Obituaries

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...

Sep 3, 2017

Joe Don Sawyer, II May 14, 1976 – August 3, 2017

Joe Don Sawyer, II, 41, of Scranton, died, Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Vidant Greenville. Born in Belhaven, May 14, 1976, he was the son of the late Joe Don Sawyer and Phyllis Lee Sawyer who survives. He was a commercial fisherman...

Aug 28, 2017

Mary E. Cowan Cuthrell October 24, 1918 – August 28, 2017

Mary Elizabeth Cowan Cuthrell, 98, of Swan Quarter, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at Cross Creek Health Care Center. Born in Hyde County, October 24, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Robert Samuel and Alice Virginia Spencer Cowan. She was...

Aug 22, 2017

Colden "Meatball" L. Bowden, Jr. May 7, 1944 – August 22, 2017

Colden "Meatball" Lee Bowden, Jr., 73, of Engelhard, died peacefully, Tuesday August 22, 2017 at his residence. Born in Hyde County, May 7, 1944, he was the son of the late Colden Lee, Sr. and Lovie Mae Howard Bowden. He was...

Aug 18, 2017

CYNTHIA S. PARRISH September 6, 1965 – August 18, 2017

Cynthia Ileta Soles Parrish, 51, of 174 Etheridge Road, Columbia, died on Friday, August 18, 2017, at her home.

Born in Fayetteville, September 6, 1965, she was the daughter of the late John Curtis and Margaret Bell Parker Soles. She was...

Aug 16, 2017

ARCHIE M. PAYNE June 5, 1927 – August 16,2017

Archie Melling Payne, 90, of the Gull Rock Community in Hyde County died in Washington on Wednesday evening, August 16, 2017 after a period of declining health. Born in Hyde County, June 5, 1927, he was the son of the late Warren Benjamin and...

Aug 7, 2017

John M. Herina September 6, 1945 – August 7, 2017

John Marc Herina, 71, of Fairfield, died, Monday August 7, 2017 at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, VA. Born in New Jersey, September 6, 1945, he was the son of the late John and Marie Pinnix Herina. He was married to the former...

Jul 29, 2017

Sidney L. Litchfield August 19, 1956 - July 29, 2017

Sidney Lee Litchfield, 60, of Columbia died, Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his family. Born in Tyrrell County, August 19, 1956, he was the son of the late Clyde Fentress Litchfield and Nancy Elizabeth Simmons. He was a member...

Jul 27, 2017

Charlie T. Flowers February 24, 1948 – July 27, 2017

Charlie Tycious Flowers, 69, of 35236 Hwy 264, Engelhard, died, Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Vidant Greenville Hospital after a short illness. Born in Beaufort County, NC on February 24, 1948, he was the son of the late Ronald and Arlie Gibbs Flowers....

Jul 11, 2017

EXIE H. RHEM September 3, 1921 – July 11, 2017

Exie Pearl Hodges Rhem, 95, of Loxley Road, Portsmouth VA and a native of Hyde County, North Carolina, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Portsmouth Health and Rehabilitation Center in Portsmouth, VA. Born in Hyde County, N. C. on September 3, 1921, she...

Jul 10, 2017

Scott H. James February 18, 1944 – July 10, 2017

Scott Howard James, 73, of Plymouth, died, Monday July 10, 2017 at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro. Born in Pasquotank County, February 18, 1944, he was the son of the late Selvie Harley and Hasseltine Sawyer James. He was a member of Salem Baptist...

Jul 9, 2017

Bonnie A. Cuthrell October 16, 1921 – July 9, 2017

Bonnie Armstrong Cuthrell, 95, of Fairfield, died, Sunday July 9, 2017 at Vidant Beaufort, Washington. Born in Hyde County, October 16, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Miranda Cutrell Armstrong. She is survived by her husband of seventy-four...