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P. Gene Hohenstein

P. Gene Hohenstein

Jun 27, 2023

   Philip Gene Hohenstein, 84, of Hertford, NC, and formerly of Queensbury, NY, went home to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 from Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mr. Hohenstein was born in Albany County, NY on July 12, 1938 and was the son of the late Willard Fred and Ethel Louise Weatherwax Hohenstein. In addition to...

Jean Ellen Knight Nobles

Jean Ellen Knight Nobles

Jun 26, 2023

   Jean Ellen Knight Nobles, 62 of Chesapeake, VA, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2023 following a short illness.

   Jean was born in Bainbridge, GA on September 24, 1960 and was the daughter of the late Thurman Lawrence Knight, Jr. and Mary Evelyn Gunn Knight Bischoff. Raised in a military family, Jean lived in cities up and down the east...

Jo Ann Stout Vadon

Jo Ann Stout Vadon

Jun 26, 2023

 

   Jo Ann Stout Vadon, 82, of 320 Blackbeard’s Road, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023 in ECU Health Cowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Vadon was born in Mercer County, NJ on February 28, 1941, and was the daughter of the late John Henry and Ella Rose Calabrese Stout. A retired clerk from the New Jersey State of Student Assistance, upon...

Myrtle Ann Reed Marshall

Myrtle Ann Reed Marshall

Jun 26, 2023

   Myrtle Ann Reed “Turk” Marshall, 94, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023.

   Born in Chowan County on July 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Lindsey Reed and Martha Elizabeth Cannon Reed. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Susan Sumner Byrum Boltz, and by siblings, Doris...

Lois Bunch Bryant

Lois Bunch Bryant

Jun 26, 2023

   Lois Bunch Bryant, 94, of 544 Chambers Ferry Road, Edenton, NC, died Monday, June 26, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Bryant was born in Chowan County on March 26, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Horace E. and Stella Riddick Bunch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert...

Geraldine Bunch Bass

Geraldine Bunch Bass

Jun 25, 2023

   Geraldine Bunch Bass, 91, of 2228 US Highway 17 North, Merry Hill, NC, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 25, 2023 from ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

   Mrs. Bass was born in Gates County on January 3, 1932 and was one of twelve children born to the late Osia and Sally Stallings Bunch. In addition to her...

Barbara Ann Dail Rominger

Barbara Ann Dail Rominger

Jun 24, 2023

   Barbara Ann Dail Rominger, 84, of 236 Creek Drive, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 24, 2023, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City surrounded by her close family.

   Mrs. Rominger was born in Chowan County on January 5, 1939. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Daniel and Roxie Ora Dail. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

McKay Washington Riddick

McKay Washington Riddick

Jun 22, 2023

   McKay Washington Riddick, 91, of 1357 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, died Thursday, June 22, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Riddick was born in Gates County on June 5, 1932 and was the last surviving of 11 children born to the late Oscar and Fonnie Mae Stallings Riddick. His sisters were Ruby Lee...

Ima Jean Bass Lane

Ima Jean Bass Lane

Jun 22, 2023

   Ima Jean Bass Lane, 87, of Wynne Fork Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, June 22, 2023 in her home where she was surrounded by her loving family.

   Mrs. Lane was born in Chowan County on March 7, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Carey Augustus and Martha Harrell Bass. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Viola Mansfield Olah

Viola Mansfield Olah

Jun 22, 2023

   Viola Mansfield Olah, 97, of Herford, NC, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2023 in Laurel Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Elizabeth City.

   A graveside service will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the Olah Family Cemetery at the home, 938 West Bear Swamp Road, Hertford, and will be conducted by Chaplain Davin Phillips.

   Miller & Van Essendelft, Funeral and...

Sarah Hucks Pillow

Sarah Hucks Pillow

Jun 21, 2023

   Sarah Lou Hucks Pillow, 84, of Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Tyner and Edenton, NC, died on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in Angel Oak Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Myrtle Beach.

   Mrs. Pillow was born in Horry County, SC on December 15, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Jonathan David and Annie Elizabeth McCormick Hucks. In addition...

Jack Richards, Jr.

Jack Richards, Jr.

Jun 21, 2023

   Jack Richards, Jr. 72, of 186 Skinner Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Richards was born in Orlando, FL on November 16, 1950, and was the son of the late Jack, Sr. and Alberteen Long Richards. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Betty Jo Maslow, JoAnn Bollinger,...

Michele Lee Ashbaugh

Michele Lee Ashbaugh

Jun 16, 2023

   Michele Lee Ashbaugh, 52, of 283 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Friday, June 16, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Michele was born in Seneca County, New York on October 4, 1970, and was the daughter of the late Roy Henry Ashbaugh, Sr. and Joanne Snyder.

   Her life was a traveled one, and...

William D. "Bill" Townson, III

William D. "Bill" Townson, III

Jun 16, 2023

   William D. “Bill” Townson, III, of Richmond, VA, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Townson was born in Murphy, NC on July 26, 1941 and was the son of the late William D. Townson, Jr. and Pearl W. Townson.

   As a teenager he began working for Townson Funeral Home in Murphy. He later moved to...

Mearplene Hudson Peeples

Mearplene Hudson Peeples

Jun 12, 2023

   Mearplene Hudson Peeples, 89, of 143 Poplar Neck Road, Edenton, NC, went to her eternal home on Monday, June 12, 2023 from ECU Health Bertie Hospital, Windsor.

   Mrs. Peeples was born in Edenton on September 4, 1933 and was raised in the Cotton Mill, one of four children born to the late David T. and Mollie Cayton Hudson. In addition...

Cedric Michael Leach, Sr.

Cedric Michael Leach, Sr.

Jun 12, 2023

   Cedric Michael “Noodie” Leach, Sr., 64, of 118 Southport Court, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Leach was born in Newport News, VA on October 8, 1958. The retired owner and operator of Leach Trucking, he enjoyed fishing, talking with friends, driving, and listening to jazz music.

   Surviving is his former wife, April Olds...

Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle

Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle

Jun 9, 2023

   Gaila Collingsworth Hurdle, 69, of 819 St. John’s Millennium Road, Aulander, NC, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023 in ECU Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mrs. Hurdle was born in Butler County, OH on April 7, 1954, and was the daughter of the late James Paris and Lois Virginia Powell Collingsworth. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

William Lewis Harrell, Jr.

William Lewis Harrell, Jr.

Jun 9, 2023

   William Lewis Harrell, Jr., 25 of 260 NC Highway 137, Gatesville, NC, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023.

   Born in Suffolk, VA on September 8, 1997, he was the son of William Lewis, Sr. and Lelia Bass Harrell of Gatesville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William M. and Catherine Vann Harrell, and maternal grandparents, Waverly G....

Eugene Fields Brown

Eugene Fields Brown

Jun 8, 2023

   SGM Eugene Fields “Gene” Brown, US Army Retired, 90, of 126 Old US Hwy 13, Winton, NC, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2023 at ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Mr. Brown was born in Hertford County on February 5, 1933, and was the son of the late James Edward and Louetta Collins Brown. In addition to his parents, he was...

Edward Wise Taylor, Jr.

Edward Wise Taylor, Jr.

Jun 8, 2023

   Edward Wise Taylor, Jr., 89, of 200 West Second Street, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, June 8, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Taylor was born in Bertie County on August 17, 1933, and was the son of the late Edward W. Taylor, Sr. and Sally Pearl Keeter Taylor. In addition to his parents,...

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