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Patricia Hansen Slattery

Patricia Hansen Slattery

Nov 6, 2024

 Patricia Hansen Slattery, 67, of 148-B Greenhall Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, November 6, 2024, in her home where she was cared for by her family.

 Mrs. Slattery was born in Nassau County, New York on November 15, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Hans Peter Hansen and Theresa Mary McGrath Hansen. In addition to her parents, she was...

Julia Ann Bundy Onley

Julia Ann Bundy Onley

Nov 5, 2024



Julia Ann Bundy Onley, 91, of 707 New Hope Road, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in her home where she was being lovingly cared for by family.

Mrs. Onley was born in Pasquotank County on May 22, 1933, and was the daughter of the late John Clyde, Sr. and Julia Miller Bundy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Edward Melvin Poff, Sr

Edward Melvin Poff, Sr

Nov 3, 2024

Edward Melvin Poff, Sr., 83, of 117 Taylor Lane, Herford, NC, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2024, in Hertford Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

 Mr. Poff was born in Norfolk, VA on November 17, 1940, and was the son of the late Cecil Mervin and Iris Lee Walsh Poff. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...

Rachel Danielle Wood

Rachel Danielle Wood

Nov 2, 2024

Rachel Danielle Wood, 29, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024.

Born in Pasquotank County on November 6, 1994, Rachel was the daughter of Michael LeRoy Wood and Marlene Smith Pippen (Owen). Rachel lived a life of love and devotion to her children and enjoyed being a stay-at-home mother. Other enjoyments included her love of fishing, swimming, spending...

Arnold Wayne Thompson

Arnold Wayne Thompson

Oct 31, 2024

   Arnold "Wayne" Thompson died on Friday, October 31, 2024, after battling cancer and more recently leukemia.

   Wayne is survived by his devoted wife Bethany Thompson, his daughter Sheila Joy Gilchrist (Kenneth) and grandchildren Jacob and Megan Gilchrist. Wayne is also survived by his sister Linda Orwig (Burt) and brothers Gene Thompson, Tony Thompson and Bill Thompson (Barbara) and many...

Brenda Runyon Armentrout

Brenda Runyon Armentrout

Oct 31, 2024

 Brenda Joyce Runyon Armentrout, 71, of Edenton, NC, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, in her home where she was being cared for by family.

 Mrs. Armentrout was born in Portsmouth, VA on July 1, 1953, and was the daughter of the late Charles Andrew and Pearl Ida Vanyke Runyon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

John Gilbert Wester, Sr.

John Gilbert Wester, Sr.

Oct 31, 2024

 John Gilbert Wester, Sr., 86, of 106 White Oak Road, Eure, NC, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, in his home.

 Mr. Wester was born in Gates County on September 9, 1938, and was the son of the late Arthur Eugene and Mattie Lou Smith Wester. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 51...

Alice Pritchard Twiddy

Alice Pritchard Twiddy

Oct 29, 2024

 Alice Morgan Pritchard Twiddy, 99, of Mark Drive, died Tuesday, October 29, 2024, in Edenton Primetime.

 Mrs. Twiddy was born in Pasquotank County on August 25, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Clifford E. and Nancy Saunders “Nannie” Pritchard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Judson Twiddy, who died in 2012...

Ila Kate Blankenship McGuinness

Ila Kate Blankenship McGuinness

Oct 28, 2024



Ila Kate Blankenship Berry “Katie” McGuinness, 86, of Hertford, NC, died Monday, October 28, 2024, in her home surrounded by her family. 

Katie was born in McDowell County, WV on January 23, 1938, and was the 11th of 12 children born to the late Enos and Dorcas Kennedy Blankenship. A proud graduate of Iaeger High School, Iaeger, WV, Class of 1955,...

Judith Temple Cauley

Judith Temple Cauley

Oct 25, 2024

 Judith Temple Cauley, 92, of 201 Powers Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, October 25, 2024, in Waterbrooke of Elizabeth City.

 Mrs. Cauley was born in Pasquotank County on October 24, 1932, and was the daughter of the late George Clarence and Ruth Sanders Temple. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Scott...

Gail Lane Phelps

Gail Lane Phelps

Oct 24, 2024

 Norma Gail Lane Phelps, 71, of 8644 Mackey’s Road, died Thursday, October 24, 2024, in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

 Mrs. Phelps was born in Chowan County on July 8, 1953, and was the daughter of the late Norman Earl Lane, Jr. and Virginia Owens Lane. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Mike Lane.

 Many...

Gay Markham Girdlestone

Gay Markham Girdlestone

Oct 22, 2024

Grandy, NC---

Gay Markham Girdlestone, 64, of Grandy, NC, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2024 in her home where she was being cared for by family.

Born in Pasquotank County on April 1, 1960, Gay was the daughter of the late Ernest Harrell Markham and Elma Ilene Quidley Markham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister,...

Helen Jones Overton

Helen Jones Overton

Oct 22, 2024

 Helen Marie Jones Overton, 88, of 119 Emperor Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, October 22, 2024, in the Palliative Care Unit of ECU Health Chowan Hospital.

 Mrs. Overton was born in Chowan County on June 9, 1936, and was one of four daughters born to the late Erie and Hazel Bass Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Eugenia "Jeannie" Stallings Shepherd

Eugenia "Jeannie" Stallings Shepherd

Oct 20, 2024

 Emma Eugenia “Jeannie” Stallings Shepherd, 90, passed away at home on October 20, 2024, surrounded by family.

 Mrs. Shepherd was born in the Eure community of Gates County on April 25, 1934. A graduate of Gatesville High School, she was the Valedictorian of the Class of 1951, and after graduation attended Kee’s Coastal Business College and began working with International Business...

Patricia Perry Amato

Patricia Perry Amato

Oct 20, 2024

Patricia Perry Amato, 82, of 116 Ainsley Road, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2024, in her home where she was being cared for by family.

Mrs. Amato was born in Perquimans County on July 22, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Ralph Emerson and Ira Rebecca Copeland Perry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Robert Louis "Bob" Harrell

Robert Louis "Bob" Harrell

Oct 20, 2024

 Robert Louis “Bob” Harrell, Jr., 68, of 1292 NC 137, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2024, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.

 Mr. Harrell was born in Hertford County on September 24, 1956, and was the son of the late Robert Louis “Bobby”, Sr. and Dorothy Jean Harrell. A retired carpenter, he grew up in the fellowship of Cool Spring Baptist...

Peggy Chappell Lane

Peggy Chappell Lane

Oct 18, 2024

 Peggy Anne Chappell Lane, 86, of 834 County Line Road, died Friday, October 18, 2024, in her home where she was cared for by her family.

 Mrs. Lane was born in Perquimans County on June 19, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Edgar Allison and Beulah Marie Chappell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Rev. Robert Houston Hargrove

Rev. Robert Houston Hargrove

Oct 17, 2024

 The Reverend Robert Houston Hargrove, 90, of 118 Emperor Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, October 17, 2024, in his home.

 Rev. Hargrove was born on August 1, 1934, and was the son of the late Ralph Houston Hargrove and Pauline Storms Hargrove. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death in May of this year by his wife,...

Katherine Inez Phillips

Katherine Inez Phillips

Oct 16, 2024

Elizabeth City, NC--- Katherine Inez Phillips, 45, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. 

Born in Portsmouth, VA on December 7, 1978, Katherine was the daughter of Mary Katherine Reid Jones of Elizabeth City and the late Luther Ray Phillips, Jr. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a...

Ruby Lee Watson Carmine

Ruby Lee Watson Carmine

Oct 16, 2024

 Ruby Lee Watson Carmine, 80, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2024, in her home where she was being cared for by family.

 Mrs. Carmine was born in Worcester County, MD on December 28, 1943, and was the daughter of the late William Henry, Sr. and Gladys Mae Hopkins Watson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

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