Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Joshua Paul Copeland
Sep 28, 2024
Joshua Paul “Josh” Copeland, 26, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2024, in his home.
Josh was born in Chowan County on December 13, 1997, and was the son of Arthur David and Sarah Narron Copeland of Hertford. He was preceded in death by his brother, John Copeland, paternal grandparents, Arthur Minnis and Lillian May Burroughs Copeland, and by...
Anita Sexton Riddick
Sep 27, 2024
Anita Louise Sexton Riddick, 79, of Edenton, NC, passed away Friday, September 27, 2024, in Laurel Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Riddick was born in Chowan County on May 3, 1945, and was the daughter of the late William A. and Maybelle Parks Sexton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Dianthia...
Barbara Tyson Brabble
Sep 25, 2024
Barbara Tyson Brabble, of 108 River Road, Hertford, NC passed away at the age of 78 years old on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
Born in Washington County on April 2, 1946, Barbara was the daughter of the late Fred and Wilma Davenport Tyson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Henry W....
Norma Cartwright Turner
Sep 20, 2024
Norma Cartwright Turner, 78, of Belvidere, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2024, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Turner was born in Perquimans County on November 15, 1945, and was the daughter of the late William Alphonso, Sr. and Myrtle Joyce Kight Cartwright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Sandra Nix Kelso
Sep 20, 2024
Elizabeth City, NC---
Sandra Raye Nix Kelso, 72, of 103 Green Run Court, passed away and joined her Heavenly Father on Friday, September 20, 2024 from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Kelso was born in Marion County, IN on April 15, 1952, and was the daughter of the late Luther Trevis and Nona May Short Nix. In addition to her...
Linwood G. Boynton
Sep 19, 2024
Linwood G. Boynton, 81, of Hertford, NC, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2024.
Born on August 27, 1943, in Jefferson, Maine, he was the son of the late Pearl and Marie Feyler Boynton. Linwood graduated from Lincoln Academy in Jefferson, Maine and went on to serve his country with honor and distinction, becoming the youngest Chief Warrant Officer ever commissioned...
Mary Owens Dunton
Sep 18, 2024
Mary Louise Owens "Teenie" Dunton, 89, of Hobbsville Road, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City. Ms. Dunton was born in Perquimans County on November 29, 1934, and was the daughter of the late William W. and Matie Nixon Owens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Irene Scaff...
Ronnie Edwards
Sep 18, 2024
Walter Ronnie Edwards, 80, of 652 West Millpond Road, Roper, NC, died Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in ECU Beaufort County Hospital, Washington, NC.
Mr. Edwards was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 18, 1944, and was the only child born to the late L.M. Edwards, Jr. and Pearl Twiddy Edwards.
A graduate of North Carolina State University, he had retired as...
Whitney Divers Stallings
Sep 17, 2024
Whitney Divers Stallings, 38, of 102 Bank Street, Hobbsville, NC, died Tuesday, September 17, 2024, in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Whitney was born in Chowan County on August 29, 1986. A graduate of Perquimans County High School, she was a member of Hobbsville Baptist Church.
Surviving are her parents, Martin Ellison “Marty” and Toni Divers Stallings of Hobbsville; her sister, Kinnan Ellison...
James Everett Elliott
Sep 16, 2024
Moyock, NC---
James Everett "Hook" Elliott, 60, of 2044 Caratoke Highway, died Monday, September 16, 2024 in his home.
Mr. Elliott was born in Norfolk, VA on December 11, 1963, and was the son of Billy Gene Elliott of Currituck and the late Mary Cobb Morelen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Alice Ziegel Elliott,...
Portia Lee Burgess
Sep 14, 2024
Shiloh, NC---
Portia Lee McPherson Burgess, 92, of the Old Trap community of Camden County, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Mrs. Burgess was born in Camden County on August 17, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Winfred McPherson and Alida Gregory McPherson Burgess. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather,...
Barbara Moore Sawyer
Sep 13, 2024
Barbara Ann Moore Sawyer, 86, of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, September 13, 2024 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Sawyer was born in Redwood, Virginia on November 27, 1937 and was the daughter of the late John Raymond Moore and Hilda Harrison Sawyer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Douglas...
Robert Joseph O'Hara
Sep 12, 2024
Robert Joseph O'Hara, 88, of the Snug Harbor community of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024 in his home where he was surrounded by his family. He was a pillar of strength to his family and friends, whose exceptional character was evident to all who had the privilege of knowing him.
Mr. O'Hara was born in Dorchester, MA on...
Catherine Roche Harrell
Sep 12, 2024
Catherine Mae Roche Harrell, 89, of 152 Battlefield Court, Manteo, NC, died Thursday, September 12, 2024, in The Hospice House of Hampton Roads in Virginia Beach, VA.
Mrs. Harrell was born in Long Beach. CA, on July 19, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Francis Joseph Roche and Viola Mae Pigg Roche Tripp. In addition to her parents, she...
Jimmy Brown Turner
Sep 8, 2024
Belvidere, NC---
Jimmy Brown Turner, 79, of Belvidere, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 8, 2024, in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Turner was born in Perquimans County on August 8, 1945, and was the son of the late Rudy Lee Turner and Lillie Mae Smith Turner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant...
Lyle Edson Dewees, Jr.
Sep 7, 2024
Lyle Edson Dewees, Jr., 65, of 201 Oak Ridge Drive, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, September 7, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Dewees was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland, on July 8, 1959, and was the son of the late Lyle E., Sr. and Betty Travers Dewees.
A retired lineman with PEPCO, he was a member of Local 1700,...
David Bunch
Sep 7, 2024
James David "Crunch" Bunch, 61, of Riverby Farm Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, September 7, 2024, in Edenton.
David was born in Chowan County on November 21, 1962, and was the son of the late Clarence Edward and Inez Virginia Hughson Bunch.
Employed through the years with area businesses, Leary Brothers Storage, Valhalla Produce Corp., and C.A Perry & Son, he had...
Nanette Jones Cohoon
Sep 4, 2024
Nanette Jones Cohoon, 92, of 1164 Ocean Highway North, Hertford, NC, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Mrs. Cohoon was born in Nash County on August 22, 1932, and was the fifth child and only daughter of the late Benjamin Britton Jones and Alice Sawyer Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
H. Gene Boyce
Sep 4, 2024
Howard Gene Boyce, 81, of 132 West Market Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in his home.
Mr. Boyce was born in Perquimans County on October 30, 1942, and was the son of the late James Edward and Grace Caroline Rogerson Boyce. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Edward and Julian...
Kenneth Scott Lighton
Sep 4, 2024
Kenneth Scott “Ken” Lighton, SCPO, USN Retired, 62, died Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in Warren County, NC as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.
Mr. Lighton was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on July 17, 1962, and was the son of the late Paul G. Lighton and Barbara Keen Minchew.
Senior Chief Lighton served in the United States Navy for...
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