Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Ron Crocker
Dec 22, 2023
Ronald Wayne “Ron” Crocker, 74, 114 Willey Lane, Gatesville, NC, died Friday, December 22, 2023 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Crocker was born in Suffolk on October 30, 1949 and was the son of the late Willie Harvey and Lovie Hattie Lewis Crocker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Mildred and...
Audrey Jackson Bunch
Dec 21, 2023
Audrey Jackson Bunch, 87, of 150 Smith Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, December 21, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Bailey where she had been living since her health began declining.
Mrs. Bunch was born in Chowan County on February 11, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Colon Stonewall Jackson Sr. and Pearl Futrell Jackson. In addition to...
Megan Coker Swartz
Dec 21, 2023
Megan Elizabeth Coker Swartz, 31, of 1437 Holly Neck Road, Roper, NC, died Thursday, December 21, 2023 in Ahoskie Health & Rehabilitation.
Megan was born in Washington County on March 16, 1992 and was the daughter of Lonnie W. and Cindy Leary Coker of Roper. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Margaret and Luther Leary; paternal grandparents,...
Joseph Basil "Joe" Graves, Jr.
Dec 19, 2023
Joseph Basil “Joe” Graves, Jr., 79, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, surrounded by his wife and daughters.
Joe was born and raised in Washington, DC to the late Joseph, Sr. and Wanda (Puljanowski) Graves. His parents allowed him freedom and independence at a very early age. He traveled with friends on the bus throughout the city...
Alice Shattuck White
Dec 19, 2023
Alice Rebecca Shattuck White, 75, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City, surrounded by her children, several grandchildren and their spouses, her sister, her Pastor, and a close family friend. She entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior peacefully, knowing that her earthly days were ending and her eternity...
Heather Ann Bandy
Dec 19, 2023
Heather Ann Bandy, 40, of 590 South Square Drive, Apartment 3, Winterville, NC, died Tuesday, December 19, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Heather was born in Norfolk, Virginia on September 13, 1983 and was the daughter of the late Johnny Ray Bandy and Deborah Ann Deel Vanhorn. Disabled from birth, it didn’t stop a loving personality from shining...
Mildred Byrum Gregory
Dec 18, 2023
Mildred Byrum Gregory, 93, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mrs. Gregory was born in Perquimans County on August 27, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Oscar Lucius and Eva Copeland Byrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wilton Allee Gregory,...
Allen Narron
Dec 17, 2023
Leslie Allen Narron, 60, of 6570 Fairway Drive, Grifton, NC, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023 in his home.
Allen was born in Pasquotank County on January 22, 1963, and was the son of the late Leslie Lee and Sarah Louvinia Caddy Narron. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his nephew, John Copeland. For the...
April Alexandra Tapia
Dec 17, 2023
April Alexandra Tapia, 24, of 214 Oak Ridge Drive, Edenton, NC, died Sunday, December 17, 2023 in her home.
April was born on November 21, 1999 in Laredo, Texas and was baptized in faith at San Martin De Porres Catholic Cathedral. After moving to Edenton, she attended Lawrence Academy in Merry Hill. April danced from an early age until her...
Lee Fields, Sr.
Dec 16, 2023
James Lee Fields, Sr., 60, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Lee was born in Norfolk, VA on October 9, 1963, and was the son of Ellen Smith Hollowell and the late John Arthur Fields. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Audrey Keene. The...
Mary Louise Spivey
Dec 14, 2023
Mary Louise Spivey, 90, of NC 32 South, Hobbsville, NC, died Thursday, December 14, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Dunn.
Born in Gates County on August 6, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Willard H. and Mary Ann Umphlett Spivey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Fletcher “Pop” Spivey,...
Dale Davis McDuffie
Dec 13, 2023
Dale Davis McDuffie, 78, of 611 Court Street, Gatesville, NC, died Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Mrs. McDuffie was born in the village of Columbia in Tyrrell County on September 1, 1945 and was the daughter of the late H. Edward and Christeen Chaplin Davis. A graduate of East Carolina University, she had retired as a teacher after a career serving...
Michael Chinsolo
Dec 12, 2023
Michael “Mike” Chinsolo, 83, of Jackson Springs, NC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC, with his loving family by his side.
Mike was born on July 21, 1940, in Welch, West Virginia, to the late Lorina C. Dail. He retired from Chowan County Jail in Edenton, NC as Chief...
Herbert Lee Williams, Jr.
Dec 10, 2023
Herbert Lee Williams, Jr., 102, died in joyful peace on Sunday, December 10, 2023 at his family homeplace, 231 Ridge Road, Belvidere, NC, where he was born and resided all of his life.
Mr. Williams was born on August 10, 1921, and was the son of the late Herbert Lee Williams, Sr. and the late Mary Etta Tuttle Williams. In...
Virginia Rountree Smith
Dec 10, 2023
Virginia Rountree Smith, 94, of 980 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 10, 2023 in her home where she was surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Smith was born in Gates County on June 26, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah Rountree. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
James Melvin Russell
Dec 9, 2023
James Melvin Russell, 63, of 124 Coffield Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, December 9, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Russell was born on August 27, 1960 in Portsmouth, VA and was the son of the late Andrew and Barbara Smith Russell. Formerly employed as a groundsman with Norfolk Southern Railway, he was a member of Faith Fellowship Baptist...
Floyd Edward Benton
Dec 9, 2023
Floyd Edward Benton, 95, of Hertford, NC, died Saturday, December 9, 2023 in Edenton Primetime Assisted Living.
Mr. Benton was born in Perquimans County on October 1, 1928, and was the son of the late George Edward and Mary Elizabeth Keaton Benton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betsy Ward Benton, and the...
Rusty Stallings
Dec 9, 2023
Louis Richard “Rusty” Stallings, IV, entered eternal rest at his residence in Belvidere, NC on Saturday, December 9, 2023.
Rusty was born in Elizabeth City on November 16, 1997 to Louis Richard “Ricky” Stallings, III and Ann Denise Winslow Stallings. He resided in Belvidere for his entire life and leaves behind a large family and numerous friends to cherish his...
Diane Ainsley Outlaw
Dec 9, 2023
Evelyn Diane Ainsley Outlaw, 78, of Aulander, NC, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023 in Windsor House.
Mrs. Outlaw was born in Tyrrell County on July 11, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Howard, Sr. and Ima Jeanette Phelps Ainsley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Outlaw, a brother,...
Margie Ward Stallings
Dec 9, 2023
Margie Ward Stallings, 90, of Virginia Beach, VA, and formerly of Belvidere, NC, died at home Saturday, December 9, 2023. Because of her faith, she is now in heaven with Jesus.
Mrs. Stallings was born in Gates County, NC on June 12, 1933; the daughter of the late Julian and Beulah Nixon Ward. In addition to her parents, she was...
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