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Barbara Jean Moore Watkins

Barbara Jean Moore Watkins

Jun 11, 2019

   Barbara Jean Moore Watkins, 84, of 1924 Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in her home.

   Mrs. Watkins was born in the Farmville community of Pitt County on December 30, 1934, was the daughter of the late Joseph Hines Moore and Addie Dildy Moore, and was sister to Minnie Mae Moore Laughinghouse, Elizabeth Moore Lilley,...

Peggy Bunch Parks

Peggy Bunch Parks

Jun 10, 2019

   Peggy Bunch Parks, 79, of 224 Cannons Ferry Road, Tyner, NC, died Monday, June 10, 2019, in her home with her husband and daughters by her side.

   Mrs. Parks was born in Chowan County on June 16, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Hughes McGuire Bunch, Sr. and Mildred Waff Bunch. In addition to her parents, she was...

Eleanor Hunter White Bass

Eleanor Hunter White Bass

Jun 8, 2019

   Eleanor Hunter White Bass, 98, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019 in Edenton Primetime Assisted Living.

   Mrs. Bass was born in Perquimans County on September 3, 1920, and was the daughter of the late John E. and Mary Wood Hunter. The retired owner and operator of White's Dress Shoppe, she was a member of Hertford United Methodist...

Melvin Isaac Harrell

Melvin Isaac Harrell

Jun 8, 2019

   Melvin Isaac Harrell, 92, formerly of Rocky Hock Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Edenton Primetime Assisted Living.

   Mr. Harrell was born in Chowan County on June 11, 1926, and was the son of the late James Daughtery and Sarah Agnes Harrell. A retired farmer, carpenter, and commercial fisherman, he was a member of Rocky...

Wayne White

Wayne White

Jun 8, 2019

   W. Wayne White, 76, of 1226 Sound Shore Drive, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Vidant Bertie Hospital, Windsor.

   Mr. White was born in the Manns Harbor community of Dare County on August 13, 1942, and was the son of the late Melvin and Guelda Twiford White. A graduate of Chowan College, he later attended Virginia Tech University,...

Aileen Parker Jones

Aileen Parker Jones

Jun 7, 2019

   Aileen Parker Jones, 80, of 920 North Pembroke Avenue, Ahoskie, NC, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Jones was born in Hertford County on March 13, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Walter Raleigh and Irene Davis Parker. A retired teacher’s assistant on both the Elementary and Special Education levels, she was...

Margaret Taylor Loyd

Margaret Taylor Loyd

Jun 7, 2019

   Margaret Taylor Loyd, 86, of 1214 Blackfoot Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mrs. Loyd was born in Suffolk, VA on July 9, 1932, and was the daughter of the late George W. and Una Mary Ellis Taylor. A retired clerk with Leggett’s Department Store, she had formerly been a member...

Ressie Barco Ross

Ressie Barco Ross

Jun 6, 2019

   Ressie Wright Barco Ross, 97, of 152 Milltown Road, Shiloh, NC, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Born in Camden County on July 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Walter Forbes and Matilda Stevens Wright Barco. A homemaker, she was an active member of Shiloh Baptist Church. In addition to...

Julia Timberlake Bryant

Julia Timberlake Bryant

Jun 5, 2019

   Julia Killette Timberlake Bryant, 89, of Primetime Assisted Living, Edenton, NC, and formerly of Hampton Court in Rocky Mount, passed away into eternal rest on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

   Mrs. Bryant was born in Nash County, NC, grew up on Tarboro Street in Rocky Mount, and was the daughter of the late Leon Killette Timberlake and Julia Hudgins Edwards Timberlake....

Barbara Hobbs Blanchard

Barbara Hobbs Blanchard

Jun 4, 2019

   Barbara Dawn Hobbs Blanchard, 87, of 369 NC 32 North, Sunbury, NC, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 in her home.

   Mrs. Blanchard was born in Gates County on October 14, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Percy D. and Eva Barnes Hobbs. The retired Assistant Vice President of the Sunbury branch of First Citizens Bank (formerly Farmers Bank...

Catherine Lilley McLean

Catherine Lilley McLean

Jun 4, 2019

   Catherine Barnes Lilley McLean, 33, 3724 Iron Works Road, Reidsville, NC, surrendered her earthly body to claim the promise of Eternity with her Lord, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, from her home where she was surrounded by family.

   Catherine grew up in Gatesville, was baptized in and a member of Gatesville Baptist Church, graduated Gates County High School, and received...

Jeanne Smith O'Neal

Jeanne Smith O'Neal

Jun 2, 2019

   Jeanne LaMarr Smith O’Neal, 92, of 112 Pembroke Circle, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Vidant Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. O’Neal was born in Edenton on June 9, 1926, and was the daughter of the late Harry Lee and Effie Miller Smith. In earlier years she served as an Assistant Clerk of Superior Court for Chowan County under Lena...

Donald Keith Ashley

Donald Keith Ashley

Jun 2, 2019

   Donald Keith Ashley, 58, of Gates House Assisted Living, Gatesville, NC, passed away there on Sunday morning, June 2, 2019.

   Mr. Ashley was born in Hampton, Virginia on June 28, 1960, and was the son of the late George Norman and Johnnie Mae Worrell Ashley. A sales associate, he last worked with Biggs Cadillac-Buick-GMC in Elizabeth City. He was a...

Lynn Jordan Brinkley

Lynn Jordan Brinkley

Jun 1, 2019

   Lynn Jordan Brinkley, 54, of Knight's Lane, Corapeake, NC, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 in her home.

   Born in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of Janice Lee Bowen Jordan of Portsmouth, VA and the late Donald Ray Jordan. A homemaker, she had also worked as a caregiver for the elderly. She attended Mars Hill Baptist Church.

   Surviving in...

Joey Anderson

Joey Anderson

May 30, 2019

   Joseph E. “Joey” Anderson, III, died Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation in Hertford, NC.

   Joey was born in Broward County, Florida on December 24, 1970, and was the son of Joseph E. Anderson, Jr. of Edenton and Penelope Ann Baker of Sebastian, Florida.

   In addition to his parents, he is survived by many extended family...

James Curtis "Chief" Oiler

James Curtis "Chief" Oiler

May 30, 2019

   James Curtis “Chief” Oiler, US Navy Ret., 85, of 116 Comanche Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, May 30, 2019, in his home.

   Mr. Oiler was born in Langsville, OH on February 19, 1934, and was the son of the late Grada and Madge Hampton Oiler. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served for 22 years in the United States...

Linda Weber McGraw

Linda Weber McGraw

May 30, 2019

   Linda Lee Weber McGraw, 76, of Currituck, NC, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. McGraw was born in Jefferson County, KY, on July 10, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Otto Robert and Opal Lee Callebs Weber. A retired Human Resources Manager, she was a member of the Red Hat Society. In...

Mary James Hardin

Mary James Hardin

May 30, 2019

   Mary Elizabeth James Hardin, 96, of Edenton Primetime Assisted Living, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, May 30, 2019.

   Mrs. Hardin was born in Washington, NC on May 28, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Marvin William and Marie Tingle James. A homemaker, she was a member of Edenton United Methodist Church.

   In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Illa Pearl Freeman Parks

Illa Pearl Freeman Parks

May 29, 2019

   Illa Pearl Freeman Parks, 97, of Edenton Primetime Assisted Living, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

   Mrs. Parks was born in Bertie County on October 29, 1921, and was the youngest child and only daughter of the late Charlie H. and Nannie Jane Hughes Freeman. A homemaker, she had worked at George C. Moore Company, and was...

Stacey Gail Davis

Stacey Gail Davis

May 28, 2019

   Stacey Gail Davis, 47, of 753 Mount Hermon Church Road, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Born in Chowan County on March 30, 1972, she was the daughter of Leonard and Debbie Hurdle Davis of Elizabeth City. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Freddie and Vivian Davis,...

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