Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Bill Werszila
Sep 10, 2020
William Lance “Bill” Werszila, 77, of 107 Oak Ridge Drive, Edenton, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 10, 2020. He was lovingly cared for by his family in his home until his passing.
Bill was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 23, 1942, and was the son of the late William Frank Werszila...
Perry Robbins
Sep 9, 2020
S. Perry Robbins, 73, of 1474 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, passed away in his home on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 surrounded by his wife and loved ones.
Born in Norfolk, VA on August 6, 1947, he was the son of the late William and Bessie Robbins. Perry graduated from Maury High School and attended Old Dominion University, both in Norfolk....
Betty Jo Webb Creed
Sep 8, 2020
Our beloved mother, Betty Jo Webb Creed, transitioned to be with her Lord on September 8, 2020, after a battle with cancer. Betty Jo, formerly of Edenton, NC, resided for the last 25 years in Garner, NC.
Betty Jo was a longtime church goer, first at Yeopim Baptist Church, Edenton and ending with many years at Garner UMC. She served...
Robert Lee Eason
Sep 5, 2020
Robert Lee Eason, 79, of 140 Pine Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 in Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.
Mr. Eason was born in Edgecombe County on February 4, 1941, and was the son of the late William Arthur and Erma Gold Braswell Eason. A retired sergeant from the Portsmouth Police Department in Portsmouth, VA, he was a...
Fred Rowland
Sep 4, 2020
James Frederick “Fred” Rowland, 82, of Hertford Beach Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, September 4, 2020 in The Edenton House.
Mr. Rowland was born in Rockwood, TN on November 21, 1937, and was the son of the late James and Nell Ada Thomas Rowland.
Surviving are his wife of nearly 55 years, Jacqueline Williams Rowland; and other extended family members...
Winston Lee Dail
Sep 4, 2020
Winston Lee Dail, 77, of 704 Happy Home Road, Tyner, NC, died Friday, September 4, 2020 in his home.
Mr. Dail was born in Chowan County on October 8, 1942, and was the son of the late Preston and Eva Twine Dail. A graduate of Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, GA where he received his Bachelor’s Degree, he later received...
Corey Scott Venters
Sep 1, 2020
Corey Scott Venters, 30, of 201 Okisco Trail, Edenton, NC, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020 in his home.
Corey was born in Chowan County on April 15, 1990 and was the son of Christie Stallings Ervin and Scott E. Venter (Beverly) of Tyner. He was employed with Outdoor Drainage Solutions in residential lot grading.
In addition to his parents, he...
Joan Madre Trueblood
Aug 31, 2020
Joan Corinne Madre Trueblood, 83, of 729 Wynne Fork Road, Hertford, NC, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 in Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Trueblood was born in Perquimans County on February 13, 1937, and was the daughter of the late Warner Leafe and Olivia Corinne Privott Madre. A retired billing clerk with Albemarle Electric, she was a member of...
Janice Spruill Woodley
Aug 31, 2020
Janice Spruill Woodley, 87, of Creswell, NC, died Monday, August 31, 2020, at Forest Ridge Assisted Living in West Jefferson, NC.
Mrs. Woodley was born in Washington County on May 6, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Phillip Murray and Iolia Turner Spruill. Janice worked with East Carolina Bank in Creswell for over 30 years, retiring as Vice...
Ray Alexander
Aug 31, 2020
Rufus Ray Alexander, 84, of 140 Bethel Fishing Center Road, Hertford, NC, died Monday, August 31, 2020 in Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation.
Mr. Alexander was born in Chowan County on September 1, 1935, and was the son of the late Charlie S. and Mildred Adele Twiddy Alexander. A retired freight truck driver, he had received Safety Awards for over...
William Earl "Giz" Whitehurst, Sr.
Aug 31, 2020
William Earl “Giz” Whitehurst, Sr., 78, of 125 Mohave Trail, Edenton, NC, died Monday, August 31, 2020 in his home where he was cared for by his family.
Mr. Whitehurst was born in Norfolk, VA on October 6, 1941, and was the son of the late Lemuel James Whitehurst and Elizabeth Adelaide Carter Whitehurst. Retired from A & P Supermarkets...
Mary Jane Connoley Dawson
Aug 30, 2020
Mary Jane Connoley Dawson, 98, of 105 Walnut Street, Hertford, NC, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 in her home where she was being cared for by her family.
Born in Westmoreland County, VA on September 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John Addison and Lillie Warner King Connoley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Dan Jordan Greene
Aug 30, 2020
Dan Jordan Greene, 88, TSgt USAF, Retired, of 617 Folly Road, Sunbury, NC, died Sunday, August 30, 2020 in his home where he was being cared for by his family.
Mr. Greene was born in Gates County on December 16, 1931, and was the son of the late Tom and Vera Jordan Greene. A retired Technical Sergeant with the United...
Joseph Thomas "J.T." Taylor
Aug 29, 2020
Joseph Thomas “J.T.” Taylor, 83, of 022 Hill Lane Road, Eure, NC, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, Ahoskie.
Mr. Taylor was born in Hertford County on August 26, 1937, and was the son of the late James Dennie Taylor and Lillie Mae Benton Taylor. A retired heavy equipment operator with the North Carolina Department of Transportation...
Clarence Aubrey Winn, Jr.
Aug 29, 2020
Clarence Aubrey Winn, Jr., 72, of 146 Gates School Road, Gates, NC, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk, VA.
Mr. Winn was born in Petersburg, Virginia on April 26, 1948, and was the son of the late Clarence A. Winn, Sr. and Evelyn Hargrave Winn. Employed with CF Industries for 13 years, he later retired as...
Bonnie Jean Mansfield Windsor
Aug 29, 2020
Bonnie Jean Mansfield Windsor, 68, of Hertford, NC, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Windsor was born in Washington, D.C. on October 23, 1951, and was the daughter of Othus C. Mansfield of Hertford and the late Emma Catherine Sydnor Mansfield. Retired from Lowe's Home Improvement, she was a Catholic by faith. In...
Hallie Turner Lewis Spruill
Aug 29, 2020
Hallie Turner Lewis Spruill, 90, formerly of Sunbury, NC and more recently of Trinity Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center in Salisbury, died there on Saturday, August 29, 2020.
Mrs. Spruill was born in Gates County on February 27, 1930, and was the daughter of the late Willie Edward Turner, Sr. and Ethel Wilkins Turner. Employed with the United States Postal...
Sabrina Marie Hassell
Aug 29, 2020
Sabrina Marie Hassell, 32, of 122 Shoshone Trail, Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020.
Born on August 8, 1988 on the Island of Saba, she was the daughter of Elvis Hassell of Hertford and the late Susan Hassell.
In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, John and Jane Mohr.
Surviving...
Ryan Patrick Harrell
Aug 28, 2020
Ryan Patrick Harrell, 28, of 552 Deep Creek Road, Hertford, NC, died Friday, August 28, 2020 in his home.
Ryan was born in Pasquotank County on August 13, 1992, and was the son of Shelia Lynn Spear Edwards of Hertford and Raleigh Patrick Harrell, Jr. (Karen) of Portsmouth, VA. A landscape supervisor with Odom's Lawn Care, he was raised in...
Cynthia Woolliscroft Cox
Aug 28, 2020
Cynthia Victoria Woolliscroft Cox, 82, of 125 Hickory Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, August 28, 2020 in her home.
Mrs. Cox was born in New York City, NY on July 6, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Robert Bernard and Victoria Mary Kral Woolliscroft. A retired insurance supervisor with Prudential Insurance in Millville, NJ, upon moving to...
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