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Amanda Jo Cybulski Clemons

Amanda Jo Cybulski Clemons

Oct 2, 2025

Amanda Jo Cybulski Clemons, 63, of Edenton, NC, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2025, in her home.

Born in New Jersey on November 20, 1961, Amanda was the daughter of the late Edward Michael and Shirley Louise Fox Cybulski.

Surviving is her husband of 15 years, Randall A. Clemons; a daughter, Crystal Ramos (Joe) of Corpus Christi, TX; two brothers, Keith and...

Joan Proctor Lane

Joan Proctor Lane

Oct 1, 2025

Joan Proctor Lane, 85, of 2645 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

Mrs. Lane was born in Perquimans County on December 3, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Louis Linwood and Nellie Mae Lane Proctor. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Hope Ives Raulerson

Hope Ives Raulerson

Oct 1, 2025

Hope Finn Ives Raulerson, 85, of Gates, NC, and formerly of Sunbury, NC, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in Gates House, Gatesville.

Mrs. Raulerson was born in Norfolk, VA on November 9, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Norman Charles, Sr. and Annie Eliza Overman Ives. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Champion Charles Cox

Champion Charles Cox

Sep 30, 2025

Champion Charles Cox, 86, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in Edenton House.

Mr. Cox was born in Cape May, NJ on April 2, 1939, and was the son of the late Lilburn and Jane Reeves Cox. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Cynthia V. Cox, who died...

Charles Joseph Cardone

Charles Joseph Cardone

Sep 29, 2025

Charles Joseph Cardone, 69, of Gatesville, NC, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025, in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

Mr. Cardone was born in Pittsburgh, PA on February 14, 1956, and was the son of the late Enio Patsy Cardone and Mary Christine Santillo Cardone.

Surviving is his wife, Sharon Cardone; a son, Jospeh A. “Joey” Cardone of Virginia Beach, VA; a...

Nancy Elisabeth Voltz Sorensen

Nancy Elisabeth Voltz Sorensen

Sep 27, 2025

Nancy Elisabeth Voltz Sorensen was born on November 2, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio. Her parents were Nancy and Irwin Voltz. She had one older brother, Jon Voltz. Nancy was a bold adventurer and left Ohio to attend college at the University of Colorado Boulder. In addition to attaining her degree and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority membership, she learned to ski....

Harvey Livingston Binns, III

Harvey Livingston Binns, III

Sep 27, 2025

Harvey Livingston Binns, III, of Edenton, NC, died peacefully in palliative care in ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

Harvey was born on September 17, 1940, in Savannah, Georgia, moved to Richmond, Virginia and graduated from Douglas Freeman High School. He graduated from Virginia Tech as a Second Lieutenant and served in the United States...

James "Jim" Broyles

James "Jim" Broyles

Sep 25, 2025

Born on March 1, 1940, in Westbourne, TN, to the late Clyde Edward Broyles and Hazel Cofer Broyles, James (Jim) was one of four children and the devoted husband of 67 years to Phyllis Simpson Broyles. A God-fearing family man and Navy Veteran who served his country and community went home to be with the Lord on September 25, 2025....

George Wayne Pierce

George Wayne Pierce

Sep 25, 2025

George Wayne Pierce, 71, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2025. He was a son of the late Charlie Clifton Pierce and Alethia Lydia Evans Pierce. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his children, Kimberly Ann Pierce, Melissa Ann Pierce and George Wayne Pierce, Jr.; his brother and sisters, Timmy Pierce, Jean Sawyer and Connie Bobko.

Surviving...

Evelyn Cartwright Overton

Evelyn Cartwright Overton

Sep 25, 2025

Evelyn Cartwright Overton, 85, of Hertford, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Evelyn was born in Perquimans County, NC on October 10, 1939. She was the wife of 64 years to the late James Overton and the daughter of Dockey Cartwright and Fannie Dail Stallings, both deceased.

Survivors include her two daughters, Ann Ferrell of...

Lawrence Glynn Riddick

Lawrence Glynn Riddick

Sep 25, 2025

   Lawrence Glynn Riddick, 82, of 1006 NC 32 South, died Thursday, September 25, 2025, in his home.

   Mr. Riddick was born in Suffolk, VA on December 30, 1942, and was the son of the late Lonnie Nathan and Katherine Eason Riddick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Alice Gaye Riddick Levy and...

Linda Ann Baxter Russell

Linda Ann Baxter Russell

Sep 23, 2025

Linda was a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose presence brought immense happiness to those around her. Her family was at the heart of her life, and she was deeply loved by all generations.

Linda had a deep appreciation for music and dancing, which added joy and vibrancy to her days. She found serenity and pleasure spending time at the...

John Wesley Smith

John Wesley Smith

Sep 18, 2025

John Smith, 64, of North Carolina, passed away suddenly on September 18, 2025, in a tragic commercial fishing accident. Born on November 7, 1960, in Stuart, Florida, John lived a life devoted to faith, family, and the sea.He was adopted by Jesse O. Smith and Alice C. Smith, missionaries in Papua New Guinea, and grew up with a strong foundation...

William Clyde "Billy" Elliott

William Clyde "Billy" Elliott

Sep 15, 2025

William Clyde “Billy” Elliott, 88, of Hertford, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, September 15, 2025, at ECU Health in Greenville, NC.

Mr. Elliott was born at his father’s home place on Chinquapin Road in Hertford on June 22, 1937, to the late William Freeland Elliott and Edna Mae Baker Elliott.

Surviving is his beloved and cherished...

Thomas Ervin Copeland

Thomas Ervin Copeland

Sep 14, 2025

Thomas Ervin Copeland, 85, of Corapeake, died Sunday, September 14, 2025. He was a son of the late Nathan Richard Copeland and Minnie Jackson Copeland. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by a son, Thomas Ervin Copeland, Jr.; brothers, Nathan Copeland, Jr., Johnny Copeland and Lenny Copeland; sisters, Pencie Copeland Perry Minter, Ruth Tadlock, Thelma Stancil,...

Samuel Leonis, Jr.

Samuel Leonis, Jr.

Sep 10, 2025

Samuel “Sam” Leonis, Jr., 90, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at The Landings of Albemarle, Hertford, with his loving family by his side.

Mr. Leonis was born in Frankfort, NY on February 14, 1935, and was the son of the late Samuel, Sr. and Evelyn Price Leonis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Betty Lou Staton Parker

Betty Lou Staton Parker

Sep 10, 2025

Betty Lou Staton Parker, 80, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Betty was born in Portsmouth, VA on November 19, 1944. She was the wife of the late Emmitt Earl Parker, Jr. and the daughter of Rufus Worthly Staton and Marie Frances Small Staton, both deceased.

Survivors include her five children, Jennifer Parker, Tanya Jones...

Jo Ann Rogers Eley

Jo Ann Rogers Eley

Sep 9, 2025

Jo Ann Rogers Eley, 84, of Moyock, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at Currituck House in Moyock.

Mrs. Eley was born in Williamston, NC on May 21, 1941, to the late Frank Lester Rogers and Marjorie Jones Rogers. A 1959 graduate of Williamston High School, she furthered her education at East Carolina College where she graduated in 1963 with...

Marcy Ertel Ashton

Marcy Ertel Ashton

Sep 3, 2025

Marcy Ertel Ashton, 75, of Edenton, NC passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025 with her loving and devoted family by her side. She was a daughter of the late Jerome Ertel and Vivian Hirschfeld Ertel.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 49 years, Douglas Wayne Ashton; her daughters, Sarah Plouffe (James) and Amanda Milam (Zachary); a son, Jeremy...

Marilyn June Reynolds

Marilyn June Reynolds

Aug 30, 2025

Marilyn June Reynolds, 86, of Edenton, NC passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

A native of Chicago Heights, IL, Marilyn was the wife of 52 years to the late Frederick Bill Reynolds and the daughter of Robert Ewing Nantz and Lillian June Herring Phipps, both deceased. Marilyn enjoyed traveling with her husband, Bill,...

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