Obituaries

Jul 21, 2020

Lancy Montgomery Cahoon August 30, 1931 - July 21, 2020

Lancy Montgomery Cahoon, 88, formerly of Engelhard and most recently a resident at Roanoke River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died, Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

Mr. Cahoon was born in Beaufort County, to the late Closs Ethan and Sunie Bell Williams Cahoon, on August...

Jul 16, 2020

William Joseph Katinas August 14, 1933 – July 16, 2020

William Joseph Katinas, 86, of Ponzer died, July 16, 2020, at his home.

He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, during the Korean War.  He also worked as a designer for material handling systems.

A memorial service...

Jul 10, 2020

Billy M. Swain October 3, 1928 – July 10, 2020

Billy Marvin Swain, 91, a resident of Sun City, Florida, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at the Courtyards at Berne Village Assisted Living Facility in New Bern, NC.

Billy was born on October 3, 1928, in Columbia, NC to the late Edward and...

Jul 9, 2020

William Medford Equils April 9, 1932 – July 9, 2020

William Medford Equils, 88, of Washington, died, Thursday, July 9, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Equils was born in Hyde County, April 9, 1932, to the late William Riley and Ella Mae Jarvis Equils. He was married to...

Jul 7, 2020

Barbara Jean (Huckabee) Jones December 3, 1952– July 7, 2020

Barbara Jones, 67, of the Gum Neck Community, Columbia died, July 7, 2020, at Vidant Chowan Hospital, Edenton.

Barbara was born to the late Arthur D. Huckabee and Nancy Jean Liner Lee on December 3, 1952, in Durham, North Carolina. She was married...

Jul 7, 2020

Wanda M. Yoder April 3, 1952 – July 7, 2020

Wanda May (Martin) Yoder, 68, of Carmelita Village, Orange Walk, Belize went to be with the Lord on July 7, 2020, in her son's home at Pantego, NC. after battling cancer for two years.

Wanda was born to George and Pearl Martin on...

Jul 5, 2020

Clemente Jimenez Rivera November 23, 1957– July 5, 2020

Clemente Jimenez Rivera, 62, of Columbia died, July 5, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

Mr. Rivera was born in Ruiz Nayarit, Mexico on November 23, 1957 to Cecilio Jimenez Luna and Guadlupe Rivera Escobedo.  He married Dora Alicia Corrales Tapia, who survives.

Jul 2, 2020

Suzanne D. Willis April 9, 1949 – July 2, 2020

Suzanne Ruth Davis Willis, 71, of Columbia died, July 2, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

Suzanne was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on April 9, 1949.  She was the daughter of the late Lorraine Tidgeon. . She was married to Carl Linwood Willis...

Jun 29, 2020

Thomas A. Markham, Jr. (Tommy)

March 3, 1954 – June 29, 2020

Thomas Argustus Markham, Jr., 66, of Columbia, NC, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020, at Vidant Chowan Hospital in Edenton, NC.

Mr. Markham was born in Camden, NC on March 3, 1954, to the late Thomas Argustus Markham,...

Jun 29, 2020

James Roger "Little Brother" Topping

Sunrise: February 20, 1952                                                   Sunset June 29, 2020

On Monday, June 29, 2020 James Roger Topping left his earthly home to peacefully enter his heavenly home with the Lord.

James was born on February 20, 1952 to the late James...

Jun 23, 2020

Mary Jane (McCombs) Kowalski September 24, 1937 – June 23, 2020

Mary M. Kowalski 82, of Plymouth, died, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Kowalski was born in Richwood, West Virginia on September 24, 1937, to the late Forest and Ethel Tawney McCombs. She was married...

Jun 20, 2020

Lydia H. Cooper March 24, 1927 – June 20, 2020

Lydia Hopkins Cooper 93, of Columbia, died, Saturday, June 20, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving son and nieces.

Mrs. Lydia was born in Tyrrell County on March 24, 1927, to the late Brownie Odell and Willie Hassell Hopkins. She was...

Jun 5, 2020

Jorge "George" Lopez December 3, 1957 – June 5, 2020

Jorge "George" Lopez, 62, of Swan Quarter, died, Friday, June 5, 2020, at Vidant Beaufort Hospital.

George was born in La Havana, Cuba, on December 3, 1957, to the late Faustino Lopez and Olga Espinoza. He worked in the Agriculture industry as a...

May 25, 2020

Lottie W. Roughton February 4, 1928 – May 25, 2020

Lottie Wittmann Roughton of Columbia, died, Monday, May 25, 2020 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Mrs. Lottie was born in Nurnberg, Germany on February 4, 1928 to the late Johann and Margaret Behr Wittman. She was married to the late Ernest F. Roughton...

May 25, 2020

James "Jimmy" Brian Cahoon December 8, 1964 - May 25, 2020

James Brian Cahoon,55, of Fairfield, NC passed away unexpectedly on May 25, 2020, at his residence.

Jimmy was born in Beaufort County, NC, on December 8, 1964, to James L. Cahoon, Jr. and Barbara Harris Ellis.

Jimmy was a commercial...

May 12, 2020

Marietta S. Liverman June 15, 1939 – May 12, 2020

Marietta Swain Liverman, 80, of Columbia, died, Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at her residence surrounded by her loving children.

Mrs. Marietta was born in Tyrrell County on June 15, 1939, to the late Harry Preston and Mary VanHorn Swain. She was married to...

May 8, 2020

Richard "Rick" Piatt November 22, 1941 – May 8, 2020

Richard "Rick" Piatt, 78, of Plymouth of died, Friday, May 8, 2020, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

Rick was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 22, 1941, to the late Richard and Myrtle Ruth Taylor Piatt. He was married to the former Stella...

May 3, 2020

Charlotte Ann Brockhard O'Brien September 21, 1943 – May 3, 2020

Charlotte Ann Brockhard O'Brien, 76, of Albemarle Beach died peacefully with her son and best friend by her side on Sunday, May 3 after a long and courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.  She fought so very hard all the way until the...

Apr 30, 2020

Allen E. Burrus May 29, 1934 – April 30, 2020

Allen Elsworth Burrus, 85, of Swan Quarter, died on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at Windsor House in Windsor, NC.

Born in Dare County on May 29, 1934, he was the son of the late Robert and Lula Twiford Burrus.  He was a member...

Apr 27, 2020

Melvin Bryant January 25, 1942 – April 27, 2020

Melvin Bryant, 78, of Engelhard, and more recently a resident of Cross Creek Health Care Center died, Monday, April 27, 2020.

He was the son of the late Early and Minnie Fulford Bryant and was born in Hyde County on January 25, 1942. He...