Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Miriam Jones Haskett
Dec 25, 2022
Miriam Jones Haskett, 94, of 107 Carolina Avenue, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 in her home following a long illness.
Mrs. Haskett was born in Perquimans County on November 26, 1928, and was the daughter of the late Thomas Hoyle and Sallie Mae Hobbs Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Richard Amos Pescevich
Dec 24, 2022
Richard Amos Pescevich, 94, of Edenton, NC, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2022 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Pescevich was born in Passaic, NJ on December 25, 1927 and was the son of the late Amos and Frances Lottie Pyra Pescevich. An Army veteran, he later retired as a systems manager with IBM. He was a member of...
John Worrall Murphy, Jr.
Dec 22, 2022
John Worrall Murphy, Jr., 86, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.
Mr. Murphy was born on March 29, 1936, and was the son of the late John Worrall Murphy, Sr. and Dorothy Scott Cannon Murphy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Annis Norfleet Murphy,...
Jackie Godwin
Dec 22, 2022
Jessie (Jackie) Chadderton Godwin died on December 22, 2022 at the age of 96 years.
Jackie was born in Darien, Connecticut on June 7, 1926, to George and Jessie Chadderton. She grew up in Gloucester, Virginia and attended St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in Tappahannock, Virginia.
When Jackie was only 17 she met the love of her life, Ed Godwin. They...
Judy White Hollowell
Dec 20, 2022
Judy Ann White Hollowell, 72, of Edenton, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation, Edenton.
Ms. Hollowell was born in Chowan County on January 18, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Sidney Wallace White, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Jordan White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Preston Earl McPherson
Dec 20, 2022
Preston Earl McPherson, 55, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital.
Mr. McPherson was born in Chesapeake, VA on May 20, 1967 and was the son of the late Joseph Lee McPherson and Patricia Dare Powers McPherson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lisa...
Lyn Hughes Castellani
Dec 19, 2022
Evangelyn Knox Hughes “Lyn” Castellani, 80, of 110 Cotton Mill Circle, Edenton, NC, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 in Greensboro.
Lyn was born in Wilmington, DE on September 22, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Harry Jacob Barker Hughes and Mary McLucas Hughes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Virginia Chitham Hogan
Dec 18, 2022
Virginia Elizabeth Chitham Hogan, 89, of Elizabeth City, NC, and formerly of Virginia Beach, VA, died Sunday, December 18, 2022 in Waterbrooke of Elizabeth City.
A private service will be held.
Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements, and online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.
Evelyn Palmer Thomas
Dec 17, 2022
Evelyn Elizabeth Palmer Thomas, 93, of 248 Taylor Mill Road, Eure, NC, died Saturday, December 17, 2022 in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mrs. Thomas was born in Syracuse, New York on September 5, 1929, and was the daughter of the late Harry and Hazel Blanchard Palmer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sons,...
Maureen Fuller
Dec 15, 2022
Maureen Bridget Anne McKenna Fuller, 80, of Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 in The Landings of Albemarle.
Mrs. Fuller was born in Peterborough, England, on July 18, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Patrick Joseph McKenna and Sarah Teresa Bell McKenna. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Paul...
Marie Gay Winslow
Dec 15, 2022
Elizabeth Marie Gay Winslow, 89, of 587 Beech Springs Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 in W.R. Winslow Memorial Home, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Winslow was born in Suffolk, VA on November 26, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Fred and Annie Mae Archer Davenport. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Don Bunch
Dec 15, 2022
Donald Wayne “Don” Bunch, 69, of Chesapeake, VA, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022 in the ICU of Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
Born in Edenton, NC on July 6, 1953, Don was the son of the late Irvin and Evelyn Forehand Bunch and grew up in the Hobbsville community of Gates County with his three sisters
Don graduated...
Robert Eugene Brown
Dec 13, 2022
Robert Eugene Brown, 60, of Edenton, NC, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022.
Mr. Brown was born in South Carolina on September 20, 1962, and was the son of the late Rev. Eddie B. and Joann Tompkins Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Clarence Edward Brown.
A jack of all trades, most...
Dale Priddy Cronce
Dec 11, 2022
Dale Priddy Cronce, 71, of Sunbury, NC, peacefully passed on Sunday, December 11, 2022.
Born on April 20, 1951 in High Point, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose S. and Helen Thomas Priddy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Robinette Ballard and Barbara Rambo.
Dale was a master tailor of historic...
Mac Evans, Sr.
Dec 10, 2022
Donald Mac Evans, Sr., 85, of 2023 Hidden Cove Lane, Edenton, NC, died Saturday, December 10, 2022 in his home.
Mr. Evans was born in Hertford County on February 13, 1937, and was the son of the late Edgar Roosevelt Evans and Ora Bethel Harrell Evans. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife,...
Delores B. Byrum
Dec 10, 2022
Delores Jeanne Byrum, 76, of 312 Sign Pine Road, Tyner, NC, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mrs. Byrum was born in Perquimans County on February 5, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Eugene Edward and Hazel Pegram Byrum. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son,...
Lorene Ashley Bunch
Dec 8, 2022
Lorene Ashley Bunch, 86, of 408 Rocky Hock Creek Road, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, December 8, 2022 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Bunch was born in Chowan County on September 22, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Roland Leon and Lettie Belva Bunch Ashley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother,...
Iris Cobb Pierce
Dec 8, 2022
Iris Ruth Cobb Pierce, 83, of 103 River View Park Lane, Merry Hill, NC, died Thursday, December 8, 2022 in Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, Chesapeake, VA.
Mrs. Pierce was born in Hertford County on March 7, 1939, and was one of twelve children born to the late Zeb Vance and Lillian Brown Cobb. In addition to her parents she was preceded...
Valeria White Roberts
Dec 7, 2022
Valeria White Roberts, 88, of 146 Riverwood Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 in her home.
Mrs. Roberts was born in Perquimans County on May 26, 1934, the youngest child of 11 children born to the late William Norfleet White and Shellie Spruill White, and was the last one of the family to pass away and meet...
Ricky Wayne Trueblood
Dec 4, 2022
Ricky Wayne Trueblood, 75, of 1483 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022 in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville.
Mr. Trueblood was born in Pasquotank County on May 29, 1947, and was the son of the late Clinton Nathan, Sr. and Bertie Hurdle Trueblood. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his...
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