Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Lois Brown Hofler
Jul 3, 2019
Lois Indiana Brown Hofler, 92, of Water Swamp Road, Sunbury, NC, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mrs. Hofler was born in Gates County on October 5, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Bedford Horton Brown, Sr. and Marietta Spivey Brown. A graduate of Sunbury High School, she was the last surviving member...
Jessie Bass Bunch
Jul 2, 2019
Jessie Rea Bass Bunch, 95, of 519 Center Hill Road, Tyner, NC, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Bunch was born in Chowan County on March 22, 1924, and was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Evie Pierce Bass. A retired seamstress from the former Don Juan Manufacturing Corporation, she was a member...
Randolph Bustamante, III
Jul 2, 2019
Randolph Bustamante, III, 68, of Rivers Retreat Way, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in his home.
Mr. Bustamante was born in Norfolk, VA on June 1, 1951, and was the son of the late Randolph, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Lancaster Bustamante.
Surviving are his four brothers, Eric Ewell, and Thomas, James, and Bobby Bustamante; and many...
Beth Ward
Jul 1, 2019
Melba Elizabeth “Beth” Ward, of Winton, NC, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019, in Apex, the day before her 62nd birthday.
Beth was born and reared in Winton, the daughter of the late Harry Bartlett Ward, Jr. and Melba Askew Ward. A graduate of Murfreesboro High School, she attended Appalachian State University, and after college returned to Winton to...
Linwood Earl Pearce
Jun 27, 2019
Linwood Earl Pearce, US Army Retired, 81, of 1160 Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, died Thursday, June 27, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Pearce was born in Norfolk, Virginia, on February 4, 1938, and was the son of the late Herbert, Sr. and Florrie Ruth Holland Pearce. A retired Staff Sergeant with the United States Army, he served for over 20...
Eddie Neil Parks, Sr.
Jun 25, 2019
Eddie Neil Parks, Sr., 79, of 1720 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Parks was born in Chowan County on May 12, 1940, and was the son of the late Matthew and Retha Bunch Parks. A retired equipment operator with Weyerhaeuser in Plymouth, he was a member of Bagley...
Eddie Winslow
Jun 25, 2019
James Eddie Winslow, 80, of 655 Rooks Road, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019 in his home.
Mr. Winslow was born in Gates County on October 28, 1938, and was the son of the late Edd Ocil and Myrtle Copeland Winslow. A Vietnam veteran, he retired from the US Air Force following 20 years of service, and later worked...
J.D. Peele, Sr.
Jun 24, 2019
J.D. Peele, Sr., 91, of 1807 Rocky Hock Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, June 24, 2019 in Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation, Edenton.
Mr. Peele was born in Chowan County on January 5, 1928, and was the son of the late Raleigh and Myrtle Layton Peele. A retired farmer and fisherman, he was a founding member of Peele Brothers....
Nancy Ludwigsen Duquette
Jun 22, 2019
Nancy Louise Ludwigsen Duquette, 76, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 in her home.
Mrs. Duquette was born in Manhattan, New York City, NY on June 9, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Carl Hansen and Nancy French Ludwigsen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Charles Moritz.
A...
Kristopher Lee Midgett
Jun 17, 2019
Kristopher Lee Midgett, 28, of Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Currituck County.
Born in Chowan County on July 19, 1990, he was the son of George Washington Midgett, III of Elizabeth City and Cindy Nixon Midgett of Edenton. A maintenance supervisor, he was employed with Wal-Mart in Kitty Hawk.
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Louis H. White, Jr.
Jun 17, 2019
Louis H. White, Jr, 83, of Tyner, NC, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019 in his home after fighting a long battle with cancer.
A Chowan County native, Mr. White was the son of Louis H., Sr. and Margaret E. White. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Jean Malek, his...
Dr. Janet Irene Riddick
Jun 13, 2019
Dr. Janet Irene Riddick, 59, of Colington Harbour, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 13, 2019, in the comfort of her home with her beloved sons by her side. Born in Pasquotank County on May 5, 1960, she was the bashful, intelligent, and loving daughter of the late Archie Calvin and Myra Elizabeth Layden Riddick. A mother of two, who sacrificed...
Opal Wright Kehayes
Jun 12, 2019
Opal Wright Kehayes, 85, of 203 Kimberly Drive, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in her home where she was surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Kehayes was born in Gaston County on August 19, 1933, and was the daughter of the late James Thadeus Wright, Sr. and Gladys Fisher Wright. A retired Loan Officer with Bank of America, she...
Barbara Jean Moore Watkins
Jun 11, 2019
Barbara Jean Moore Watkins, 84, of 1924 Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in her home.
Mrs. Watkins was born in the Farmville community of Pitt County on December 30, 1934, was the daughter of the late Joseph Hines Moore and Addie Dildy Moore, and was sister to Minnie Mae Moore Laughinghouse, Elizabeth Moore Lilley,...
Peggy Bunch Parks
Jun 10, 2019
Peggy Bunch Parks, 79, of 224 Cannons Ferry Road, Tyner, NC, died Monday, June 10, 2019, in her home with her husband and daughters by her side.
Mrs. Parks was born in Chowan County on June 16, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Hughes McGuire Bunch, Sr. and Mildred Waff Bunch. In addition to her parents, she was...
Eleanor Hunter White Bass
Jun 8, 2019
Eleanor Hunter White Bass, 98, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 in Edenton Primetime Assisted Living.
Mrs. Bass was born in Perquimans County on September 3, 1920, and was the daughter of the late John E. and Mary Wood Hunter. The retired owner and operator of White's Dress Shoppe, she was a member of Hertford United Methodist...
Wayne White
Jun 8, 2019
W. Wayne White, 76, of 1226 Sound Shore Drive, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Vidant Bertie Hospital, Windsor.
Mr. White was born in the Manns Harbor community of Dare County on August 13, 1942, and was the son of the late Melvin and Guelda Twiford White. A graduate of Chowan College, he later attended Virginia Tech University,...
Melvin Isaac Harrell
Jun 8, 2019
Melvin Isaac Harrell, 92, formerly of Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Edenton Primetime Assisted Living.
Mr. Harrell was born in Chowan County on June 11, 1926, and was the son of the late James Daughtery and Sarah Agnes Harrell. A retired farmer, carpenter, and commercial fisherman, he was a member of Rocky...
Margaret Taylor Loyd
Jun 7, 2019
Margaret Taylor Loyd, 86, of 1214 Blackfoot Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mrs. Loyd was born in Suffolk, VA on July 9, 1932, and was the daughter of the late George W. and Una Mary Ellis Taylor. A retired clerk with Leggett’s Department Store, she had formerly been a member...
Aileen Parker Jones
Jun 7, 2019
Aileen Parker Jones, 80, of 920 North Pembroke Avenue, Ahoskie, NC, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Jones was born in Hertford County on March 13, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Walter Raleigh and Irene Davis Parker. A retired teacher’s assistant on both the Elementary and Special Education levels, she was...
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