Obituaries

Apr 10, 2016

Elizabeth Fisher Jones

August 27, 1920 – April 10, 2016

Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher Jones, 95, of Fairfield and most recently a resident of Cross Creek Health Care Center, died Sunday April 10, 2016.

Born in Hyde County, August 27, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Morgan...

Apr 8, 2016

DOUGLAS M. BUTT January 6, 1930 – April 8, 2016

Douglas Monroe Butt, 86, of 6810 N. C. Highway 94, Fairfield, died Friday night, April 8, 2016, at Cross Creek Health Care Center in Swan Quarter where he had recently been as a patient.

Born in Peru, Indiana, January 6, 1930,...

Mar 30, 2016

Zelma Gertrude Layne, 83, of Scranton North Carolina, died Wednesday, March 31, 2016 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital in Washington.

Born in Cumberland County, Tennessee on August 24, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Ollie Conley Clift. She was married to Ernest Ray Layne who preceded her in death....

Mar 15, 2016

Hirotami "Tom" Marikawa March 14, 1950 – March 15, 2016

Hirotami "Tom" Marikawa, 66, of 105 Broad Street, Columbia, died Tuesday at his residence.

Born in Japan, March 14, 1950 he was married to Victorina Murillo Alvarado who survives.

Tom was owner and operator of the Chuck Wagon Restaurant...

Feb 16, 2016

ARTHUR A. DALL April 9, 1943 – February 16, 2016

Arthur Allen Dall, 72, of 6868 N. C. Highway 94-North, Creswell, died unexpectedly on Tuesday in Gainesville, Florida.

Born in Tyrrell County, April 9, 1943, he was the son of Raymond Dall who survives and the late Bessie Harrell Dall. He...

Feb 15, 2016

Mitchell Paul Newman, 70, of 375 Main Street, Swan Quarter died Monday, February 15, 2016, at his residence.

Born in Beaufort County, September 29, 1945 he was the son of the late Richard Dudley and Muriel Wahab Newman. He was married to the former Patsy Jo Sadler who survives. Long active in community...

Jan 27, 2016

It is with deep sadness that the family of Lindley Bowen Windley, Jr. announces his passing on Wednesday morning, January 27, 2016 at Chowan River Health Care and Rehabilitation in Edenton.

Lindley was born on Mother's Day, May 14, 1926 to Lindley Bowen Windley, Sr. and Etta Pearl Rice Windley. He was preceded...

Jan 27, 2016

Jane Patrice Carmeans, 57, of 95 Golden Street, Engelhard, died Wednesday January 27, 2015 at home.

Born in Seaford, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late James Carmeans. She was married to Burt Lunn who preceded her in death. Surviving are a daughter; Tammi Gibbs and husband Allen of Engelhard; two sons,...

Jan 17, 2016

KATIE B. WEATHERLY April 5, 1930 – January 17, 2016

Katie B. Weatherly, 85, of the Gum Neck Community, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 17, 2016.

Born in Tyrrell County, April 5, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Lee R. and Dixie Holloway Barnes. She was...

Jan 15, 2016

Duard Lester Brickhouse, 87, of 4686 Soundside Road, Columbia, died Friday, January 15, 2016, at the home after a period of declining health.

Born in Tyrrell County, June 6, 1928, he was the son of the late Thedie and Clara Mae Brickhouse. He was married to Winnie Spruill Brickhouse who preceded him in...

Jan 13, 2016

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Dec 26, 2015

Debra Chesson Hopkins, 60, of 295 Jones Town Road, Gum Neck Community, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

Born in Chowan County, February 6, 1955, she was the daughter of Thelma Pierce Chesson of Roper and the late Gordon Chesson. She was married to Ambrose Blaine Hopkins who survives....

Dec 15, 2015

Cynthia Ann Ludford Shute, 68, native of Tyrrell County and long time resident of Elizabeth City died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Sentara Nursing Center-Currituck in Barco.

Born in Tyrrell County, N.C. on December 10, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Ephraim L. and Mildred Dodge Ludford. She was married to...

Dec 7, 2015

April Furlough Guthrie, 38, of 2018 N. C. Highway 45, Swan Quarter, died on Monday, December 7,, 2015 at Vidant In-Patient Hospice in Greenville after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Chowan County, August 7, 1977, she was the daughter of Elaine S. Furlough of Roper and the late David Michael Furlough....

Dec 1, 2015

Elma Gray Midgette Harris, 94, died Tuesday December 1, 2015 at Cross Creek Nursing Facility, Swan Quarter.

Born in Hyde County, May 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Georgia Ballance Midgette. She was married to Carl Cahoon Harris who preceded her in death. She was a member of...

Dec 1, 2015

Kenneth Scott Cahoon, 61, of 985 Quarter Road, Swan Quarter, died Tuesday December 1, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville.

Born in Beaufort County, February 14, 1954, he was the son of the late James Lawson, Sr. and Blandina Credle Cahoon. He was married to the former Marylynn "Bit" Williams who survives.

Nov 29, 2015

Murel E. Marshall Jr. age 72 passed away November 29, 2015. Born December 28, 1942 to Murel and Dancy Watson Marshall in Engelhard, N.C.

Murel served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. He retired from W.P.B. Constructors after 24 years as Construction Supervisor.

His survivors include his wife...

Nov 26, 2015

Raymond Dare Clifton, 88, of 1440 U. S. Highway 64, Columbia, died on Thursday, November 26, 2015 near the Gum Neck Community of Tyrrell County.

Born, July 29, 1927, in Woodbridge, VA, he was the son of the late Raymond Dudley and Vivian Estelle Tacey Clifton. He moved to Tyrrell County in 2012...

Oct 24, 2015

Minnie Mae Cohoon Snell, 94, of Creswell died early Saturday, October 24, 2015, at the home of her daughter in the Pea Ridge Community where she had resided for the past few years.

Born in the Gum Neck Community of Tyrrell County on August 31, 1921, she was the daughter of the late...

Oct 16, 2015

Mark Timothy Hendrix, 49, of 228 Old Roper Road, Plymouth, died Friday, October 16, 2015 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.

Mark was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of the late William Edward and Neta Spruill Hendrix. He is survived by his wife, Stephanie Waters Hendrix and two...