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Johnnie Blake Parker

Johnnie Blake Parker

Sep 27, 2023

   Johnnie Blake Parker, 85, of 1316 NC Highway 137, Eure, NC, died Wednesday, September 27, 2023 in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mr. Parker was born in and a life-long resident of the Eure community in Gates County and was the last surviving child born to the late James Kindred and Mary Polly Mullen Parker. His wife, Carolyn Mitchell Parker;...

Clyde Wood

Clyde Wood

Sep 26, 2023

   Willis Clyde Wood, 66, of 168 Hertford Beach Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in his home.

   Clyde was born in Edgecombe County on December 26, 1956, and was the son of the late Willis Rex Wood and Martha Lee Johnson Warren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Whitfield.

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Margaret Russell Trombley

Margaret Russell Trombley

Sep 26, 2023

   Margaret Ann Russell Chambers Trombley, 82, of 382 Hercules Court, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 in her home where she was being cared for by family.

   Mrs. Trombley was born in Portsmouth, VA on February 23, 1941, and was the daughter of the late Harry Nurney and Ida Mae White Russell. In addition to her parents,...

Ada Willey Carroll

Ada Willey Carroll

Sep 23, 2023

   Ada Louise Willey Carroll, 100 of Raleigh, NC, and a former longtime resident of Gates, died Saturday, September 23, 2023 at her home.

   Ada was born in Gates County on March 18, 1923 and was the only daughter born to the late Dan Arthur and Rosa Whedbee Willey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Jimmy Wayne Tarkington

Jimmy Wayne Tarkington

Sep 22, 2023

   Jimmy Wayne Tarkington, 64, of Long Ridge Road, Plymouth, NC, died Friday, September 22, 2023 in ECU Medical Center, Greenville.

   Jimmy was born in Chowan County on May 30, 1959 and was the son of the late Paul Alton and Frances Harrell Tarkington. He was a graduate of Creswell High School in the class of 1977. In addition to his...

Nell Pierce Little

Nell Pierce Little

Sep 22, 2023

   Nell Pierce Little, 82, of 143 NC Highway 45 South, Merry Hill, NC, died Friday, September 22, 2023 in ECU Health Inpatient Hospice.

   Mrs. Little was born in Colerain on January 29, 1941 and was the daughter of the late DeFord and Nettie Ruth Harrell Pierce. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Ruth...

Sarah Langston Parker Haddock

Sarah Langston Parker Haddock

Sep 21, 2023

   Sarah Langston Parker Haddock, 97, a former longtime resident of Atlanta, GA, and more recently of Inspired Living at Alpharetta, died Thursday, September 21, 2023.

   Mrs. Haddock was born in what is now known as Suffolk, VA on September 27, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Borland Thomas and Hannah Kate Parker. In addition to her parents, she...

Bill McCleney

Bill McCleney

Sep 21, 2023

   William Odell “Bill” McCleney, 82, of Richmond, VA, died on September 21, 2023.

   Bill was born on September 26, 1940, in Chowan County, N.C. He was predeceased by his father, William Carey McCleney and his mother, Evelyn Jernigan McCleney.

   Bill is survived by his loving and caring sister, Jean M. Turk of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; dear friends, Pam and Walker...

Brenda Lee Morgan

Brenda Lee Morgan

Sep 20, 2023

   Brenda Lee Morgan, 58, of Stocks Lane, Corapeake, NC, died Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in Chesapeake Health & Rehabilitation Center, Chesapeake, VA.

   Brenda was born in Norfolk, VA on November 24, 1964 and was the daughter of the late Walter J., Sr. and Marie Stocks Morgan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant children,...

Robert George Exler

Robert George Exler

Sep 20, 2023

   Robert George Exler, 77, of Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023 with his loving family by his side.

   Mr. Exler was born in Dearborn, MI on June 5, 1946 and was the son of the late George William Exler and Eleanor Pisaneschi Exler. The family moved to Tennessee and eventually settled in Pittsburgh, PA. His formative years were...

Evelyn Rae Flowers

Evelyn Rae Flowers

Sep 18, 2023

   Evelyn "Ebbie" Rae Flowers, of Gates, NC, born September 12, 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama passed September 18, 2023. She was predeceased in death by her parents, James and Mary Flowers, brothers, Charles and James, sisters Mary Margaret and twin Clara Mae, and her son, James Kalwite. She is survived by son Louis Kalwite III (Lynn) and daughter Katherine Kalwite, grandchildren...

Robert Leroy Phelps, Sr.

Robert Leroy Phelps, Sr.

Sep 17, 2023

   Robert Leroy Phelps, Sr., 83, of 1217 Barber Road, Roper, NC, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023 in ECU Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mr. Phelps was born in Washington County on January 3, 1940 and was the son of the late Loomis Bobby “L.B.” Phelps and Mary Frances White Mason. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Velma Layden Owens

Velma Layden Owens

Sep 17, 2023

   Velma Faye Layden Owens, 100, of Wilmington, NC, and formerly a longtime resident of Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023 in North Chase Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Wilmington.

   Mrs. Owens was born in Perquimans County on August 19, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Parker Layden and Luna Ester Winslow Layden. In addition to her...

Philip Burke Thomason

Philip Burke Thomason

Sep 13, 2023

   Philip Burke “Phil” Thomason, 65, of 411 Evans-Bass Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Phil was born in Greenville, SC on August 6, 1958 and was the son of Grace Elizabeth Sims Thomason of Hertford and the late Billy Burke Thomason. In addition to his father, he...

Jesse Lee Elks

Jesse Lee Elks

Sep 13, 2023

   Jesse Lee Elks, 81, born to Roy L. and Retha P. Elks on December 14, 1941, in Chocowinity, NC, departed from this world on September 13, 2023 to his heavenly home. Jesse was often late to events in his life, a habit that started early; he was 6 minutes behind his twin sister Tessie (Jimmy Hudson). His family grew with...

Norma Wells Hardee

Norma Wells Hardee

Sep 11, 2023

   Norma Jean Wells “Sunny” Hardee, 67, of Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, September 11, 2023.

   Mrs. Hardee was born in Washington, D.C. on September 5, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Wells, Jr. and June Gray Crawford Wells. Employed as a home health aide for many years, she was a member of New Hope Church. An...

Lynda Engle Rash

Lynda Engle Rash

Sep 9, 2023

   Lynda Diane Engle Rash, 63, of Chesapeake, VA, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

   Mrs. Rash was born in Brunswick, GA on October 7, 1959, and was the daughter of the late James Robert and Mary LaBlanche Johnson Engle. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, she dearly loved her family and enjoyed spending time with...

Jack Blanchard

Jack Blanchard

Sep 9, 2023

   Elliott Jackson “Jack” Blanchard, 89, of Virginia Beach, VA, died Saturday, September 9, 2023 in Chesapeake Health & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mr. Blanchard was born in Gates County, NC on January 28, 1934 and was the son of the late John Titus and Edith Baker Blanchard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Mark Randall...

Barbara Huddleston Mathias

Barbara Huddleston Mathias

Sep 8, 2023

   Barbara Louise Huddleston Mathias, 82, of 455 Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, died Friday, September 8, 2023 in her home.

   Mrs. Mathias was born in Charleston, West Virginia on May 1, 1941. She and her late husband were the owners and operators of Tip’s Store, a local landmark and community grocery store located at the Willeyton and Medical Center roads intersection...

Michael Lee Rethford

Michael Lee Rethford

Sep 5, 2023

   Michael Lee “Mike” Rethford, 76, of 1395 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Windsor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

   Mr. Rethford was born in Mercer County, WV on February 9, 1947, and was the son of the late George Lee Rethford and Katie Louise Phelps Rethford Sutton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

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