Tony Lane
Nov 3, 2019
Gene Anthony “Tony” Lane, age 65, of 174 Ainsley Road, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 in his home following a courageous cancer journey, where he was surrounded by family and friends.
Born in Pasquotank County on September 21, 1954, he was the son of the late Lloyd A. and Carolyn Matthews Lane. Tony was co-owner and manager of...
William Thomas Brown
Nov 1, 2019
William Thomas Brown, 92, of Eure, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, in Accordius Health & Rehabilitation, Gatesville.
Mr. Brown was born in Suffolk, VA on September 7, 1927, and was the son of the late Charlie Eason and Lavenia Brown. A mechanic for many years, he later owned and operated his own trucking business for over 30 years. A...
Ann King Barksdale
Oct 31, 2019
Ann King Barksdale, 83, of Nixonton Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019, in her daughter's home.
Mrs. Barksdale was born on May 9, 1936 in Wake County, and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Beulah Wall King. A homemaker, she also worked outside the home in many capacities helping others throughout her life, including...
Carrie Ashley Twine
Oct 31, 2019
Carrie Hope Ashley Twine, 71, of 719 Sandy Ridge Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Twine was born in Perquimans County and was the daughter of the late Raleigh and Donnie Monds Ashley. A homemaker, she was a member of Christ Sanctified Holy Church in Belvidere.
Surviving are her husband of 54...
Asher Lee Patrick
Oct 28, 2019
Asher Lee Patrick, infant son of Thomas Cleveland and Kay Wilson Patrick of Creswell, NC, was born and died on Monday, October 28, 2019, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Surviving in addition to his parents, are his maternal grandparents, Connie and Rick Casey of Edenton; paternal grandparents, Thomas and Laurel Patrick; a brother, Jack Patrick; his paternal great-grandfather, Herman “Jack”...
Rita Marie Lee Wilkins
Oct 26, 2019
Rita Marie Lee Wilkins, 62, of 813 NC Hwy 45 North, Merry Hill, NC, died Saturday, October 26, 2019, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Wilkins was born in Virginia on July 7, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Melvin Lee and Nancy Hawkins Lee Copeland, and the step-daughter of the late Melvin R. Copeland, Sr. She was...
Shawn Ervin
Oct 25, 2019
Anthony Shawn Ervin, 46, of 1029 Pine Drive, Winterville, NC, died Friday, October 25, 2019, at his home.
Shawn was born in Chowan County on August 6, 1973. Formerly employed with Edwards Crane in Greenville, he had established ASE Woodworks, specializing in carpentry work and home repairs. A member of Open Door Church, he was an outdoor enthusiast, and loved...
Patsy Johnson Brubaker
Oct 23, 2019
Patsy Johnson Brubaker, 82, of Pine Haven Circle, Gloucester, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Brubaker was born in Mitchell County on January 6, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Ted R. and Nonivee McKinney Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Robert Brubaker; three...
Lloyd Daniel Fisher
Oct 23, 2019
On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Lloyd Daniel Fisher, loving husband, father, and "Papaw", of Elizabeth City, NC, went to be with the Lord at the age of 90.
Lloyd was born on August 13, 1929 in Sladesville to the late Dan and Lizzie Ball Fisher. Born during the Great Depression, he worked on the family farm until he was drafted...
Bobby Spivey
Oct 17, 2019
Robert Edward “Bobby” Spivey, 84, of Sunbury, NC, passed away on Thursday, October 17, 2019, in Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, VA, where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Spivey was born in Gates County on June 10, 1935, and was the last surviving of five children born to the late Sidney Eugene and Margaret Simpson Spivey. Retired from Crossroads...
Merle Newby Byrum
Oct 16, 2019
Merle Newby Byrum, 78, of 523 Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, died Wednesday, October 16, 2019, in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Byrum was born in Currituck County on February 26, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Arminta Small Newby. A homemaker, she was a member of Happy Home Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Surviving are...
Rodney Allen Ramsey, Jr.
Oct 14, 2019
Rodney Allen Ramsey, Jr., 88, of Oak Grove Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, October 14, 2019, in Vidant Bertie Hospital, Windsor.
Mr. Ramsey was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 7, 1931, and was the son of the late Rodney A., Sr. and Ellen Warren Ramsey. Retired from IBM where he worked in computer design, he was a Navy veteran...
Alton Gray Elmore
Oct 14, 2019
Alton Gray Elmore, 87, of 320 Yeopim Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, October 14, 2019, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Elmore was born in Rocky Mount on July 19, 1932, and was the son of the late Albert and Nora Elmore. Educated in the Rocky Mount school system, he served with the Army in the Korean War, and later worked...
Chadwick Vann Copeland
Oct 13, 2019
Chadwick Vann Copeland, 49, of 2349 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, October 13, 2019, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Chad was born in Pitt County on August 4, 1970, and was the son of James Kenneth Copeland, Jr. and Constance Boyce Copeland of Edenton. Formerly employed with Albemarle Boats, he spent over 20 years...
Alvin Franklin Earley
Oct 11, 2019
Alvin Franklin Earley, 76, of Drummonds Point Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, October 11, 2019, as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.
Mr. Earley was born in Bertie County on June 21, 1943, and was the son of the late Charlie Franklin and Emma Belch Earley. Retired from Weyerhaeuser Corporation, he was a member of The Loyal...
Rodney Tuttle Harrell, Jr.
Oct 11, 2019
Rodney Tuttle Harrell, Jr., 90, of 602 E. Church Street Extended, Edenton, NC, died Friday, October 11, 2019, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Harrell was born in Chowan County on March 5, 1929, one of four children born to the late Rodney T. Harrell, Sr. and Bessie Leary Harrell. Retired as a rural carrier with the Edenton...
Peggy Taylor Pierce
Oct 10, 2019
Peggy Taylor Pierce, 73, of 196 Catherine Creek Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Thursday, October 10, 2019, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia.
Mrs. Pierce was born in Suffolk on August 21, 1946 and was the daughter of the late Millard Richard Taylor, Sr. and Norene Umphlett Taylor. A retired Dietician with the Gates County Public School System, she was a...
Esther Grogan Cookman
Oct 10, 2019
Esther Grogan Cookman, 93, formerly of Dunn, NC, and more recently of 1926 NC Hwy 45 North, Colerain, NC, passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2019.
Mrs. Cookman was born in Washington, DC on September 3, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Emerson G. and Ruby Alley Grogan. A homemaker and pastor’s wife, she had served as the...
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