Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Charlie Morgan Umphlett
Aug 29, 2019
Charlie Morgan Umphlett, 81, of 320 Old US Highway 17, Hertford, NC, in the Woodville community, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2019 in Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, VA.
Born on November 24, 1937 in the Winfall township of Perquimans County, he was the son of the late Charlie Jasper and Imogene Morgan Umphlett. A graduate of Perquimans County High...
Madeline "Lena" Habit Griffin
Aug 29, 2019
Madeline “Lena” Habit Griffin, 97, died at her home on Thursday, August 29, 2019. Mrs. Griffin was born in the historic Joseph Hewes house in Edenton, NC on November 17, 1921, and was the daughter of the late Edward and Najla Habit.
For many years Lena assisted her husband as they operated Griffin Music Center on Broad Street in Edenton....
Raymond Alexis Winslow, Jr.
Aug 28, 2019
Raymond Alexis Winslow, Jr., 78, of South Edenton Road Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019.
Mr. Winslow was born in Pasquotank County on February 21, 1941, and was the son of the late Raymond Alexis, Sr. and Sara Virginia Linson Winslow. Educated at Perquimans County Schools and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was...
Billy Williams
Aug 27, 2019
William Herbert "Billy" Williams, 73, of Tyner, NC, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 from his home where he was surrounded by his family, following a short battle with ALS.
Born on November 20, 1945, he was a lifelong resident of Perquimans County, and the son of the late Carroll Rupert and Kathryn Lamb Williams....
Georgina Robbins Robison
Aug 27, 2019
Georgina Ferguson Robbins Robison, “Geordie” to family and friends, of 124 Bayview Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019, in her home.
Born on February 7, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Georgena Drake and William H. Robbins, Jr. of Bay Shore, New York. Mrs. Robison’s parents divorced when she was eight years old and her mother...
Bob Hudson
Aug 26, 2019
Robert Elwood "Bob" Hudson, 85, of Ahoskie, NC, departed this life into the eternal presence of his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 26, 2019.
Born in Rockingham, NC on June 24, 1934, he was the son of the late Linnie David, Sr. and Rosa Nell Porter Hudson. A lifelong member of the Church of God, he actively served his...
Ronald Earl Davenport, Sr.
Aug 25, 2019
Ronald Earl Davenport, Sr., 72, of 176 East Inlet Circle, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Davenport was born in Norfolk, VA on October 8, 1946, and was the son of the late William Dewey and Ethel Lee Briley Davenport. A retired electrician, he was a member of Bethlehem Church of Christ.
Surviving are...
Edla Laverne Chappell Harrell
Aug 24, 2019
Edla Laverne Chappell Harrell, 70, of 134 County Line Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019, in Edenton House Assisted Living.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Perquimans County on September 21, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Romes Richard and Reba Mae Ward Chappell. A homemaker, she attended Center Hill Baptist Church and its Women’s Missionary...
Louise Fall
Aug 24, 2019
Dorothy Louise Fall, 88, of 5400 Kings Park Drive, died Saturday, August 24, 2019, in the Capital Caring Adler Center in Aldie, VA.
Mrs. Fall was born in Chowan County on April 12, 1931, was the daughter of the late Johnnie Edward and Minnie Edna Bunch Bass, and was raised in the fellowship of Macedonia Baptist Church. For many years...
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...
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