Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
William Laurence Baker, III
Mar 18, 2023
William Laurence Baker, III, 78, of East Queen Street, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, March 18, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mr. Baker was born in Norfolk, Virginia on September 21, 1944, and was the son of the late William Laurence Baker, Jr. and Donna Timberlake Baker.
A graduate of Virginia Tech where he received his Bachelors of Science degree,...
Shelvia Ambrose Owens
Mar 16, 2023
Shelvia Faye Ambrose Owens, 85, of Plymouth, NC, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023 in her daughter's home in Pantego where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Owens was born in Martin County on February 21, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Wilson Eldridge Ambrose and Sudie Anna Lewis Ambrose. In addition to her parents, she...
Edrew Samuel "Drew" Clark, Jr.
Mar 13, 2023
Edrew Samuel “Drew” Clark, Jr., 37, of West Columbia, SC, died on Monday, March 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV.
Born on September 10, 1985 in Savannah, Georgia, Drew was a graduate of Hartsville High School in Hartsville, SC as well as a 2007 graduate of Clemson University in Clemson, SC where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science....
Tanya Michelle Miller
Mar 13, 2023
Tanya Michelle Miller, 45, of Coral Lane, Edenton, NC, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Born in Shelbyville, IN on July 11, 1977, she was the daughter of Lou Ann Shepard Miller of Edenton and the late Jay Scott Miller.
Employed as a manager with Subway in Edenton, she dearly loved her family and...
Sybil Lane Carson
Mar 9, 2023
Sybil Louise Lane Carson, 93, of Port Orange, FL, and formerly of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Reflections Memory Care of Port Orange.
Mrs. Carson was born in Perquimans County on June 8, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Elsberry Lane and Ruby Joyner Baker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Bill Ames
Mar 9, 2023
Martin William "Bill" Ames, 78, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Ames was born in Washington, D.C. on December 23, 1944, and was the son of the late Martin M. and Agnes McGraime Ames. A professional firefighter, he retired following a total of 29 years of service. Upon his move...
Douglas Wade Pike
Mar 9, 2023
Douglas Wade "Doug" Pike, 69, of 774 Halls Creek Road, Elizabeth City, NC, died Thursday, March 9, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mr. Pike was born in Pasquotank County on October 7, 1953, and was the son of the late Carlton B. and Bernice Ownley Pike.
A 1971 graduate of Northeastern High School, he retired as an...
Joseph Garland Asbell
Mar 8, 2023
Joseph Garland Asbell, 77, of 922 Sandy Ridge Road, Tyner, NC, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Born on October 2, 1945, he was a lifelong resident of Chowan County, and was the oldest son of Garland Hollowell and Anne Byrum Asbell.
A 1963 graduate of Chowan High School, he attended North...
Nan Harrell Hudgins
Mar 6, 2023
Nannie Harrell “Nan” Hudgins, 75, of 1895 NC 37 South, Hobbsville, NC, died Monday, March 6, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Hudgins was born in Suffolk, VA on August 30, 1947 and was the youngest of three daughters born to the late Clyde Weldon and Ruth Lillian Evans Harrell. In addition to...
Rebecca Davenport Spear
Mar 6, 2023
Rebecca Ray Davenport Spear, 93, of 983 Old Cherry Road, Creswell, NC, died Monday, March 6, 2023 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton, surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Spear was born in Washington County on July 26, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Richard Elwood and Janie Ernestine Davenport. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Debra Rogers Dykes
Mar 5, 2023
Debra Jean Rogers Dykes, 67, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023 in Windsor Health and Rehabilitation Center, Windsor, NC.
Mrs. Dykes was born in Currituck County on January 7, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Leroy, Sr. and Betty Sawyer Rogers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Clinton Peele
Mar 4, 2023
George Clinton Peele, 84, of 1714 Virginia Road, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 in his home.
Mr. Peele was born in Chowan County on November 28, 1938, and was the son of the late George Thomas and Virginia Ruth Jordan Peele. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Judy Ann Davis Peele;...
Lucas Blair Savage
Mar 4, 2023
Lucas Blair Savage, 44, of 1640 Great Fork Road, Suffolk, VA, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 in Sentara Obici Hospital.
Lucas was born in Franklin, Virginia on January 31, 1979 and was the son of Walter Thomas “Tommy” Savage, Jr. of Suffolk and the late June Collier Savage.
A member of Great Fork Baptist Church, he had been a member...
Phyllis Bunch Copeland
Mar 4, 2023
Phyllis Faye Bunch Copeland, 76, of 801 Blackrock Road, Merry Hill, NC, died Saturday, March 4, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Copeland was born in Bertie County on February 7, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Leslie W. and Ruby Peele Bunch. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Mike Hearn
Feb 25, 2023
Stephen Michael “Mike” Hearn, 67, a longtime resident of Windsor, VA, died Saturday, February 25, 2023 at his daughter’s home in Eure, NC where he had been staying in his period of declining health.
Mike was born in Franklin, Virginia on August 11, 1955, and was the son of the late Thomas Francis Hearn, Sr. and Hilda Pierce Hearn. In...
Martin Thaddeus "Bush" Hassell
Feb 25, 2023
Martin Thaddeus "Bush" Hassell, 59, formerly of Hertford, NC, and more recently of Edenton Primetime Retirement Center, passed away there on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Mr. Hassell was born in Saba, the Netherlands Antilles, on December 22, 1963, and was the son of Ambrose Leonard Hassell of Columbia, South America, and the late Hilda Patricia Hassell.
In earlier years, Martin...
Cleveland Hubert "Cleve" Chappell, Jr.
Feb 24, 2023
Cleveland Hubert “Cleve” Chappell, Jr., 87, of Gates, NC, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023 with family by his side.
A lifelong resident of Gates County where he was born on May 10, 1935, he was the son of the late Cleveland H., Sr. and Annie Sue Harrell Chappell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Lee Meads
Feb 24, 2023
Allen Lee Meads, 28, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023.
Lee was born in Pasquotank County on February 22, 1995. A graduate of Pasquotank High School, he worked as a freelance tattoo artist. Among his many enjoyments in life included his love of the beach and playing his guitar.
Surviving are his father and mother, Keith...
Roy Lee "Dootsie" Ashley, Sr.
Feb 22, 2023
Roy Lee "Dootsie" Ashley, Sr., 76, of 227 Sandy Ridge Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Ashley was born in Perquimans County on September 1, 1946, and was the son of the late Raleigh Edward, Sr. and Donnie Mae Monds Ashley. In addition to...
Edwin Rego Cabral
Feb 22, 2023
Edwin Rego Cabral, 70, formerly of 310 Drum Hill Road, Corapeake, NC, and more recently resided at 106 Riverhaven Drive in Hertford, NC, died peacefully Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Mr. Cabral was born in Suffolk, VA on September 17, 1952, and was the son of the late Edmund Rego Cabral and Christine Elizabeth Odom Cabral. In addition to his parents,...
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