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Pete Belch

Pete Belch

Mar 21, 2016

   Dolphus Leon “Pete” Belch, 86, of 1734 Rocky Hock Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, March 21, 2016 in Washington County Hospital, Plymouth.

 

   Mr. Belch was born in Bertie County on January 6, 1930, and was the son of the late William Thomas and Mary Pierce Belch. A retired service technician with Sears, he was a member of Rocky...

Alfred F. Muzer, Sr.

Alfred F. Muzer, Sr.

Mar 17, 2016

   Alfred F. Muzer, Sr., 81, of 96 Old Rail Bed, Gates, NC, died Thursday, March 17, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Muzer was born in Hoboken, NJ on October 1, 1934, and was the son of the late Adam J. and Bertha Halmo Muzer. A retired maintenance supervisor from the City of Warsaw in Warsaw, FL, he thoroughly enjoyed...

Benjamin Ernest Smith

Benjamin Ernest Smith

Mar 15, 2016

   Benjamin Ernest Smith, 96, of 318 Old US Hwy 17, Hertford, NC, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   Mr. Smith was born in Perquimans County on September 29, 1919, and was the son of the late Roscoe and Mollie Harrell Smith. Retired from Towe-Pike Grain & Supply Company where he worked for 35...

Jennifer Johnson Sparks

Jennifer Johnson Sparks

Mar 13, 2016

   Jennifer Ann Johnson Sparks, 47, of Redwood Street, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, March 13, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

 

   Mrs. Sparks was born in Greenup, KY on December 24, 1968, and was the daughter of the late Denny and Sue Johnson. She was a homemaker.

 

   Surviving are her husband, Stanley Sparks; two daughters, Jessica Reynolds and Jordan...

Edward Major Gregory, Sr.

Edward Major Gregory, Sr.

Mar 12, 2016

   Edward Major Gregory, Sr., 95, of Northside Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

 

   A native and lifelong resident of Pasquotank County, Mr. Gregory was born March 29, 1920 to the late Eddie Williams and Mellie Overman Gregory. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...

William Truett "Speck" Bryant

William Truett "Speck" Bryant

Mar 9, 2016

   William Truett “Speck” Bryant, 75, of 441 NC Hwy 42, Colerain, NC, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Bryant was born in Bertie County on February 11, 1941 and was the son of the late Arthur D. and Opie Mitchell Bryant. A retired truck driver with American Cyanamid, he was a member of Wakelon Baptist Church.

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Joan Loraine Jardine Van Doren

Joan Loraine Jardine Van Doren

Mar 9, 2016

   Joan Loraine Jardine Van Doren, 83, of 121 Williams Street, Hertford, NC, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in her home.

      Mrs. Van Doren was born in Pompton Lakes, NJ on April 29, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Francis and Hettie McCarter Jardine. Retired as an accounting and payroll supervisor, she was a member of Hertford Baptist Church....

Ethel Baccus Winslow

Ethel Baccus Winslow

Mar 9, 2016

   Ethel Baccus Winslow, 91, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Cross Road Retirement Community in Asheboro.

      Born in Perquimans County on September 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Maggie Baccus. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Newby Winslow, her daughter-in-law, Danielle Winslow, a...

Chrystal Diggs Evans

Chrystal Diggs Evans

Mar 9, 2016

   Chrystal Mae Diggs Evans, 87, of 120 Willow Street, Hertford, NC, died peacefully Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

      Mrs. Evans was born in Mathews, VA on March 4, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Aubrey Linwood and Thelma Mae Ward Diggs. Retired from AT&T having been employed for 32 years in the...

Beverly Davidson Futrell

Beverly Davidson Futrell

Mar 9, 2016

   Beverly Jane Davidson Futrell, 87, of The Fountains at The Albemarle, Tarboro, NC, and formerly of Winton, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Tarboro.

 

   Mrs. Futrell was born July 14, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Kirby Butler Davidson and Pansy Odell Taylor Davidson. A graduate of Harrellsville High School, she was a homemaker, a loving wife...

Marjorie Burcalow Balis

Marjorie Burcalow Balis

Mar 9, 2016

   Marjorie “Marge” Elaine Burcalow Balis, of Hertford, passed away suddenly in her home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 following a wonderful two months of traveling to see family and friends in Florida and Texas. She loved to travel and enjoyed seeing her family.

 

   Marge was born in Monroe, Wisconsin on July 22, 1934 and was the third daughter in...

Steven Dale Toppin

Steven Dale Toppin

Mar 8, 2016

   Steven Dale Toppin, 53, of 33 Emily Street, Gates, NC, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie, while on duty as an EMT, providing life-saving treatment to a critically ill patient. Steve collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

 

   Steve was born September 16, 1962 and was the son of the...

Sylvia Yvonne Thompson Pedersen

Sylvia Yvonne Thompson Pedersen

Mar 7, 2016

   Sylvia Yvonne Thompson Pedersen, 80, of 1341 Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

 

   Mrs. Pedersen was born in Iredell County on January 11, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Dorman and Nona Fox Thompson. Retired from the Health Care field, specializing in “In Home” nursing, she...

Vernon Nathan Pope

Vernon Nathan Pope

Mar 5, 2016

   Vernon Nathan Pope, 59, of 630 US Hwy 13 South, Eure, NC, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.      Mr. Pope was born in Hertford County on March 30, 1956, and was the son of the late Vernon and Barbara Vann Pope. A licensed Electrician, he had retired as the Maintenance Supervisor of the Hertford County...

Frank Avent Williams, Jr.

Frank Avent Williams, Jr.

Mar 5, 2016

   Frank Avent Williams, Jr., 77, of 111 Sycamore Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

 

   Mr. Williams was born on April 6, 1938 in Pitt County, NC and was the son of the late Frank A., Sr. and Eula Winfree Williams. A retired HVACR mechanic, he was a member of Snug Harbor...

Judith Schneider Hudson

Judith Schneider Hudson

Mar 4, 2016

   Judith Ann Schneider Hudson, 74, of 118 Kimberly Drive, Edenton, NC, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 in Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville.

 

   Mrs. Hudson was born in Baltimore, MD on June 6, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Carl Max and Doris Annette Drenner Schneider. She was a retired manager with AT&T in Washington, DC.

 

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Jimmie Hofler

Jimmie Hofler

Feb 24, 2016

   James Myron “Jimmie” Hofler, Sr., 79, of 530 NC Hwy 32 South, Sunbury, NC, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 in his home.

 

   Mr. Hofler was born in Gates County on June 22, 1936, and was the son of the late H. Sidney and Thelma Riddick Hofler. He, with his father and brother, the late Bernard S. Hofler,...

Brenda Joyce McCune Hayes

Brenda Joyce McCune Hayes

Feb 23, 2016

   Brenda Joyce McCune Hayes, 69, formerly of Manassas, VA, and more recently of 388 Chinquapin Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in her home.

 

   Mrs. Hayes was born in Clay County, West Virginia on July 21, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Arvin Mason Eskridge and Eveylyn Virginia McCune. A retired electronics assembler, she...

Naomi Riddick Hunter

Naomi Riddick Hunter

Feb 22, 2016

   Naomi Lee Riddick Hunter, 79, of 341 Lake Road, Hertford, NC, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 in her home.

 

   Mrs. Hunter was born in Gates County on July 3, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Isaac “Ike” Riddick and Ethel Bunch Riddick. A retired supervisor with Don Juan Manufacturing, she was a faithful member of...

Marty Paige Riddick

Marty Paige Riddick

Feb 19, 2016

   Marty Paige Riddick, 58, of 369 Paige Riddick Road, Gates, NC, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 in his home.

 

   Marty was born in Suffolk, VA on July 17, 1957, and was the son of the late Paul Paige and Hope Outland Riddick. A 30 year employee of Smithfield Packing Corp., he was a member of Damascus Christian...

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