OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory

Ray Keck

Ray Keck

Nov 19, 2019

   Harvey Ray Keck, 87, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019, in his granddaughter's home in Hertford.

   Mr. Keck was born in Guilford County on May 24, 1932, and was the son of the late Wade Eugene and Ida Pauline Capps Keck.

   A memorial service will be held at a later date. Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey...

Carolyn Bunch Rogerson

Carolyn Bunch Rogerson

Nov 19, 2019

   Lillian Carolyn Bunch Rogerson, 81, of 133 Wiggins Road, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in her home.

   Mrs. Rogerson was born in Chowan County on December 14, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Clarence Edward and Dixie Harrell Bunch. A homemaker, she was a faithful member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. In addition to her parents,...

Lenny Copeland

Lenny Copeland

Nov 19, 2019

   Leonard Rufus “Lenny” Copeland, 75, of Edenton, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Chowan River Health and Rehabilitation, Edenton.

   Mr. Copeland was born in Chowan County on November 15, 1944, and was the son of the late Nathan Richard and Minnie Jackson Copeland. A retired supermarket manager having been employed with several area stores through the years, he...

Donald Andrew Scott

Donald Andrew Scott

Nov 17, 2019

   Donald Andrew Scott, 47, of 125 Boonetown Road, Gates, NC, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in his home.

   Born in Monterey County, CA on December 11, 1971, he was the son of the late Roy Don and Margaret Hancock Scott. A self-employed carpenter for many years, more recently he had worked as an “over the road” truck driver. A...

Wyndolyn Felton Eure

Wyndolyn Felton Eure

Nov 15, 2019

   Wyndolyn “Ma” Felton Eure, 97, of Gates House Assisted Living, Gatesville, NC, died there on Friday, November 15, 2019.

   Mrs. Eure was born in Gates County on July 27, 1922, and was one of 10 children born to the late Henry Norfleet Felton, Sr. and Sue Parker Felton. Retired as the Customer Service Representative from Centura Bank in Ahoskie (now...

Angie Jernigan Jernigan

Angie Jernigan Jernigan

Nov 14, 2019

   Angie J. Jernigan, 58, of Gilbert’s Beach Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019, in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Jernigan was born in Bertie County on October 22, 1961, and was the daughter of Billy Frank and Lottie Ruth Hoggard Jernigan of Askewville.

   Surviving in addition to her parents are her husband of 29 years, C.B. Jernigan;...

Judith Hollowell Holland

Judith Hollowell Holland

Nov 12, 2019

   Judith Hollowell Holland, 73, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019, in Peak Resources Outer Banks Health & Rehabilitation Center, Nags Head.

   Mrs. Holland was born in Suffolk, Virginia on January 26, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Robert Paul Hollowell, Sr. and Willie Mae Spivey Hollowell. Retired from the Sunbury Branch of First Citizens...

Wayne Lane

Wayne Lane

Nov 11, 2019

   Mark Wayne “Catfish” Lane, 71, of 3117 Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, November 11, 2019, in his home.

   Mr. Lane was born in Chowan County on January 21, 1948, and was the son of the late Jesse Mark and Elizabeth Driggs Lane. Retired after more than 43 years with Weyerhaeuser Corp. in Plymouth, he worked there on the...

Rodney Wayne Jordan

Rodney Wayne Jordan

Nov 11, 2019

   Rodney Wayne Jordan, 68, of Walker Avenue, Elizabeth City, NC, and formerly of Tyner, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019, in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mr. Jordan was born in Chowan County on April 20, 1951, and was the son of Daisy Monds Jordan of Tyner and the late Wilbur Thomas Jordan. A retired funeral service licensee, he had...

Eldridge Eure

Eldridge Eure

Nov 10, 2019

   Gordon Eldridge Eure, Jr., 79, of 235 Tuggie Eure Road, Eure, NC, died Sunday, November 10, 2019, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.

   Mr. Eure was born in Gates County on October 31, 1940, and was the son of the late Gordon E., Sr. and Thamar Howell Eure. In early years, and later at various times, he worked as a...

Lescelles Davis Robertson

Lescelles Davis Robertson

Nov 10, 2019

   Lescelles “Soles” Davis Robertson, of 115 S. Griffin Street, Elizabeth City, NC, died Sunday, November 10, 2019, at her home.

   Mrs. Robertson was born in Elizabeth City on March 3, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Sidney and Frances Raper Davis. A Registered Nurse, she received her education from the Gallagher Nursing School in Washington, DC. While living...

Shirley Reitmeyer

Shirley Reitmeyer

Nov 10, 2019

   With profound sadness we announce the passing of Shirley May Reitmeyer, our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to all whose life she touched, on Sunday, November 10, 2019. She left us while sleeping peacefully at her home in Hertford, NC, while in the loving care of her son, at age 82.

   Shirley was born in Greenville, SC on...

Matthew Ryan Taylor

Matthew Ryan Taylor

Nov 8, 2019

   Matthew Ryan “Matt” Taylor, 32, of 311 Munsee Trail, Edenton, NC, died Friday, November 8, 2019, in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, Virginia.

   Matt was born in Franklin, Virginia on December 30, 1986. The son of Vicki Emily Taylor of Eure, and the late Phillip Keith Taylor, he was raised in Gates County and was lifelong member of Cool Spring Baptist...

Toby Scott Wilder

Toby Scott Wilder

Nov 7, 2019

   Toby Scott Wilder, 46, of 204 Shannonhouse Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, November 7, 2019, as the result of injuries received in a motor vehicular accident.

   Toby was born in Chowan County on December 30, 1972, and was the son of Judy Faye Owens Wilder of Hertford and the late Jimmy Wayne Wilder, Sr. A sales representative with Fastenal, he...

Mary Knott Greener

Mary Knott Greener

Nov 6, 2019

   Mary Honora Knott Greener, 92, of 126 Bayview Trail, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, November 6, 2019, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Greener was born in Elizabeth, NJ, on December 7, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Henry and Elizabeth Rafferty Knott. A homemaker, she had through the years worked as a receptionist.

   In addition to her parents, she...

Billy Ray Townsend

Billy Ray Townsend

Nov 4, 2019

   Billy Ray Townsend, 27, of Eason Lane, Belvidere, NC, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019, as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.

   Born in Pasquotank County on August 25, 1992, he was the son of Danny Ray Townsend and Connie Casper Riddick (Donald), both of Hertford. A welder, he was employed with Dunavant's Welding and Steel in...

Lloyd Hunter Hicks

Lloyd Hunter Hicks

Nov 4, 2019

   Lloyd Hunter Hicks (Col.) of Mechanicsville, VA, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 4, 2019, at his home in Edenton, NC.

   Born in Suffolk, VA on November 11, 1949, he was the son of Martha Hicks Ryals of Suffolk and the late Lewis Rawls Hicks. Lloyd was a 1971 graduate of Virginia Tech. Retired from the Virginia Cooperative Extension after 36...

Tony Lane

Tony Lane

Nov 3, 2019

   Gene Anthony “Tony” Lane, age 65, of 174 Ainsley Road, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, November 3, 2019 in his home following a courageous cancer journey, where he was surrounded by family and friends.

   Born in Pasquotank County on September 21, 1954, he was the son of the late Lloyd A. and Carolyn Matthews Lane. Tony was co-owner and manager of...

William Thomas Brown

William Thomas Brown

Nov 1, 2019

   William Thomas Brown, 92, of Eure, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, in Accordius Health & Rehabilitation, Gatesville.

   Mr. Brown was born in Suffolk, VA on September 7, 1927, and was the son of the late Charlie Eason and Lavenia Brown.  A mechanic for many years, he later owned and operated his own trucking business for over 30 years.  A...

Ann King Barksdale

Ann King Barksdale

Oct 31, 2019

   Ann King Barksdale, 83, of Nixonton Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019, in her daughter's home.

   Mrs. Barksdale was born on May 9, 1936 in Wake County, and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Beulah Wall King. A homemaker, she also worked outside the home in many capacities helping others throughout her life, including...

About Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory Obituaries and Tributes

Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory offers a collection of obituaries for. With services throughout that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies. 

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.