Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Joan Lee Bruce
Aug 14, 2024
Joan Lee Bruce, 70, of 136 Red Maple Avenue, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2024, in her home.
Ms. Bruce was born in Norfolk, VA on March 7, 1954, and was the daughter of the late Richard Eugene and Peggy Geraldine Davis Bruce. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Joy Bruce.
A retired...
Marian Benton Briggs
Aug 13, 2024
Marian Benton Briggs, 91, of Graham Road, Greensboro, NC, died Tuesday, August 13, 2024, in her home where she was cared for by her daughter.
Mrs. Briggs was born in Gates County on September 30, 1932, one of four daughters born to the late Clyde H. and Olive Beamon Benton. In addition to her parents, a daughter, Sharon Briggs,...
John Wayne Castello
Aug 9, 2024
John Wayne “Pappy” Castello, 75, of Powellsville, NC, passed Friday, August 9, 2024, in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. Castello was born in Hertford County on January 30, 1949, and was the son of the late John Rudolph and Anna Belle Bowen Castello. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Lynette Willoughby.
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Murray Monds Winslow
Aug 9, 2024
Murray Monds Winslow, 61, of 143 Lawrence Lane, Gates, NC, died Friday, August 9, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Winslow was born in Hertford County on December 19, 1962, and was the son of the late Charlie N. and Sybil Monds Winslow. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mellisa...
James Ray Herba
Aug 7, 2024
James Ray “Lil Jimmy” Herba, 23, of Hertford, NC, had his life cut short on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
Lil Jimmy was born in Pasquotank County on March 30, 2001. From an early age, he always had a love for the outdoors, was an avid fisherman, and loved to tear things apart and then put them back together again....
Patty Pennington Jordan
Aug 7, 2024
Patty Joan Pennington Jordan, 91, of 2104 Albemarle Drive, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, August 7, 2024, in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Jordan was born in Marion County, Indiana on September 29, 1932, and was the daughter of the late John J. and Ivy Myrtle Lane Pennington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Horace...
Peggy Perry Hooper
Aug 7, 2024
Peggy Louise Perry Hooper, 87, a longtime resident of New York, died Wednesday, August 7, 2024, in Commonwealth Senior Living of Hampton, VA.
Ms. Hooper was born in Chowan County on December 11, 1936, and was one of nine children born to the late William Fletcher and Edith P. Perry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Johnny Mack Hendrix
Aug 6, 2024
Johnny Mack Hendrix, 83, of 242 Cannon’s Ferry Road, Tyner, NC, died Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in Gates House Assisted Living in Gatesville.
Mr. Hendrix was born in Chowan County on March 10, 1941, and was the son of the late Noah M. “Mack” and Adelaide Layden Hendrix. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother,...
Gracie Lee Eason Riddick
Aug 4, 2024
Gracie Lee Eason Riddick, 87, of Eason Lane, Belvidere, NC, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Ms. Riddick was born in Perquimans County on January 18, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Tom and Nettie Saunders Eason. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Margie Gregory,...
Alice Brown Tayloe
Aug 3, 2024
Alice Elizabeth Brown Tayloe, 62, of Hexlena, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 3, 2024, from ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville where she was surrounded by family.
Mrs. Tayloe was born in Ahoskie on April 19, 1962, and was the daughter of J.B. Brown of Ahoskie and the late Mary Alice Perry “Pug” Brown.
Employed...
Katherine Boyd May
Aug 1, 2024
Katherine Irene Boyd “Gooba” May, 76, of Knotts Island, NC, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 1, 2024, from Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Virginia Beach, VA.
Mrs. May was born in Norfolk, VA on March 25, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Harvey Thomas and Virginia Elizabeth Taylor Boyd. In addition to her parents,...
Michael Louis Mills
Aug 1, 2024
Michael Louis Mills, 84, of Tomball, TX, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, NC.
Mr. Mills was born in St. Bernard Parish, LA on January 26, 1940. A Marine Corps veteran, he retired following a long career as a newspaper printer. He was a Catholic by faith.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, James,...
Shirley Brinkley Umphlett
Jul 31, 2024
Shirley Brinkley Umphlett, 96, of Eure, NC, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
Mrs. Umphlett was born in Ahoskie on October 15, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Ledia A. and Lou Overton Brinkley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Millard L. Umphlett, her son-in-law, Eddie Williams,...
Edith Freeman Seiling
Jul 30, 2024
Edith Holmes Freeman Seiling, 105, of Gates, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Seiling was born in Gates County on January 9, 1919, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Ray and Virginia Elizabeth Pittman Freeman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Ellen Smith Hollowell
Jul 29, 2024
Ellen Christine Smith Hollowell, 86, of Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, July 29, 2024, in her home.
Mrs. Hollowell was born in Chowan County on March 7, 1938, and was the daughter of the late James Thomas Smith and Gladys Pearl Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Earl Hollowell, Sr,...
Jeanette Nixon Baker
Jul 29, 2024
Jeanette Nixon Baker, 77, of Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, July 29, 2024 in Three Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center, Windsor.
Mrs. Baker was born in Chowan County on December 21, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Ellie Edward and Lessie Bunch Nixon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David...
Henry Carlton "Honey" Elliott, Sr.
Jul 25, 2024
Henry Carlton “Honey” Elliott, Sr., 86, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024 in his daughter’s home in Hertford.
Mr. Elliott was born in Perquimans County on March 24, 1938, and was the son of the late Matthew Henry Elliott and Katherine Whitehurst Charles. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Fay Rogerson...
Timothy Lee Trueblood, Sr.
Jul 23, 2024
Timothy Lee Trueblood, Sr., 62, of Elizabeth City, NC, peacefully crossed over to Heaven on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, from his home where he was surrounded by his loving wife, children, and other family members.
Known by many as “Tim” or “Timmy”, he was born in Pasquotank County on February 23, 1962, and was the son of the late...
Hassie Shelburne "Bud" Reynolds II
Jul 22, 2024
Hassie Shelburne “Bud” Reynolds, II, 67, of Belvidere, NC, passed away Monday, July 22, 2024 in his home.
Bud was born in Danville, VA on May 24, 1957, and was the son of the late Hassie Shelburne “H.S.” Reynolds and Nan Ella White Reynolds. Retired as a Machinery Technician from the US Coast Guard after 20 years of service, he had...
Jane Moore Suggs
Jul 22, 2024
Jane Moore Suggs, 72, of 739 Arnold’s Beach Road, Roper, NC, died Monday, July 22, 2024, in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Suggs was born in Richmond, VA on August 23, 1951, and was raised in Windsor by her parents, the late Clyde Earl Moore, Sr. and Georgia Virginia Battle Moore. In addition to...
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