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Brenda Jean McClenney Wolf

Brenda Jean McClenney Wolf

Feb 2, 2023

   Brenda Jean McClenney Wolf, 67, of 202 Pasquenoke Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, February 2, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.

   Brenda was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 17, 1956, and was the daughter of Mary Frances Hawkins Johnson of Gilmer, Texas, and the late Edward Curtis McClenney. Retired from Leon Nixon’s Catering, she attended Faith Pentecostal Holiness...

Betty Mizelle Peele

Betty Mizelle Peele

Feb 1, 2023

   Betty Mizelle Peele, 88, of 20450 Huebner Road, San Antonio, TX, died Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at her home surrounded by family and friends.

   Mrs. Peele a native of Bertie County, the daughter of Ballie Durham and Callie Davenport Mizelle. She graduated from Colerain High School in 1953. After graduation she attended secretarial school in Norfolk, Virginia and began a...

Rooster Stevens

Rooster Stevens

Jan 30, 2023

   David Simmons “Rooster” Stevens, 65, of 747 Silver Springs Road, Sunbury, NC, died Monday, January 30, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by his family.

   Rooster was born in the Shadow Lawn section of Virginia Beach, VA on May 30, 1957, and was the son of the late Vernon Edward Stevens, Sr. and Jean Simmons Stevens....

Jessie Ruth Hudson "J.R." Shackelford

Jessie Ruth Hudson "J.R." Shackelford

Jan 29, 2023

   Jessie Ruth Hudson "J.R." Shackelford, 88, formerly of Edenton, NC, and more recently of Hertford, died Sunday, January 29, 2023 in her home.

   Mrs. Shackelford was born in Chowan County on December 28, 1934, and was the daughter of the late David T. and Molly Cayton Hudson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

David Stone

David Stone

Jan 29, 2023

   George David Stone, 69, of Sticks Lane, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, January 29, 2023 in his home.

   Mr. Stone was born in Norfolk, VA on January 15, 1954, and was the son of the late George Washington Stone and Dorothy Wheeler Stone. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Victoria Lee Stone; his step-mother,...

Garry Pike Copeland

Garry Pike Copeland

Jan 27, 2023

   Garry Pike Copeland, 56, a member of the Ryland community in Chowan County, NC, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 in Edenton.

   Born in Chowan County on May 18, 1966, he was the son of the late Dorus Elihu and Blannie Winslow Copeland. Garry grew up working on the family farm and enjoyed the fellowship of Piney Woods Friends Meeting....

Thomas Andrew Ashley, Jr.

Thomas Andrew Ashley, Jr.

Jan 27, 2023

   Thomas Andrew Ashley, Jr., 58, of Edenton, NC, died Friday, January 27, 2023 in Hertford Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mr. Ashley was born in Tampa, FL on March 16, 1964, and was the son of the late Thomas A., Sr. and Agnes Louise Brickhouse Ashley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, May, and by...

Kim Howell

Kim Howell

Jan 27, 2023

   Marvin Kim Howell, 64, of 36 White Oak Road, Eure, NC, died Friday, January 27, 2023 in his home.

   Kim was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on December 9, 1958 and was the son of Lowell Thomas and Yvonne Askew Howell of Eure.

   A graduate of Deep Creek High School, he was the school’s Drum Major in both his Junior and...

Frances Tynch Baker

Frances Tynch Baker

Jan 27, 2023

   Frances Tynch Baker, 87, of 391 Great Hope Church Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, January 27, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Mrs. Baker was born in Perquimans County on October 2, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Charles Franklin Tynch and Annie Mae Riddick Tynch. In addition to her parents, she...

Evelyn Briggs Forehand Chappell

Evelyn Briggs Forehand Chappell

Jan 26, 2023

   Evelyn Briggs Forehand Chappell, 93, of 235 Tip Toe Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, January 26, 2023 in Three Rivers Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Windsor.

   Mrs. Chappell was born in Chowan County on December 7, 1929, and was the daughter of the late James Richard and Annie Bivens Briggs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

William Lewis "Bill" Norvell, Jr.

William Lewis "Bill" Norvell, Jr.

Jan 25, 2023

   William Lewis “Bill” Norvell, Jr., 84, of Edenton, NC, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Bill was born in Richmond, Virginia on July 14, 1938 and was the son of the late William Lewis Norvell, Sr. and Bennie Allsbrook Norvell Cuzner.

   He attended the University of North...

Charles Theodore Hickman

Charles Theodore Hickman

Jan 24, 2023

   Charles Theodore Hickman, 54, of 118 Pocahontas Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.

   Mr. Hickman was born in Annapolis, MD and was the son of Frances Miller Rockemann of Edenton.

   Before health issues forced retirement, Mr. Hickman was an officer with the Bertie Correctional Facility in Windsor.

   In addition to his mother, he...

William "J.J." Mosley

William "J.J." Mosley

Jan 24, 2023

   William "J.J." Mosley, 76, of 1364B Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, went to see his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 from his home where he was being cared for by his wife and family.

   Mr. Mosley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and was the son of the late Samuel Hendrix Mosley and Flora Rodrigues Mosley. In addition to his...

Sonny Hall

Sonny Hall

Jan 24, 2023

   Horace Douglas “Sonny” Hall, 77, of 100 Chowan Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Hall was born in Norfolk, Virginia on April 15, 1945, and was the son of the late William Winslow Hall and Myrtle Mae Moody Harrison.

   As a residential and commercial building contractor,...

Billy Lee Chappell

Billy Lee Chappell

Jan 24, 2023

   Billy Lee Chappell, 68, of Great Fork Road, Suffolk, VA, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

   Mr. Chappell was born in Gates County, NC on March 1, 1954, and was the son of the late Herman Ray and Rosa Mae Umphlette Chappell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret...

Dr. James Francis O'Leary

Dr. James Francis O'Leary

Jan 24, 2023

   James Francis O’Leary, MD, 79, of 507 North Broad Street, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2023 in his home.

   Dr. O’Leary was born in Cork, Ireland on January 6, 1944 and was the only child born to the late James Patrick and Winifred Fielding O’Leary.

   A surgeon, Dr. O’Leary began his solo practice in Edenton in 1979, was associated...

Dotmegan Lane Rogerson

Dotmegan Lane Rogerson

Jan 23, 2023

   Dotmegan Lane Rogerson, 93, of 708 Sandy Ridge Road, Tyner, NC, died Monday, January 23, 2023 in her home.

   Mrs. Rogerson was born in Perquimans County on August 12, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Ervin Julian and Pearl Layden Lane. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Glenn Rogerson; her...

Annie Belle Byrum

Annie Belle Byrum

Jan 21, 2023

   Annie Belle Byrum, 92, of Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, died Saturday, January 21, 2023 in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation.

   Mrs. Byrum was born in Chowan County and one of seven children born to the late Tom and Belle Dail Byrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. Byrum; sisters, Viola...

James Daniel Baker

James Daniel Baker

Jan 21, 2023

   James Daniel Baker, 87, of Turnpike Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023 in his home peacefully with his family by his side, following a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).

   Affectionately called Jimmy by many and Jim by others, he was born in Perquimans County, NC to the late Rossie M. and Sarah Elizabeth Carver Baker....

Darnell Lewis Riddick

Darnell Lewis Riddick

Jan 19, 2023

   Darnell Lewis Riddick, 85, of 1341 Willeyton Road, Gates, NC, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 in Nansemond Pointe Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Suffolk, VA.

   Mr. Riddick was born in Gates County on March 2, 1937, and was the son of the late Treswell Harrison Riddick and Virgie Mae Bunch Riddick. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

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