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Margaret Austin Ledford

Margaret Austin Ledford

Jul 8, 2019

   Margaret Marie Austin Ledford, 79, of 138 Oak Ridge, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019, in Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mrs. Ledford was born in Montgomery County, PA on July 22, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Irvin W. and Anna Kimber Johnson Austin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Catherine Jordan Markham

Catherine Jordan Markham

Jul 8, 2019

   Mary Catherine Jordan Markham, 89, of 536 Lake Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019, in her home.

   Born in Norfolk, VA on August 22, 1929, she was the daughter of the late James Elbert and Margaret Louise Ellis Jordan. A graduate of Perquimans County High School and later from Keyes Business College, she was a retired secretary...

Sallie Russell Lohman

Sallie Russell Lohman

Jul 6, 2019

   Sallie Mae Russell Lohman, 95, of Cherry Lane, Chesapeake, VA, died Saturday, July 6, 2019, in Dominion Village at Chesapeake.

   Mrs. Lohman was born in Gates County, NC on March 10, 1924, and was the daughter of the late Clyde Frank and Jennie Leigh Overman Russell. A retired supervisor after 35 years of employment with Norfolk Naval Shipyard, she was...

Renee Babcock Hahne

Renee Babcock Hahne

Jul 6, 2019

   Renee Babcock Hahne, 89, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019, in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mrs. Hahne was born in Brooklyn, NY on January 5, 1930, and was the daughter of the late John Henry Babcock and Elsie Mae Chambers Badcock Petite. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-father,...

John Joseph Westen

John Joseph Westen

Jul 5, 2019

   John Joseph Westen, 92, of Wharf Landing, Edenton, NC, died Friday, July 5, 2019, in Three Rivers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Windsor.

   Mr. Westen was born in Lakewood, NJ, and was the son of the late John Martin and Madeleine Arneth Westen. The retired owner of W & A Express, a moving and storage company, he was a Navy veteran...

Scott Griffin

Scott Griffin

Jul 5, 2019

   Frederick Scott Griffin, 61, of 1526-B West Queen Street, Edenton, NC, died Friday, July 5, 2019, in his home.

   Scott was born in Chowan County on December 18, 1957, and was the son of the late Frederick H. and Lois Emminizer Griffin. An equipment operator with Jimbo Jumbo’s of Edenton, he was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.

   Surviving are...

Eleanor Stanley Bartley

Eleanor Stanley Bartley

Jul 3, 2019

   Eleanor Stanley Bartley, 93, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mrs. Bartley was born in Fairmont, WV on October 13, 1925, and was the only child of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Stanley. Growing up she was the drum majorette in high school, and after school worked at Lillian’s Dress Shop (owned by...

Lois Brown Hofler

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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...

Louis H. White, Jr.

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...

Kristopher Lee Midgett

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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Dr. Janet Irene Riddick

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

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...

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