Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Ronald Trombetti
Jan 8, 2025
Ronald “Ron” Trombetti, of Edenton, NC, passed away on January 8, 2025, after his three-year battle with colon cancer.
Ron was born July 30, 1957, in Astoria Queens, NY to the late George and Frances Hall “Fran” Trombetti. George and Fran loved the Hudson Valley area of NY, especially Carmel and would regularly take the train to enjoy the outdoors and...
Paul O. Sausser
Jan 8, 2025
God called Paul O. Sausser to his eternal home on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, after a five-year cancer journey.
From a young age, Paul knew he wanted to be a pastor. After graduating from Rochester High School (MI) in 1978, he went on to Calvin University and Calvin Seminary before earning his Doctorate in Ministry at Bethel College. He was a...
Dixie Phelps Clifton
Jan 8, 2025
Dixie Carol Phelps Clifton, 82, formerly of Creswell, and more recently The Tyrrell House, died Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Clifton was born in Washington County on December 15, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Samuel David and Lillian Gertrude Spruill Phelps. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Bryan Monroe Evans
Jan 7, 2025
Bryan Monroe Evans, 69, of Moyock, NC, died Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in his home.
Mr. Evans was born in Pasquotank County on July 12, 1955, and was the son of the late Edgar Elbert and Phyllis Sawyer Evans.
Surviving is his brother, Steven Ray Evans of Moyock; an aunt, Patricia Todd; an uncle, John Sawyer (wife, Mary), both of Georgia; and...
Howard Scott Riddick
Jan 7, 2025
Howard Scott Riddick, 64, of 20 Eure Loop Road, died Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Scott was born in Hertford County on December 13, 1960, and was the son of the late George Kenneth and Juanita Rountree Riddick.
Many will remember Scott for his quality lawn care business, his presence in the...
Faye Symons Stallings
Jan 7, 2025
Faye Rae Symons Stallings, 92, of 720 Gaston Drive, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Stallings was born in Perquimans County on January 18, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Ernest Cranston Symons and Lydia Warden Symons. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Delton...
Jean Hollowell Leary
Jan 6, 2025
Jean Hollowell Leary, 94, of The Landings of the Albemarle, and formerly of 2209 Rocky Hock Road, died Monday, January 6, 2025, in ECU Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Leary was born in Chowan County on October 23, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Haywood Thomas “Tommy” Hollowell, Sr. and Helen Eason Hollowell. In addition to her parents, she was...
Joyce Evans Markham
Jan 5, 2025
Joyce Raye Evans Markham, 79, of 1162 Four Forks Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2025, in her home where she was being cared for by loved ones.
Mrs. Markham was born in Pasquotank County on March 24, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Raymond Lee and Sarah Elizabeth Cartwright Evans.
Joyce married the love of her...
Joan LeHouillier Williams
Jan 5, 2025
Joan LeHouillier Williams, 87, of 201 Gates Forest Road, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 5, 2025, from her home.
Mrs. Williams was born in Bristol County, Massachusetts on January 8, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Homer and Debrah Campbell Caswell. In addition to her parents, she was...
John Carroll Lassiter
Jan 5, 2025
John Carroll Lassiter, 86, of Highway 158 East, died Sunday, January 5, 2025, in Gates Health & Rehabilitation, Gatesville.
Mr. Lassiter was born in Gates County on June 5, 1938, and was the son of the late William Herbert and Dolna Harrell Lassiter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Mary Elizabeth Lassiter, Margaret Hires, and...
T. Erie Haste, Jr.
Jan 4, 2025
T. Erie Haste, Jr., 90, of Hertford, N.C. passed away on January 4th in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Born October 1, 1934 in Edenton, Erie was the only son of the late T. Erie Haste, Sr. and the late Nezzie Perry Haste.
After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he owned and operated Hertford Hardware and Supply...

Hazel Bryson Frisby
Jan 3, 2025
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Hazel Lorine Bryson Frisby, 73, of Hertford, NC, died Friday, January 3, 2025, in her home.
Mrs. Frisby was born in Haywood County on May 12, 1951, and was the daughter of the late Charles Thaddes and Opal Alma Knighton Bryson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Tony, and by...
Josephine Roberts Snow
Jan 3, 2025
Josephine Roberts Snow, 99, of Shiloh, NC, passed away Friday, January 3, 2025, in her home where she was being cared for by her granddaughter.
Mrs. Snow was born in McDowell County, WV on December 24, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Drewey and Liddie Robinette Roberts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Cynthia Swain Harrell
Jan 3, 2025
Cynthia Lynn Swain “Cindy” Harrell, 56, of 806 Cabarrus Street, Edenton, NC, passed away Friday, January 3, 2025, in Currituck Health and Rehabilitation, Barco.
Mrs. Harrell was born November 25, 1968, and was the daughter of Virginia Slaughter Swain of Currituck and the late James Henry Swain. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her son, Richard...
Lewis Edward Bunch
Jan 3, 2025
Lewis Edward Bunch, 91, of 408 Rocky Hock Creek Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, January 3, 2025, in Three Rivers Nursing & Rehabilitation, Windsor.
Mr. Bunch was born in Chowan County on June 5, 1933, and was the son of the late Thomas Edward and Lena Bass Bunch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Ralph Jackson "Red" Goodwin
Jan 2, 2025
Ralph Jackson “Red” Goodwin, 74, of 85 Taylor Mill Road, died Thursday, January 2, 2025, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Goodwin was born in Carteret County on July 5, 1950, and was the son of the late Harold Sterling and Mary Ellen Evans Goodwin. Retired from Ciba Specialty Chemicals, he was a member of Eure Baptist Church. Other memberships...
Jeremy Dwayne Davenport
Jan 1, 2025
Jeremy Dwayne Davenport, 41, of 220 Woodland Circle, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in his home.
Born in Chowan County on June 3, 1983, Jeremy was the son of Marshall Dwight “Marty” and Sonia Wilson Davenport of Hertford. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, James R. “Jimmy” and Marjorie White Davenport, and maternal grandfather, Larry Sidney...
David Lee Barnes
Dec 31, 2024
David Lee Barnes, 80, of Camden, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024, in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Barnes was born in Tyrrell County on December 4, 1944, and was the son of the late Lee Reubin and Dixie Vernon Holiway Barnes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Katie Weatherly and Rosalee Ainsley....
Johnny Sterling Long
Dec 28, 2024
Johnny Sterling Long, 73, of 270 Little Island Road, died Saturday, December 28, 2024, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Johnny, affectionately known to his close friends and hunting buddies as "Tugboat", left a mark and made a new friend everywhere he went. He was always ready for a new adventure, whether on the road or...
Reginald L. Parker, III
Dec 25, 2024
Reginald Lionel “Reggie” Parker, III, 47, of Elizabeth City, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center.
Reggie was born in Norfolk, VA on November 10, 1977, and was the son of Pastor R.L. Parker, Jr. and Susan Riseden Parker.
Surviving in addition to his parents are his two sisters, Jillian Parker...
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