Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Lucious Calvin "Cal" Butt
Mar 29, 2025
Lucious Calvin "Cal" Butt, died March 29, 2025, at Charter Senior Living of Annapolis, MD. He was 92. Cal was born November 18, 1932 at home in Perquimans County, Hertford, North Carolina to the late Lucious "Luke" Elexander Butt and Edith Hobbs Butt.
He attended New Hope Elementary School and Perquimans County High School. He graduated from East Carolina College with...
Nicola Harrell "Nicki" Felton
Mar 29, 2025
Nicola JoAlice Harrell “Nicki” Felton, 70, of 176 Perkins Road, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Felton was born in Frankfurt, Germany on December 9, 1954, and was the daughter of the late Eugene Joseph and Vera Leah Toleman Harrell. In addition to her parents, she was...
Charles Thomas Busby
Mar 28, 2025
Charles Thomas Busby, 71, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025, surrounded by family. Charles was born on May 6, 1953 in Salisbury, NC to the late Max Busby and Margaret Jarvis Busby. Charles was a compassionate and loving husband, father, grandpa and brother. Besides his wife, Carole Joy Bass of 41 years, Charles is survived by: two daughters,...
Jim Parrish
Mar 25, 2025
Jimmie Moore “Jim” Parrish, III
March 10, 1977 - March 25, 2025
Edenton, NC---
The world lost a bright light far too soon with the passing of Jimmie “Jim” Moore Parrish III, on Tuesday, March 25th, 2025, at the age of 48. A devoted father, husband, brother, son, uncle, and friend, he left an indelible mark on the hearts of all who...
William Douglas McPherson, Jr.
Mar 24, 2025
William Douglas McPherson, Jr., 81, of Elizabeth City, NC, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025, in Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
Mr. McPherson was born in Camden County on November 23, 1943, and was the son of the late William Douglas “Bill” Sr., and Ruth Evelyn Kight McPherson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Connie Hollowell Slades
Mar 24, 2025
Connie Priscilla Hollowell Slades, 72, 1324 Greenhall Road, died March 24, 2025, in ECU Health Chowan Hospital.
Mrs. Slades was born in Chowan County on December 2, 1952, and was the daughter of the late George Adam and Hazel Boyce Hollowell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Anthony Shawn Ervin;...
LCDR Dean A. Engelhardt, USN, Ret.
Mar 22, 2025
LCDR Dean Allan Engelhardt, U.S. Navy, Retired, 70, of Hertford, NC, died Saturday, March 22, 2025, in his home after a brief battle with sarcoma cancer.
Born in Waukon, IA on April 8, 1954, Dean was the son of the late Vernis Verdean Engelhardt and Irene Mangels Engelhardt. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister,...
Michelle Scheuer Brown
Mar 22, 2025
Michelle Scheuer Brown (Shelly), 65, passed away unexpectedly at her home on March 22, 2025. Michelle was born and raised in Richmond, Michigan but has spent the last 30+ years in northeast North Carolina. She resided in Winton, NC for the last 9 years where she enjoyed small town living with a very special neighbor, Ms. Cynthia.
Michelle dedicated...
Sandra Russ Ellenor
Mar 21, 2025
Sandra Ann Russ Ellenor, 80 of 888 Hwy 37 North, Gates, NC. passed away Friday, March 21, 2025, in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Ellenor was born in Portsmouth, VA on June 15, 1944, and was the daughter of the late William Hayes Russ, Sr. and Bessie Ellen Lassiter Russ.
Mrs. Ellenor attended College of the...
Margie Wiggins Robertson
Mar 21, 2025
Margie Ward Wiggins Robertson, 97, formerly of Corapeake, NC, died peacefully Friday morning, March 21, 2025, at Lake Prince Woods, Suffolk, VA.
Mrs. Robertson was born in Hobbsville, NC on October 9, 1927, and was one of eight children born to the late John Nurney and Hattie Ward Wiggins.
A homemaker, she was the beloved wife of Thomas Robertson for 55 years...
Lucille B. Phelps
Mar 19, 2025
Claudia Lucille Breedlove Phelps, 92, of Old US 17 North, died Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in ECU Health Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mrs. Phelps was born in Morganton, NC on July 12, 1932, and was the daughter of the late John Herbert and Bessie Lois Snipes Breedlove. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death in...
Marion Frank Markham
Mar 17, 2025
Marion Frank “Marty” Markham, 83, of Elizabeth City, passed peacefully into the arms of his Heavenly Father on March 17, 2025, surrounded by the love and comfort of family after a sudden illness.
Born on December 18, 1941, to the late Benjamin Franklin Markham Jr. and Ruth Wood Markham-Betts (Oscar). Marty grew up in Elizabeth City with a spirit as lively...
James Leroy Temple
Mar 16, 2025
James Leroy Temple, 77, of 416 Temple Road, Elizabeth City, NC passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City, NC..
A native of Elizabeth City, NC, Leroy was the husband of Robin Riddick Temple and the son of Carlton Leroy Temple and Hilda Perry Temple, both deceased. Leroy was a veteran of the...
Osie Lee Cooper
Mar 16, 2025
Osie Lee Cooper, 88, of 516 Dobbs Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2025, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Cooper was born in Gates County on November 30, 1936, and was the son of the late Ivie Anderson Cooper and Mae Boyce Cooper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Mollie Wheeler Belch
Mar 16, 2025
Mollie Frances Wheeler Bunch Belch, 89, of Hertford, NC, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Edenton.
Mrs. Belch was born in Perquimans County on April 4, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Alexander Paul and Elizabeth Miller Wheeler. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James...
Lt. Col. Nolan Clifton Alcock, USAF, Ret.
Mar 15, 2025
Lt. Col. Nolan Clifton Alcock, U.S. Air Force, Retired, 94, of Moyock, NC, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Arden Courts, Virginia Beach, VA.
Mr. Alcock was born in Lenoir County on November 19, 1930, and was the son of the late Guy Clifton and Madge Carawan Alcock. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a...
Martha Marie Ward Tynch
Mar 15, 2025
Marie Ward Tynch, 63, of 143 Tynch Town Road, Edenton, NC, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025, in ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, NC.
A native of Chowan County, NC, Marie was the wife of 42 years to Ricky Vaughan Tynch and the daughter of Berlin Ward and Margaret Alexander Ward, both deceased. In addition to her parents, she was...
Hazel Johnson Parker
Mar 15, 2025
Hazel Johnson “Tootsie” Parker, 82, of Eure, NC, died Saturday, March 15, 2025, in her home where she was being cared for by family.
Mrs. Parker was born in Franklin, VA on May 9, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Lloyd James and Daisy Bell Blythe Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Kenneth Ray Layden
Mar 15, 2025
Kenneth Ray Layden, Sr., 81, of 624 Gliden Road, died Saturday, March 15, 2025, in ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Mr. Layden was born in Perquimans County on June 29, 1943, and was the son of the late James Oliver Layden, Sr. and Ruth Winslow Layden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters,...
Russell Lovett "Yank" Kennedy
Mar 13, 2025
Russell Lovett Kennedy known to most as “YANK” left this world on March 13, 2025. He peacefully passed away of natural causes with loved ones present. Yank was born on June 7, 1950 in Nashua, New Hampshire to Russell V. and Esther L. Kennedy.
He is survived by 10 Children: Cindy Marie Rogers (Steve), Patrick Lovett Kennedy (Elizabeth Buizon), Patricia Marie...
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