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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
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
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
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
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
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...
Kay Heath Barnacascel
Jan 19, 2023
Kay Heath Barnacascel, 82, of Windsor, NC, passed away January 19th, 2023.
Kay was born on September 8, 1940 in New Bern, NC. She was the daughter of the late John T. Heath, Sr. and Mildred Dare Hardison Duncan. Kay attended East Carolina College and graduated in 1962 with a degree in education. She was passionate about teaching people to...
Carol Rector Sampsell
Jan 19, 2023
Carol Rector Sampsell, 79, of 1701 Arapahoe Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 in her home where she was cared for by her husband.
Mrs. Sampsell was born in McDowell County, West Virginia on June 5, 1943, and was the last surviving of 15 children born to the late Walter and Mazella Basham Rector. In addition to her...
David Wade Lapham, II
Jan 19, 2023
David Wade Lapham, II, 73, of 228 Shoshone Trail, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 in his home.
Mr. Lapham was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on June 26, 1949, and was the son of the late David W. and Gertrude Bjornvold Lapham.
A graduate of Craddock High School, he had served in the United States Air Force and later...
Chris Frederick Poulos
Jan 18, 2023
Chris Frederick Poulos, 83, of Elizabeth City, NC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023.
Mr. Poulos was born in Pasquotank County on April 8, 1939, and was the son of the late Nicholas Harry Poulos and Margaret Anna Koch Poulos. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Athene Meads and Angela Bridges, and by brothers,...
Jean Smith Hinton
Jan 17, 2023
Jean Smith Hinton, 95, of 4219 Virginia Road, Hobbsville, NC, went to her Heavenly home while being in ECU Health Medical Center on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
Born in Gatesville on August 22, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Eugene and Erma Morris Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...
Mae Evans Taylor
Jan 16, 2023
Mae Evans Taylor, 92, of 1351 Highway 32 North, Corapeake, NC, died Monday, January 16, 2023, in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Gates County on November 10, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Gulia Copeland Evans. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Merle Evans Benge
Jan 15, 2023
Merle Evans Benge, 65, of Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mrs. Benge was born in Bertie County on December 13, 1957, and was the daughter of the late Lester Merrell and Lula Meade Evans. A member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, she was employed for many years with the ABC Store...
Joyce Wright Guynes
Jan 14, 2023
Joyce Gray Wright Guynes, 86, of 1232 Kingsway Drive, died Saturday, January 14, 2023, in her home where she was cared for by her family.
Mrs. Guynes was born in Chowan County on April 24, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Kenneth H. and Annie Jay Wheeler Wright. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Debbie P. Crawford
Jan 14, 2023
Deborah Parker “Debbie” Crawford, 59, of 92 Hackley Road, Gates, NC, peacefully passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023 in her home where she was surrounded by family and friends.
Debbie was born in Hertford County on May 10, 1963 and was the daughter of George A. and Hazel Johnson Parker of Eure. Employed as an insurance underwriter with the...
Emily Greer Amburn
Jan 13, 2023
Emily Greer Amburn, 93, passed away January 13, 2023 in Edenton, NC.
Born in Pikeville, KY, she spent her early years with her beloved mother Ruth in Statesville, NC, became a Registered Nurse and was active in the community, including being President of the Junior Service League. She relocated to Edenton in 1964 when her then husband, L.F. Amburn Jr.,...
L.E. Smith, Jr.
Jan 13, 2023
Lannie Eugene “L.E.” Smith, Jr., 85, of Eure, NC, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023.
Mr. Smith was born in Gates County on May 21, 1937, and was the son of the late Lannie Eugene, Sr. and Odessa Lee Lilley Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Ernestine Smith Morris; his brother,...
William Callan Hahne
Jan 13, 2023
William Callan "Bill" Hahne, 96, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 in The Citadel of Elizabeth City.
Mr. Hahne was born in New York, NY on October 29, 1926, and was the son of the late John A. and Eleanor Callan Hahne. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Renee...
Thomas Crowder Story, III
Jan 12, 2023
Thomas Crowder "Tommy" or "T-Bird" Story, III, 74, of 939 Four Mile Desert Road, Hertford, NC, died Thursday, January 12, 2023 in his home.
Tommy was born in Perquimans County in the family home place on October 28, 1948, and was the oldest son of the late Thomas Crowder Story, Jr. and Clara Higgins Story. In addition to his parents,...
Gloria Fain Hollingsworth
Jan 12, 2023
Gloria Jean Fain Hollingsworth, 84, of Paige Riddick Road, Gates, NC, died Thursday, January 12, 2023 in Chesapeake House Assisted Living, Chesapeake, VA.
Mrs. Hollingsworth was born in Norfolk, VA on June 12, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Earl Henry Fain and Bessie Mae Congleton Borum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
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