OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory

Yvonne Macdonald Belch

Yvonne Macdonald Belch

Jul 13, 2022

   Yvonne Macdonald Belch, 67, of Sanford, NC, and formerly of Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

   Mrs. Belch was born in Washington County on April 13, 1955, and was the daughter of the late John Alexander Macdonald and Joyce Faye Oliver Simons (husband, Henry, deceased). In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Brenda...

Thomas Francis McBride

Thomas Francis McBride

Jul 13, 2022

   AEC Thomas Francis "Tom" McBride, Jr. U.S. Coast Guard Retired, 66, of Camden, NC, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in his home where he was being cared for by family.

   Mr. McBride was born in Pensacola, FL on September 15, 1955, and was the son of Daisy Peddle Reese (husband, Jeff Reese) and the late Thomas Francis McBride, Sr....

John Thomas Long, Jr.

John Thomas Long, Jr.

Jul 12, 2022

   John Thomas Long, Jr., 86, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in his home.

   Mr. Long was born in Pasquotank County on March 5, 1936, and was the son of the late John Thomas, Sr. and Sarah Marie Frue Long. A retired Production Manager with Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation, he was a Master Mason, a...

Joseph Benedict Brucia

Joseph Benedict Brucia

Jul 12, 2022

   Joseph Benedict Brucia, 91, of 98 Pembroke Circle, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.

   Mr. Brucia was born on Long Island in New York, and was the son of the late Benedict and Marion Blasso Brucia.

   Before retirement and moving from Long Island, he worked as a real estate broker and appraiser.

   A veteran...

Ruth Davenport Basham

Ruth Davenport Basham

Jul 12, 2022

   Ruth Estelle Davenport Basham, 88, of 233 Bakertown Road, Windsor, NC, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022 in ECU Health, Greenville.

   Mrs. Basham was born in Chowan County on September 29, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Guilford and Alice Lane Davenport. In addition to parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Paul J....

Mary Jane Crockett Blakemore Bunch

Mary Jane Crockett Blakemore Bunch

Jul 11, 2022

   Mary Jane Crockett Blakemore Bunch, 65, of Hobbsville, NC, passed away Monday, July 11, 2022 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mrs. Bunch was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 18, 1957, and was the daughter of the late William Stephen Blakemore, Sr., M.D. and Elaine Hooven Blakemore. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Lillian Eure Taylor

Lillian Eure Taylor

Jul 7, 2022

   Lillian Eure Taylor, 99, of 020 Corner High Road, passed away on Thursday, July 7, 2022 in ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.

   Mrs. Taylor was born in Gates County on April 13, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Charlie B. and Linda Arlene Felton Eure. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...

Doris Bass Bunch

Doris Bass Bunch

Jul 7, 2022

   Doris Jean Bass Bunch, 82, of 366 Woodland Drive, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, July 7, 2022 in ECU Health, Greenville.

   Ms. Bunch was born in Chowan County on August 20, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Lindsey Bass and Lena Holmes Bass White. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Carolyn Yvonne...

James B. Archer

James B. Archer

Jul 6, 2022

   James Belmont Archer, 88, of 129 Perkins Road, Gatesville, NC, died Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.

   Mr. Archer was born in Norfolk, VA on January 22, 1934, and was the last surviving of nine children born to the late George Addison and Alice Virginia Davis Archer. In addition to his parents and siblings, in...

Margaret Parrin Lampke

Margaret Parrin Lampke

Jul 5, 2022

   Margaret Mary Parrin Lampke, 96, of Water Lilly Loop, Cape Colony community of Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, July 5, 2022 in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.

   Mrs. Lampke was born in Berlin, New Hampshire on October 23, 1925, and was the daughter of the late Archie Guerdin Parrin and Elizabeth Catherine Wheeler Parrin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Joyce Spruill Bell

Joyce Spruill Bell

Jul 4, 2022

   Joyce Spruill Bell, 72, of 112 Ridge Road, died Monday, July 4, 2022 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

   Mrs. Bell was born in Tyrrell County on January 3, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Elwood and Emily Adine Clifton Spruill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, James “Dick” Spruill.

   Retired as...

Denise Elaine Riddick

Denise Elaine Riddick

Jul 4, 2022

   Denise Elaine Riddick, 64, of 478 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC, died Monday, July 4, 2022 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Denise was born in Chowan County on March 11, 1958, and was the daughter of the late Jimmie and Jessie Kelley Riddick. A secretary and bookkeeper with Griffin Oil & Propane in Suffolk,...

Joshua William Wehner

Joshua William Wehner

Jul 4, 2022

   Joshua William Wehner, 41, of 2222 Keller Avenue, died Monday, July 4, 2022 while spending time with family and friends on the Yeopim River in Perquimans County, NC.

   Josh was born in Norfolk on December 4, 1980, and was the son of Carmen Pierce Wehner of Norfolk and the late Terry Dean Wehner. In addition to his father he was...

Eldridge Henry Baker

Eldridge Henry Baker

Jul 2, 2022

   Eldridge Henry Baker, 89, of 1626 US 17 North, Windsor, NC, died Saturday, July 2, 2022 in his home where he was cared for by his family.

   Mr. Baker was born in Bertie County on November 20, 1932, and was the son of the late Jesse S. and Grethel Perry Baker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Billy Lee Winslow

Billy Lee Winslow

Jul 2, 2022

   Billy Lee Winslow peacefully passed away early in the morning, Saturday, July 2, 2022, at his home on Crescent Drive in Hertford. He lived a full life for 91 years in Perquimans County.

   Billy was born in Whiteston to Elmer and Bessie White Winslow on June 29, 1931, the sixth of nine children. His brothers and sisters, all deceased, were...

Virginia Flora Hall Wood

Virginia Flora Hall Wood

Jun 30, 2022

   Virginia Flora Hall Wood departed this life on June 30, 2022 at her home, Greenfield in Edenton, NC.

   Virginia was born on December 13, 1930 in Elizabeth City, NC to the late John Hubbard Hall, Sr. and Alice Virginia Flora Hall. She was the wife of the late Thomas Benbury Haughton Wood, Sr. and the sister of the late John...

Suzanne Spencer Haid

Suzanne Spencer Haid

Jun 25, 2022

   We regret to announce that on Saturday, June 25, 2022, Suzanne Lynn Spencer "Sue" Haid, 62, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away in Norfolk, VA.

   Sue was born in St. Louis, MO on September 1, 1959, and was the second of six children born to Janet Lloyd Spencer and the late William Homer Spencer.

   In her youth, she loved to...

Earl Owens

Earl Owens

Jun 24, 2022

   Benjamin Earl Owens, 79, of Hurdletown Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 in Perquimans County as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident.

   Mr. Owens was born in Perquimans County on December 1, 1942, and was the son of the late Benjamin Octavius Owens and Marie Forehand Owens Anderson. In addition to his parents, he...

Elizabeth Barclift Layden

Elizabeth Barclift Layden

Jun 24, 2022

   Elizabeth Ann Barclift Layden, 81, Elizabeth City, NC, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 in her sister's home in Elizabeth City where she was being cared for by family.

   Mrs. Layden was born in Pasquotank County on November 6, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Richard Elidure and Mable Burcher Barclift. In addition to her parents, she was...

Dorothy Ramona Long Mizelle

Dorothy Ramona Long Mizelle

Jun 23, 2022

   Dorothy Ramona Long Mizelle, 92, of 27001 Walters Highway, Windsor, VA, and formerly of the Arrowhead Beach community in Chowan County, NC, died Thursday, June 23, 2022.

   Mrs. Mizelle was born in Norfolk, Virginia on April 8, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Stephen H., Sr. and Pauline Ambrose “Polly” Long. In addition to her parents, she was...

About Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory Obituaries and Tributes

Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory offers a collection of obituaries for. With services throughout that are updated regularly. Find local obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies. 

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.