Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Bonnie Morey Edwards
Jul 25, 2019
Bonnie Lou Morey Edwards, 70, of Ambrose Road, Creswell, NC, passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2019, in her home where she was surrounded by her children.
Mrs. Edwards was born in Decatur, Illinois on October 22, 1948, was the daughter of the late Donald Morey and Hilda Louise Spaulding Born, and step-daughter of the late Max Born. A graduate...
Stephen Christopher Morris
Jul 25, 2019
Stephen Christopher Morris, 36, of Yellow Hammer Road, Tyner, NC, died Thursday, July 25, 2019, as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.
Stephen was born in Chowan County on June 9, 1983, and was the son of John Christopher and Beverly Lamb Morris. A graduate of John A. Holmes High School and Elizabeth City State University, he...
Carl Gray Lane
Jul 21, 2019
Carl Gray Lane, 85, of 201 Luke Street, Apt. 8, Edenton, NC, died Sunday afternoon, July 21, 2019, in his home where he was surrounded by his family.
Mr. Lane was born in Chowan County on September 8, 1933, and was the son of the late Norman Earl and Essie Copeland Lane. Employed for many years with the North Carolina...
Gilbert James Newsome
Jul 21, 2019
Gilbert James Newsome, 81, of 476 Flat Branch Road, Gatesville, NC, died Sunday, July 21, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Newsome was born in Halifax County on July 27, 1937, and was the son of the late Robert Glenwood Newsome and Rosadel James Welch. Retired from the Roll Finishing department of International Paper, in earlier years he was the owner...
Evelyn Stallings Arnold
Jul 20, 2019
Evelyn Jackie Stallings Arnold, 86, of 2129 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, died early Saturday morning, July 20, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Arnold was born in Chowan County on January 2, 1933, and was one of four daughters born to the late Jack and Otilma Evelyn Ward Stallings. Formerly employed with Old Dominion Tobacco Company, later her primary work...
John Edward White
Jul 20, 2019
John Edward White, 51, of Cooper Hill Road, Windsor, NC, died Saturday, July 20, 2019.
Mr. White was born in Bertie County on January 4, 1968, and was the son of the late William C., Sr. and Margie Mae Pippin White. A farmer, he was a member of Lawrence Baptist Church.
Surviving are his son, Gray White; his sister, Martha...
Susan Lutz Yohn
Jul 19, 2019
Susan Lutz Yohn, 72, of 300 Deep Creek Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, July 19, 2019, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Yohn was born in Wilton, Connecticut on May 13, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Bruce and Ruth Mayberry Lutz. She had retired after more than 20 years of working with the Elizabeth City...
Darlene Hopkins Russell
Jul 18, 2019
Darlene Hopkins Russell, 69, of 1244 Saunders Drive, Elizabeth City, NC, died Thursday, July 18, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Russell was born in Pasquotank County on October 26, 1949, and was the daughter of the late Tilton Luther Hopkins and Eunice Mae Turner Hopkins. Formerly employed at Belk's of Elizabeth City, The Moose Lodge, and Rookies Sports Bar, she...
Stephen Thomas Dail
Jul 15, 2019
Stephen Thomas "Steve" Dail, 63, of 271 Riverwood Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019, in his home.
Born in Huntington, WV, on January 8, 1956, and raised in Perquimans County, he was the son of the late Thomas Alexander and Elizabeth Langdon Dail. A graduate of Perquimans County High School and College of The Albemarle, he retired...
Robert Edward Hux, Jr.
Jul 15, 2019
Robert Edward “Bob” Hux, Jr., 85, of 112 Desert Road, Corapeake, NC, died Monday, July 15, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Hux was born in Oak City on December 15, 1933, and was the son of the late Robert Edward, Sr. and Mittie Lena Cross Hux. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Edna...
Elton Washington Askew, Jr.
Jul 14, 2019
Elton Washington Askew, Jr., 93, formerly of Hewes Street, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, July 14, 2019, in Zebulon Rehabilitation Center, Zebulon.
Mr. Askew was born in the family farmhouse, between Rich Square and Jackson, and was the son of the late Elton Washington, Sr. and Gladys Cook Askew. A veteran of World War II, he served in the European Theatre...
Larry Lee Sutphin
Jul 13, 2019
Larry Lee Sutphin, 78, of 106 North Pointe Road, South Mills, NC, died Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Mr. Sutphin was born in Carroll County, VA on July 24, 1940, and was the son of the late Lonnie Ray and Sadie Turner Sutphin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister and four brothers.
Surviving are...
David Harold "Smokey" Lane
Jul 13, 2019
David Harold "Smokey" Lane, 70, of 2209 Center Hill Hwy, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Lane was born in Portsmouth, VA on May 27, 1949, and was the son of the late Thomas Patrick Lane and Sarah Pearl Lane Townsend. He was a retired long-distance truck driver. In addition to his parents, he...
Carlton Ray Nixon
Jul 13, 2019
Carlton Ray Nixon, 94, of 200 Crestwood Lane, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Edenton Primetime Assisted Living.
Mr. Nixon was born in Chowan County on August 30, 1924, and was the last surviving of nine children born to the late Henry L. and Martha Rebecca Harrell Nixon. Retired from the North Carolina Marine Fisheries, he was a...
Bill Harrell
Jul 11, 2019
On July 11, 2019, William Carey Harrell, Jr., husband of Gloria Campbell Harrell, passed away suddenly at the age of 73 at his home in Woodhall Spa, England.
Bill was born on May 16, 1946 in Farmville, N.C. to Marie Smith Harrell and the late William Carey Harrell. A year later the family moved to Gatesville, where Bill grew up...
Franklin McKinley Moore
Jul 9, 2019
Franklin McKinley Moore, US Army Retired, 70, of 40 Home Port Lane, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Mr. Moore was born in Wise County, Virginia on June 2, 1949, and was the son of the late Frank Leon and Anna Ruth Neely Moore. He had retired after 24 years of service in...
William Frank Bembridge, Jr.
Jul 9, 2019
William Frank “Junior” Bembridge, Jr., 71, of 144 Emperor Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in his home.
Mr. Bembridge was born in Chowan County on June 23, 1948, and was the son of the late William F., Sr. and Virginia Smith Bembridge. The owner of Bembridge Roofing, he attended Edenton Church of God.
In addition to...
Frances Mallory Ohler
Jul 9, 2019
Frances Delayne Mallory Ohler, 85, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in her home.
Mrs. Ohler was born in Jenkins, KY on October 21, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Gwyn "Windy" Mallory and Victoria Hazel Trail Mallory Plant. A homemaker, she volunteered with both the American Red Cross and with Meals on Wheels. In...
Harvey Eugene Morrow
Jul 9, 2019
Harvey Eugene Morrow, of 205 Wildcat Road, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Morrow was born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and was the son of the late Harvey Austin “Blackie” Morrow and Mary Jane Murdoff Morrow. He was a retired delivery driver in the lumber and building materials industry.
Surviving are his...
Judith Garlow Thurlow
Jul 9, 2019
Judith Arlene Garlow Thurlow, 77, formerly of East Palmyra, NY, and more recently of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in her home.
Mrs. Thurlow was born in Rochester, NY on December 23, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Richard Garlow and Mary Southworth Fitzpatrick. A retired registered nurse having worked most of her career in...
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