Local obituaries for Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Homes & Crematory
Kathryn Winters Schwartz
Apr 26, 2025
Mattie Kathryn Winters “Kathy” Schwartz, 89, of Hertford, NC, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City.
Mrs. Schwartz was born in Sulphur Springs, TX on January 27, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Robert and Christine Cross Winters. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Barry Merton...
John Lawrence "Larry" Corprew
Apr 25, 2025
John Lawrence “Larry” Corprew of Hertford, NC passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025.
Mr. Corprew was born on November 18, 1942 to the late Lawrence Curtis Corprew and Edith Inez Harris Corprew. He was a life-long resident of Perquimans County. In addition to his parents, Mr. Corprew was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Hazel Annette Pierce...
Elizabeth Marie Gauthier (nee' Kiley)
Apr 23, 2025
Elizabeth Marie Gauthier, known to her family as Mamarama, Bet, Nana, or G-Nana and to her friends as Betty, passed away on Wednesday, April 23rd in the ICU at Chowan Hospital in Edenton, North Carolina after a brief illness. She was, for all of her 91 years, a kind, compassionate, loving, but strong Irish lass who, in spite of a...
Mark Joseph Sclafani
Apr 21, 2025
Mark Joseph Sclafani, 81, of Edenton, NC, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Service League of Greenville Hospice House.
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Mark was the husband of 60 years to Christine Mitsopoulos Sclafani and the son of Vincent Sclafani and Regina Loehr Sclafani, both deceased. In addition to his parents, Mark was preceded in death...
Earl Clarence Bassett, III
Apr 19, 2025
Mr. Earl Clarence Bassett, III, 86, of Edenton, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his family.
A native of Mobile, AL, Earl was the husband of 64 years to Rebecca Brigman “Becky” Bassett and the son of Earl Clarence Bassett, Jr. and June Penny Bassett, both deceased. In addition to his parents, Earl...
Kristy Lynne Warren
Apr 19, 2025
Kristy Lynne Warren, 45, of Murfreesboro, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City, NC.
A native of Murfreesboro, NC, Kristy was the daughter of Garnie Benjamin “Ben” Warren and Rachel Harrell Warren.
Services will be held privately by the family.
Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral Home, 304 Main Street, Gatesville, NC is assisting...
Larry Dean Skinner
Apr 19, 2025
Larry Dean Skinner, 66, of Edenton, NC, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Mr. Skinner was born in Chowan County on October 28, 1958, and was the son of the late Jarvis Larry Skinner and Barbara White Stillman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Jodie Lynn Skinner, and by his stepfather, C.J. Stillman.
Dean...
Diane Spruill Twiddy
Apr 18, 2025
Diane Spruill Twiddy, 81, of Creswell, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, April 18, 2025, in Chowan River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Edenton. Mrs. Twiddy was born in Currituck County on November 29, 1943, and was the daughter of the late Elbert Duard and Beedie Ambrose Spruill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Robert Gene "Bob" Francis, Sr.
Apr 18, 2025
Robert Gene “Bob” Francis, Sr., 90, of South King Street, Windsor NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 18, 2025, in his home where he was surrounded by family.
Mr. Francis was born in Bertie County on May 17, 1934, and was the son of the late Harry Gene and Annie Marie Mizell Francis. In addition to his parents,...
William Robert "Bill" Provencher
Apr 17, 2025
William Robert “Bill” Provencher, 86, of Edenton, NC, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Provencher was born in Yonkers, NY on November 28, 1938, and was the son of the late William Francis and Julia Vershowsky Provencher. Retired as a dock supervisor in the trucking industry, he was a...
John Edgar Bundy
Apr 17, 2025
John Edgar Bundy, 76, of 196 Old Neck Road, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Bundy was born in Perquimans County on January 21, 1949, and was the son of the late John C. and Mildred Louise Ayscue Bundy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Dorothy Lee Parker Coats
Apr 12, 2025
Dorothy Lee Parker Coats, 97, of Ahoskie, NC, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Ahoskie Health & Rehab Center.
A native of Gates County, NC, Dorothy was the wife of the late Rufus Albert Coats and the daughter of Monnie Will Parker and Lila Mae Casper Parker, both deceased.
In addition to her husband and parents, Dorothy was...
Maxine Stallings Wiggins
Apr 9, 2025
Maxine Stallings Wiggins, 97, of 308 Sandy Cross Road, Hobbsville, NC died Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at her residence.
Mrs. Wiggins was born in Gates County on October 15, 1927. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Judson Stallings and Eva Ward Stallings. She was a lifelong member of Sandy Cross Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Thomas Wesley Vann
Apr 9, 2025
Thomas Wesley Vann, 78, of NC Hwy 137, Eure, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 after a brief illness. A native of Gates County, he was the son of the late Howard A. and Della L. Vann and a graduate of Gates County High School, Class of 1964. Thomas was a poultry farmer all of...
Robert L. "Bobby" Hollowell, Jr.
Apr 8, 2025
Robert Louis “Bobby” Hollowell, Jr., 76, of Hertford, NC, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in W.R. Winslow Memorial Home, Elizabeth City, after a recent decline in health.
Mr. Hollowell was born in Pasquotank County on April 12, 1948, and was the son of the late Robert Louis, Sr. and Polly Cely Hollowell. In addition to his parents, he...
Deborah Lilley "Debbie" Slaughter
Apr 7, 2025
Deborah Lilley “Debbie” Slaughter, 71, passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025 at her home.
A native of Pitt County, NC, Debbie was the wife of the late Arthur Martin “Art” Slaughter and the daughter of Herman Nathaniel “Toot” Lilley and Doris Jones Lilley, both deceased. In addition to her husband and parents, Debbie was preceded in death by an infant...
Ronald Beale Inge
Apr 7, 2025
Ronald Beale Inge, 65, of South Mills, NC passed away peacefully on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Duke University Medical Center with his loving wife, Lori by his side.
Ronald was born in Elizabeth City but was raised in South Mills, NC. Ronald was the husband of Lori Brown Inge and the son of the late Ernest Beale Inge and Jean...
Fenton Towe Eure, Jr.
Apr 7, 2025
Fenton Towe Eure, Jr., 81, of Greenhall Road, Edenton, NC passed away on Monday, April 7, 2025 at ECU Health Chowan Hospital in Edenton, NC.
Mr. Eure was born on August 15, 1943 in Perquimans County to Fenton Towe Eure, Sr. and Lillie Belle Trueblood Eure. He graduated from Perquimans County High School in 1961. He married Margie Corprew...
John Lee "Jack" Smith, Jr.
Apr 6, 2025
John Lee "Jack" Smith, Jr., 84, of 164 Reynoldson Road, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2025, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Smith was born in Suffolk, VA on August 2, 1940, and was the son of the late John Lee, Sr. and Genevieve Brown Smith. A graduate of Gatesville High School Class...
Mercer Leroy Saunders
Apr 2, 2025
Mercer Leroy Saunders, 83, of 109 Hertford Beach Road, Hertford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in his home where he was being cared for by family.
Mr. Saunders was born in Pasquotank County on November 11, 1941, and was the son of the late Melvin Leroy and Eliza Cooper Saunders Beacham. In addition to his parents,...
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