Obituaries

Dec 8, 2017

ROY W. BRICKHOUSE June 12, 1928 – December 8, 2017

Roy Wilton Brickhouse, 89, of 5420 Soundside Road, Columbia, died Friday evening, December 8, 2017, at his home.

Born in Tyrrell County, June 12, 1928, he was the son of the late Joseph Wilson and Beatrice Sawyer Brickhouse.  He was married to the...

Dec 7, 2017

Randy L. Schmidt September 7, 1958 – December 7, 2017

Randy Lee Schmidt, 59, of the Gull Rock community, died, Thursday, December 7, 2017 at his residence.

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was the son of the late Gilmore and Margorie Schmidt. He is survived by his beloved friend Kathy Gibbs of the home....

Nov 23, 2017

Frank W. Fortescue, Jr. March 6, 1932 – November 23, 2017

Frank Wahab Fortescue, Jr., 85, of 865 Sladesville, Rd., Scranton, died peacefully, Thursday, November 23, 2017 at his residence. Born in Hyde County, March 6, 1932, he was the son of the late Rev, Frank Wahab Fortescue, Sr. and Sallie Swindell Fortescue....

Nov 19, 2017

JOHN W. ("Jackie") BORST, JR. February 2, 1957 – November 19, 2017

John William "Jackie" Borst, Jr., 60, of 5185 Newlands Road, Columbia, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, at his home after a long battle with cancer. Born in Jacksonville, FL. on February 2, 1957, he was the son of Louise Walker Borst...

Nov 16, 2017

Sybble M. Smithwick February 27, 1928 – November 16, 2017

Sybble Marie Smithwick died peacefully in her sleep Thursday, November 16, 2017. She was born February 27, 1928 in Ponzer, NC, a community of Hyde County, to Rufus Warren and Grace Harris Smithwick. She was a member of Mt. Olive Church of Christ...

Nov 14, 2017

Sara J. Selby. May 16, 1938 – November 14, 2017

Sara Jane Selby, 79, of Columbia, died, Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at her residence, surrounded by her sister and friends. Born in Tyrrell County, May 16, 1938, she was the daughter of the late James Donald and Vivian Godwin Selby. She was a...

Nov 3, 2017

ORVILLE L. PHELPS November 18, 1933 – November 3, 2017

Orville Lugene Phelps, 83, of 4144 Soundside Road, Columbia, died early Friday, November 3, 2017, at his home. Born in Washington County, November 18, 1933, he was the son of the late Herbert Lee and Agnes White Phelps. He was married to the...

Nov 1, 2017

ALEASE B. ROUGHTON October 14, 1930 – November 1, 2017

Alease Brickhouse Roughton, 87, of 4640 Soundside Road, Columbia, died early Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Washington County Hospital, Plymouth after a long illness. Born in Tyrrell County, October 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Walter Seldon and Mary Rhodes...

Oct 18, 2017

ETTA W. WARD April 29, 1927 – October 18, 2017

Etta Mae Weatherly Armstrong Ward, 90, of 306 Bridge Street, Columbia, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017, in Harbor's Edge Health Center, Norfolk, VA where she had been a patient recently.

Born, April 29, 1927, in Tyrrell County, she was the daughter...

Oct 14, 2017

Edward E. O'Neal November 7, 1922 – October 14, 2017

Edward Emory O'Neal, 94, of the Atlantic Shores Retirement Community, died, Saturday, October 14, 2017. He was born in Fairfield, North Carolina on November 7, 1922 to Carlos and Wilhelmina Mann O'Neal. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Norfolk...

Oct 9, 2017

Guelda Joy McKinney Berry October 22, 1930 – October 9, 2017

Guelda Joy McKinney Berry, 86, of Engelhard died, Monday, October 9, 2017 at Cross Creek Health Care Center, Swan Quarter. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the family plot in Fulford Cemetery. Steve Bryan...

Oct 9, 2017

D. RONALD BRICKHOUSE August 11, 1941 – October 9, 2017

David Ronald Brickhouse, 76, of 64 Brickhouse Circle, Columbia, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday evening, October 9, 2017.

Born in Tyrrell County, August 11, 1941, he was the son of the late Ned Vernon and Peach Armstrong Brickhouse. He...

Oct 7, 2017

Jessie Mackey August 14, 1927 – October 7, 2017

Jessie Mackey, 90, of Swan Quarter, died, Saturday, October 7, 2017 at his residence. Born in Engelhard, NC, August 14, 1927, he was the son of the late Rev. James Andrew Mackey, Sr. and Julia Barber Mackey. He was a member of Pleasant Grove...

Oct 6, 2017

MARGARET W. LOCKYER December 2, 1935 – October 6, 2017

Margaret Virginia Walter Lockyer, 81, of 1556 Farrow Fork Road, Engelhard, died Friday, October 6, 2017,after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer at Cross Creek Health Care Center, where she had been a patient recently.

Born in Valley City, Ohio on...

Sep 30, 2017

John A. Shaffer, Sr. March 11, 1926 – September 30, 2017

John Allen Shaffer, Sr., passed away peacefully at Cross Creek Nursing Home on Saturday, September 30, 2017. His son John Allen Shaffer, Jr., was with him at the time. Mr. Shaffer was in the nursing home with a long-term ailment a little...

Sep 25, 2017

Hal Gray Swindell, Sr. July 19, 1922 - September 25, 2017

One of Hyde County's most beloved native sons, Hal Gray Swindell, Sr., joined his beloved wife Margaret in heaven on September 25, 2017. He was 95 years old.

Born to Metrah Harvey and Louella O'Neal Swindell on July 19, 1922...

Sep 23, 2017

RICKY C. RHODES May 7, 1963 – September 23, 2017

Ricky Charles Rhodes, 54, of 2050 Levels Road, Columbia, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Born in Tyrrell County, May 7, 1963, he was the son of the late Charles M. and Doris Spencer Rhodes. He attended Columbia High...

Sep 19, 2017

Richard Death March 23, 1941 – September 19, 2017

Richard Death, 76, of Ocracoke, died, Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Cross Creek Health Care Center, Swan Quarter.

He served his country with the United States Navy. No funeral services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service, Swan...

Sep 8, 2017

VERGIE W. JONES June 22, 1932 – September 8, 2017

Vergie Lois Williams Jones, 85, of 3703 Camp Leach Road, Washington, died early Friday, September 8, 2017, at her home after a long illness. Born in Tyrrell County, June 22, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Romulus and Marie Spencer Willams....

Sep 5, 2017

Jack D. Rose October 11, 1931 – September 5, 2017

Jack David Rose, 85, of the Gum Neck Community, Columbia, died, Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at his residence. Born in Tyrrell County, October 11, 1931, he was the son of the late Johnnie and Dezzie Armstrong Rose. He was married to Delories Brickhouse...