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Mel Williams, Jr.

Mel Williams, Jr.

Dec 28, 2021

   James Melville "Mel" Williams, Jr., 58, of 152 Milltown Road, Shiloh, NC, died Tuesday, December 28, 2021 in his home.

   Born in Pasquotank County on December 26, 1963, he was the son of Linda Ross Williams of Shiloh and the late James Melville Williams, Sr. Retired from Carolina Skiff in Waycross, GA, he was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.

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Mary Hawkins Barnes

Mary Hawkins Barnes

Dec 27, 2021

   Mary Hawkins Barnes, 76, of Windsor, NC, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 in Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, Tarboro.

   Mrs. Barnes was born in Bertie County on August 26, 1945, and was the daughter of the late Henry Leon and Mamie Ward Hawkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph Brownard Barnes; a son,...

Michael Ryan Bower

Michael Ryan Bower

Dec 27, 2021

   Michael Ryan Bower, 65, of Seagull Shores, Salter Path, NC, died Monday, December 27, 2021 in Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport.

   Mr. Bower was born in Portsmouth, VA on May 6, 1956, and was the son of the late Ronald E. and Anita Parker Bower.

   Employment included his time as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Methodist Retirement Homes...

John Lucas Tuttle

John Lucas Tuttle

Dec 25, 2021

John Lucas Tuttle, 91, of Midlothian, VA, beloved husband of June Christian Tuttle passed away peacefully on Christmas morning.

He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henry Tuttle, Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Arthur H Tuttle, Jr. who was Missing in Action during WWII and by his...

Louise Jordan Dail

Louise Jordan Dail

Dec 24, 2021

   Louise Jordan Dail, 89, of 164 Great Hope Church Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 in her home where she was being cared for by family.

   Mrs. Dail was born in Chowan County on February 11, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Ollie Norman Jordan and Easter Mae Goodwin Jordan. In addition to her parents,...

Yvonne Conner Jurewicz

Yvonne Conner Jurewicz

Dec 22, 2021

   Yvonne Conner "Eve" Jurewicz, 67, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in her home.

   Mrs. Jurewicz was born in Erie County, NY on May 16, 1954, and was the daughter of Irma Owens Conner of Springville, NY and the late John Conner. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Shawboro.

   In addition to her mother, surviving is her...

Lloyd Thomas Parrish

Lloyd Thomas Parrish

Dec 22, 2021

   Lloyd Thomas Parrish, 80, of 209 Emperor Landing Road, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in his home where he was being cared for by family.

   Mr. Parrish was born in Chowan County on November 14, 1941, and was the son of the late Andrew Augustus Parrish, Sr. and Myrtle Penelope Smith Parrish. In addition to his parents, he...

Linda White Pierce

Linda White Pierce

Dec 21, 2021

   Linda White Pierce, 73, of 108 Rawlsdale Road, Franklin, VA, died Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in The East Pavilion of Franklin.

   Mrs. Pierce was born in Suffolk, VA on July 19, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Willard R. and Emma Lee Eure White. The former office manager with Internal Medicine of Franklin, she later worked in that...

Barbara Parks Bunch

Barbara Parks Bunch

Dec 19, 2021

   Barbara Ann Parks Bunch, 86, of 1361 NC 137, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, in her home that she shared with her daughter.

   Mrs. Bunch was born in Chowan County on September 5, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Matthew E. and Retha Della Bunch Parks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Lee Hollowell, Sr.

Lee Hollowell, Sr.

Dec 19, 2021

   Ralph Lee Hollowell, Sr., 85, of 232 Hobbsville Road, Hobbsville, NC, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021 in Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation.

   Mr. Hollowell was born in Gates County on January 17, 1936, and was the son of the late Irvin and Minnie Bunch Hollowell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of...

Arleen Lee

Arleen Lee

Dec 19, 2021

   Mary Arleen Lee, 58, of 521-B NC Highway 45 North, Merry Hill, NC, died Sunday, December 19, 2021 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Arleen was born in Bertie County on January 21, 1963, and was one of eleven children born to the late Robert Herman and Maude Barnes Lee. In addition to her parents,...

J.D. Reavis

J.D. Reavis

Dec 19, 2021

   Johnny D. “J.D.” Reavis, 77, of 3629 Sea Gull Road, Virginia Beach, VA, died Sunday, December 19, 2021 in Accordius Health at Baypointe in Virginia Beach.

   Mr. Reavis was born in Statesville, NC on November 9, 1944, and was the son of the late Forrest L. and Martha Hutchinson Reavis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Roy Watson

Roy Watson

Dec 16, 2021

   Edward L. “Roy” Watson, Jr., 73, of 200 Kimberly Drive, Edenton, NC, died Thursday, December 16, 2021 in his home.

   Mr. Watson was born in Jasper, Georgia on May 3, 1948, and was the son of the late Edward Leroy Watson, Sr. and Margaret Mills Forest. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Charity...

Rebecca Swanner Wheeler

Rebecca Swanner Wheeler

Dec 10, 2021

   Rebecca Hayes Swanner Wheeler, 90, of Paradise Road, Edenton, NC, died Friday, December 10, 2021 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

   Mrs. Wheeler was born in Chowan County on January 1, 1931, and was the daughter of the late Charlie W. and Carrie Perry Swanner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Frank...

Mildred Sykes Baines

Mildred Sykes Baines

Dec 8, 2021

   Mildred Merle Sykes Baines, 96, a longtime resident of Maple Street, Gatesville, NC, and more recently of Gates House Assisting Living, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

   Mrs. Baines was born September 8, 1925 in Enfield (Halifax County), and was the daughter of the late Claude McCoy Sykes and Alice Beatrice Cooke Sykes. In addition to...

Jimmy Roberts

Jimmy Roberts

Dec 7, 2021

   James Ralph “Jimmy” Roberts, 75, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in Elizabeth City, NC.

   Jimmy was born in the family farmhouse in Shawboro on May, 20, 1946, and was the son of the late James Monroe Roberts, Jr. and Helen Pritchard Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Lewis Blanchard, Jr.

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Faye Hollowell Lamb

Faye Hollowell Lamb

Dec 5, 2021

   Faye Hollowell Lamb, 89, of Edenton, NC, died Sunday, December 5, 2021.

   Born in Chowan County on April 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Frelian and Virgie Parks Hollowell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, William Ray Lamb; a brother, Marcelle “Mike” Hollowell; her sister, Annette Hollowell...

Jennifer Holmes McLean

Jennifer Holmes McLean

Dec 5, 2021

   Jennifer Lynn Holmes McLean, 57, of Edenton, NC and formerly a longtime resident of the Outer Banks, died peacefully at home on Sunday, December 5, 2021.

   Jennifer was born in Edenton on September 4, 1964, and had formerly worked in food management and will be remembered by locals for her time with the Sanderling Inn, Awful Arthur’s, and Duck Donuts....

Vickie Lee Livingston

Vickie Lee Livingston

Dec 3, 2021

   Vickie Lee Livingston, 53, of 17556 NC Highway 32 North, Roper, NC, died Friday, December 3, 2021 in her home where she was cared for by her family.

   Vickie was born in Chowan County on June 24, 1968. A 1986 graduate of Creswell High School, she continued her studies and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from East Carolina University...

Beryl Alexander Facey

Beryl Alexander Facey

Dec 3, 2021

   Beryl Alexander Facey, 82, of Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021 in Greenville, NC following a seventeen year battle with Leukemia.

   Mrs. Facey was born in Mitcham, England on August 4, 1939, where she was also educated. She was the youngest daughter of the late Thomas and Edith Alexander, formerly of England.

   On September 23, 1967, she married...

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