Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Robert Oliver Evans, Sr.
Aug 23, 2019
Robert Oliver Evans, Sr., 92, a longtime resident and retired farmer in Chowan County, died Friday, August 23, 2019.
Born in Perquimans County on January 11, 1927, he was the son of the late Winborne Speight and Mary Long Evans. A graduate of Perquimans County High School, he married Mary Bunch Evans, his devoted wife and soulmate for 69 years....
Dot Evans
Aug 20, 2019
Doris Phelps Felton Williams “Dot” Evans, 86, of 202 Turner Road, Eure, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mrs. Evans was born in Bertie County on October 12, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Norman Henderson and Gussie Mae Pierce Phelps. A retired seamstress, she was a member of Eure Christian...
Daddy Ruth Furgerson
Aug 15, 2019
William Curtis “Daddy Ruth” Furgerson, 85, of 932 Sandy Ridge Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019, in his home where he was being cared for by his family.
“Daddy Ruth” was born in DeKalb County, Alabama, on September 22, 1933. The son of the late William V. and Minnie Ruth Lawson Furgerson, from an early age...
Larry Edward Jarrell
Aug 15, 2019
Larry Edward Jarrell, 77, of 810 Arrowhead Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Jarrell was born in Sundial, WV on July 20, 1942, and was the son of the late William Carmel and Alma Eileen Aliff Jarrell. Retired from Bristol Compressors in Bristol, VA, he was a Presbyterian by faith, and...
Dorothy Jean Harrell
Aug 15, 2019
Dorothy Jean Harrell, 83, formerly of Eure, NC, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Central Harnett Hospital, Lillington, NC.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Gates County on August 20, 1935, and was the daughter of the late John Sheppard Harrell and Louise Smith Harrell. A lifelong resident of the area, she had moved two years ago to her...
Virginia Farless Williams
Aug 13, 2019
Virginia Farless Williams, 94, of 700 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Williams was born in Bertie County on February 28, 1925, and was the daughter of the late William Timothy and Nellie Perry Farless. Through the years she had worked at the Historic Penelope Barker House, the Edenton Visitor Center,...
Sybil Simmons Sumerlin
Aug 12, 2019
Maud Sybil Simmons Sumerlin, 91, formerly of Coinjock, NC, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Currituck House Memory Care, Moyock.
Born in Hyde County on January 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Lee Graham and Mary Jane Dunbar Simmons. A homemaker, she was a member of Coinjock Baptist Church.
In addition...
Laura Rose Propson Garretson
Aug 12, 2019
Laura Rose Propson Garretson, 38, of 156 Carters Road, Gatesville, NC, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019, in her home where she was being comforted by her family.
Laura was born in Allentown, PA on December 29, 1980, and was the daughter of Philip E. Propson of Marshall’s Creek, PA, and the late Jane Richards Propson. A graduate of...
Marlene Chappell Wilson
Aug 11, 2019
Marlene Kaye Chappell Wilson, 68, of 2938 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, August 11, 2019, in her home.
Marlene was born in Chowan County on April 30, 1951, and was the daughter of the late Otis Randolph and Clara Marie Bunch Chappell. Employed with George C. Moore Company for many years, she later retired from J. Leek Associates...
Inez "Shorty" Beaulieu Long
Aug 10, 2019
Inez Beaulieu “Shorty” Long, 84, of Albemarle Village Apartments, Hertford, NC, and a former resident of Long Lane in Edenton, died Saturday, August 10, 2019, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Long was born in Rusk County, Wisconsin on August 19, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Remee Monroe and Laura Mabel Jacobson Beaulieu. A retired Licensed Practical...
Brenda Shean Stallings
Aug 10, 2019
Brenda Carol Shean Stallings, 73, of Drum Avenue, Newton, NC, died Saturday, August 10, 2019, in Piedmont Henry Hospital, Stockbridge, GA.
Brenda was born in Elizabeth City on April 3, 1946, was the daughter of the late Thomas William Shean and Clarine Whedbee Stallings, and the step-daughter of the late Roy Stallings. She spent her childhood on the family farm...
Ramona Crocker Keays
Aug 10, 2019
Ramona Raye Crocker Keays, 50, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019, in Edenton.
Born on December 24, 1968 in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late David and Betty Jean Joyner Crocker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Arthur and Daisy Joyner and W.D. and Katherine Crocker.
Surviving family members are...
Betty Dunning Waterfield
Aug 9, 2019
Betty Lou Dunning Waterfield, 79, of 201 Hall Street, Aulander, NC, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Waterfield was born in Bertie County on January 7, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Curtis Dunning and Maggie Elizabeth Terry Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Franklin...
Daryl Eugene Hurdle
Aug 8, 2019
Daryl Eugene Hurdle, 93, of 393 Swing Gate Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, August 8, 2019, in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Hurdle was born in Perquimans County on March 31, 1926, and was the son of the late William Quinton and Lillie Pink Jordan Hurdle. Retired from the Aircraft and Supply Center at the US Coast Guard...
Sylvia Pike Pritchett
Aug 8, 2019
Sylvia Jean Pike Pritchett, 64, of 307 E. Queen Street, Lot A, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, August 8, 2019, at her daughter’s home on Mexico Road in Edenton.
Mrs. Pritchett was born in Chowan County on October 11, 1954, and was the daughter of the late David V. and Bessie Vanhorn Pike. She had formerly worked as the retail manager...
Donna Buckley Waters
Aug 7, 2019
Donna Blanche Buckley Waters, 82, of 66 Joppa Road, Belvidere, NC, and formerly a longtime resident of Newport News, VA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in her home surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Waters was born in Romeo, CO on January 12, 1937, and was the daughter of the late John and Mary Lavinia Swafford Buckley. A...
Billy Hecker
Aug 6, 2019
William Steven "Billy" Hecker, 65, of 211 Crescent Drive, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in his home.
Mr. Hecker was born in Chicago, IL on September 5, 1953, and was the son of Dolores Marguerite Andersen Hecker and the late William Alexander Hecker. A retired long-distance truck driver, he was a Marine Corps veteran having served in the...
Kathy Lane Girardi
Aug 2, 2019
Kathy Lane Girardi, 64, of 154 Russell Drive, Hertford, NC, died Friday, August 2, 2019, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Kathy was raised in Perquimans County, born on June 3, 1955, and was the daughter of the late Clyde Emory, Sr. and Daisy Matthews Lane. Employed for 28 years at Chowan Middle School, she retired as their Data...
Darrell Ray Moyer
Jul 29, 2019
Darrell Ray Moyer, 71, of Edenton Lake & Harbor, Edenton, NC, died Monday, July 29, 2019 in Vidant Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Moyer was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on July 10, 1948, and was the son of the late Russell and Joyce Willis Moyer. A retired real estate agent, he had served in the United States Navy.
In addition to his...
Harvey Butt, Jr.
Jul 29, 2019
Henry Harvey Butt, Jr., 86, of 1223 Woodville Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, July 29, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Butt was born in Perquimans County on August 23, 1932, and was the son of the late Henry Harvey, Sr. and Sarah Irene Hendren Butt. A retired farmer, he had also been employed with White Hat Seed Farm for many...
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