OBITUARIES

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Evelyn Boyd Taylor

Evelyn Boyd Taylor

Nov 20, 2018

   Evelyn Boyd Taylor, 96, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018.

   Mrs. Taylor was born in Beaufort County on January 15, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Robert Nicholson and Lucille Pinkham Boyd. A homemaker, for many years she had been active in Hertford United Methodist Church.

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

Mona Christian Evick

Mona Christian Evick

Nov 19, 2018

   Mona Refa Christian Evick, 61, of 120 Powhatan Trail, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, November 19, 2018, in VCU Medical Center, Richmond, VA.

   Mrs. Evick was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on August 28, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Loy Burman and Eleanor Jane Millard Christian. She was formerly employed in the Garden Shop at Leary...

Kathryne Ward Winslow

Kathryne Ward Winslow

Nov 19, 2018

   Kathryne Ann Ward Winslow, of 1584 County Line Road, Belvidere, NC, went peacefully to be with the Lord at 7:00 am on Monday, November 19, 2018, with her husband and children by her side.

   Kathryne was born January 11. 1936 to Charles R. and Lula Mae Mansfield Ward of Hertford. She was a longtime legal assistant with O. C. Abbott...

Myrtle Williams Perry

Myrtle Williams Perry

Nov 19, 2018

   Myrtle Gordon Williams Perry, 82, formerly of Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018, in Waterbrooke Assisted Living of Elizabeth City.

   Mrs. Perry was born in Perquimans County on March 26, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Claude Willis and Myrtle White Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Willis...

Jack Held

Jack Held

Nov 17, 2018

   John North “Jack” Held, 83, of 409 Surfside Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018.

   Mr. Held was born in Bellevue, Ohio, on May 23, 1935, and was the son of the late Joseph and Vona Drinen Held. The retired owner of Bellevue Hardware in Richmond, VA, he had served in the United States Air Force, and...

Patricia Weikel Griffin

Patricia Weikel Griffin

Nov 15, 2018

   Patricia Weikel "Pat" Griffin, 81, of Edenton, NC, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 15, 2018, peacefully in her home.

   Mrs. Griffin was born in Lavelle, PA on June 25, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Melvin Samuel and Elsie Hepler Weikel. Having served in many accounting and financial roles for the last 60 years, she began her profession...

Jack A. Dickerson

Jack A. Dickerson

Nov 14, 2018

   Jack A. Dickerson, 85, of Hertford, NC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, in his home.

   Born in Detroit, Michigan on June 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Dorris and Alice Dickerson. In 1951, Jack graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit and then followed his childhood love of electronics and attended the Electronics Institute...

Miriam Twine Byrum

Miriam Twine Byrum

Nov 14, 2018

   Miriam Clair Twine Byrum, 90, of 629 Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, in her home.

   Mrs. Byrum was born in Pitt County on January 10, 1928, and was the last surviving of six children born to the late Robert William “Bob” and Mary Eliza Twine. Both her high school and college educations were...

Teresa Oney Ray

Teresa Oney Ray

Nov 12, 2018

   Teresa Oney Ray, 67, formerly of Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018.

Born in Roanoke, VA on October 19, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Floyd, Jr. and Arlene Goad Oney. Employed as a nurse for many years, she was a member of Berea Church of Christ, and had also enjoyed fellowship in Cape Colony Church...

Maizel Leary Dunlow

Maizel Leary Dunlow

Nov 12, 2018

   Maizel Leary “Sug” Dunlow, 81, of 353 Mexico Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018, in her home.

   Mrs. Dunlow was born in Chowan County on March 18, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Patrick Leary and Sadie Mae Mizelle Leary Davis. Retired as a Loom Operator from George C. Moore Company, she was...

Jackie Bunch Ward

Jackie Bunch Ward

Nov 11, 2018

   Jacqueline Faye Bunch "Jackie" Ward, 75, of 355 Ryland Road, Tyner, NC, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 11, 2018, from her home where she was surrounded by her family.

   Mrs. Ward was born in Chowan County on November 8, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Otto Emmit Bunch and Novella Winslow Bunch Perry. A...

Bobby Ray Clifton

Bobby Ray Clifton

Nov 11, 2018

   Bobby Ray Clifton, 70, of 4619 Pea Ridge Road, Roper, NC, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018, in his home where he was surrounded by his family.

   Mr. Clifton was born in Chowan County on October 18, 1948, and was the son of the late Edward Ray and Mable Sue Holton Clifton. Retired from the NC Dept. of Transportation,...

James Alton Eure, Jr.

James Alton Eure, Jr.

Nov 10, 2018

   James Alton “Mole” Eure, Jr., 60, of 300 Taylor Mill Road, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018, in his home.

   Born May 28, 1958 in Ahoskie, he was a lifelong resident of Gates County. A carpenter, he was a member of Cool Spring Baptist Church, and had been active in the past with the White Oak Hunt Club, the...

Betty Godfrey Matthews

Betty Godfrey Matthews

Nov 9, 2018

   Alpha Betty Godfrey Matthews, 93, formerly of West Grubb Street, Hertford, NC, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018, in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation.

   Mrs. Matthews was born in Perquimans County on October 10, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Abraham Lincoln "Abe" Godfrey, Sr. and Carra Ward Godfrey. A homemaker, she was a member of Cedar...

Katherine Ownley Godfrey

Katherine Ownley Godfrey

Nov 8, 2018

   Katherine Ownley “Maw” Godfrey, 79, of 517 Castleton Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018.

   Mrs. Godfrey was born in Elizabeth City on October 9, 1939, and was the daughter of the late David Cain and Beatrice Dail Ownley. Formerly employed as a Case Worker with the Department of Social Services, she had also owned Memory Dolls...

Ann Sawyer Dobbins

Ann Sawyer Dobbins

Nov 8, 2018

   Ann Marie Sawyer Dobbins, 64, of 143 Tunis Road, Winton, NC, passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in her home.

   Mrs. Dobbins was born in Portsmouth, VA on December 30, 1953, and was the daughter of the late Phillip Preston and Trillis Peel Sawyer. A homemaker, she had formerly worked as a retail clerk. In addition to her parents,...

Jessie Winslow Williams

Jessie Winslow Williams

Nov 8, 2018

   Jessie Mae Winslow Williams, 97, of 231 Ridge Road, Belvidere, NC, died peacefully at her residence on Thursday, November 8, 2018. A native of Perquimans County, she was born on November 6, 1921 and was the daughter of Jesse Thomas Winslow, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Chappell Winslow.

   A beloved wife & mother and a doting grandmother & great-grandmother, Mrs. Williams...

Joseph Boyce

Joseph Boyce

Nov 7, 2018

   Melvin Joseph “Joe” Boyce, 71, of 1706F West Queen Street, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mr. Boyce was born in Perquimans County on February 25, 1947, and was the son of the late Jepty and Martha Trueblood Boyce. A former long distance driver for Green Arrow Transport Corp., he...

Denney Ellis

Denney Ellis

Nov 5, 2018

   Denise Mann Winslow “Denney” Ellis, 56, passed away on Monday, November 5, 2018, in Vidant Chowan Hospital in Edenton, NC.

   “Denney” was from Perquimans County, and was the daughter of Elva Mann Winslow of Hertford, and the late Cecil Edward Winslow. A graduate of Elizabeth City State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education, she was a former teacher...

Michael Anthony Scalpi

Michael Anthony Scalpi

Nov 4, 2018

   Michael Anthony Scalpi, 75, of Arapahoe Trail, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, November 4, 2018 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Scalpi was born in Norfolk, VA on June 13, 1943, and was the son of the late Ernest and Julia Oakes Scalpi. An entrepreneur, he was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Windsor. He was an...

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