Melissa Kathleen Beam

Kitty Haw, NC

Melissa Kathleen Harrison Beam, 91, of Kitty Hawk, NC, died Monday, November 28, 2005 at her residence. Mrs. Beam was born in Elizabeth City, NC and was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Walter Raleigh and Lessie Wright Harrison and was the widow of the late Everett Guy Beam.

Mrs. Beam is survived by two daughters, Melissa Beam Towler of Kitty Hawk, NC and Martha Beam Loflin of Charlotte, NC; five grandchildren, David Beam Loflin and Stephen Daniel Loflin, both of Charlotte, NC, John Cotton Towler, Jr. of Kitty Hawk, NC, Grayson R. Towler of Denver, CO and Everett Blake Towler of Woodbridge, VA; three great-grandchildren, Killian Loflin of Charlotte, NC, Hayden Towler and Iris Towler, both of Woodbridge, VA.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Jean Green

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Jean Beasley Green, 74, of 103 Country Club Drive, Elizabeth City, NC died Sunday November 27, 2005, at the Albemarle Hospital.

Mrs. Green was born September 23, 1934, in Dare County, and was the daughter of the late Calvin Braxton Beasley and Lola Fay Mann Beasley.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Ralph Green on March 14, 1998.

She was a retired medical receptionist, member of the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church and the Elizabeth City Rebecca Lodge #62, and recently was awarded with a honorary membership of Rebecca Lodge, and was Treasurer Emeritus for North Carolina.

Survivors include her daughter; Carol Ann Green Jones and her fianc Robert Sullivan of Point Harbor, NC, two grandsons Ronnie Walker Jones of Cape Girardeau, MO., and David Earl Jones of Elizabeth City, NC.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday November 30, 2005, at 11:00 A. M. in Twiford Memorial Chapel with Rev. Deloras Meads and Rev. Lloyd Meads. Burial will follow in New Hollywood Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at her residence 103 Country Club Drive and following the memorial service in the funeral home lobby.

The family suggest that memorial contributions be directed to: the American Heart Association, C/O P. O. Box 220, Elizabeth City, NC 27909.

Twiford Funeral Home, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City is serving the Green family. You may sign the on line guest register at www.twifordfh.com. 252-335-4395

Ann Bartlett Sauvager

Ann Bartlett Sauvager

Aydlett, NC ‘ Ann Bartlett Sauvager, 85, of Mechanicsville, VA and Aydlett, NC, died Sunday, Nov 27, 2005 at Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City. She was born in Norfolk,VA to the late Laban Wellons and Patsey Butler Bartlett and was the widow of Floyd Sauvager. Mrs. Sauvager was a former member of South Norfolk Congregational Christian Church and was a member of Trinity Christian Church in Mechanicsville. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Howard W. and Conni Evans of Mechanicsville, Va; her daughter and son-in-law, Deane E. and Larry Brothers of Aydlett, NC; her grandsons Howard T. Brothers and wife Jennifer, Timothy S. Evans and Matthew Bartlett Evans; her granddaughters, Dr. Tamara J. Brothers and Mary E. Kulp and husband Mike. Mrs. Sauvager is also survived by 5 great grandchildren, Stephen and Stacy Brothers, Evan Kulp, Amanda and Bryan Combs.
She was predeceased by her husbands Howard D. Evans and Daniel R. Leary. A service will be held at Twiford’s Colonial Chapel, 929 South Battlefield Blvd. on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005 at 1:00 pm Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Norfolk. Family and friends are welcomed to the visitation at Twiford’s chapel on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.twifordfh.com.

Audrey Talmadge

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Hertford, NC

Audrey Anne Ross Talmadge, 66, of 214 Harris Landing Road, Hertford, NC, died Sunday November 27, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Talmadge was born October 31, 1939, in Sussex County, Stockholm, NJ, and was the daughter of the late George Ross and Elizabeth Talmadge Ross.

Survivors include: her daughters Laurie T. Hopler and her husband Allen and Diana T. Elkie and her husband John; her sons Gary Lee Talmadge and his wife Debra and Greg Talmadge and his wife Tina all of Hertford, NC; sisters Uldine Ross, Barbara Rinkel, Valerie Reilly and Marlene Owens all of New Jersey; brothers Robert Ross, Horace Ross, Edward Ross, Kevin Ross, Vance Ross, Durwin Ross, and Wayne Ross, all of New Jersey and George Ross of Tennessee; twelve grandchildren Kimberly Scott, Jennifer Underwood and her husband Sherman, Danielle Bateman and her husband Martin, Crystal, Jeffrey and Kenneth Elkie, Virginia, Nicole and Ivory Talmadge and Crystal, Ebony and Detriss Winslow; and ten great-grandchildren, Katlin, Autumn, Zachary, Cody, Ryan, Brandi, Jonathan, Erica, Masana and Tykesse, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Lee Talmadge, on September 12, 1987, a grandson, Karl Talmadge and one sister Velma Saunders.

A funeral service will be held at Twiford’s Northside Chapel on Thursday, December 1, 2005, at 2:00 PM with the Rev. F. Joe Griffith officiating. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends’ on Wednesday evening from 4:00 PM till 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Twiford’s Northside Chapel, 1115 North Road Street, Elizabeth City, NC, is assisting the Talmadge family. You may go online to sign the guest register at www.twifordfh.com.

Bonnie Brickhouse

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Bonnie Williams Brickhouse
Native of Pasquotank County, NC

Mrs. Bonnie Lynn Williams Brickhouse, age 44, of 159 Keeter Barn Road, South Mills, NC, died Saturday, November 26, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Brickhouse, a native of Pasquotank County, NC, was the daughter of Lois Ann Harrison Williamson, and husband James, of Camden, NC, and Gaither Parker Williams, and wife Pamela, of Crawley, WV, and the wife of Jimmie Daughtry Brickhouse, Jr., of the residence. She was a purchaser with Stateline Builders. She was a Pentecostal.

She is also survived by two daughters, Holly Miller, and husband Chad, of Bath, NC, Rachel Renee Donado, and husband Nandy, of Miami, FL; one son, Joshua William Russell and wife Heather, of Camden, NC; a step-son Jimmie Daughtry Brickhouse, III, and a step-daughter Danielle Nicole Brickhouse both of the residence; four loving sisters, Pamela Michelle Luton, and husband Bobby, Debbie Riggs, and husband Stacey, and Lynitata Stevenson all of Shiloh, NC, and Melanie Bright, and husband Ricky, of Elizabeth City, NC; four grandchildren, Jeremiah Miller, Bryce Miller, Skylar Norris, and Mateo Donado; grandparents, Jesse and Louise Harrison of Camden, NC; nine nieces and nephews; and several aunts and uncles.

A memorial service will be Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at 2:00 PM at Twiford’s Memorial Chapel with the Rev. James Harrington officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:30 PM and at other times at the residence of the mother, Lois Williamson, 125 Taylor’s Lane, Camden, NC.

Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC, is in charge of arrangements. You may sign the online register at www.twifordfh.

John Henry McDonald

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Elizabeth City, NC

John Henry McDonald, 78, of 883 Horseshoe Road, Elizabeth City, NC died Saturday, November 26, 2005, at his residence. Mr. McDonald was born December 8, 1926 in Pasquotank County. He was a member of the Ramoth Gilead Baptist Church, veteran of the U. S. Army, and a retired assembly line employee with Ford Motor Company.

Survivors include: his wife Geneva Sawyer McDonald; sons Russell McDonald and his wife Mary Anne of Wheaton, MD and Frank McDonald and his wife Cheryl of Elizabeth City, NC; daughters Ellena M. Oglesby and her husband Daniel of Greenville, NC, Gaye M. Cunningham, Mandy L. McDonald and Genny M. Luff and her husband Kyle all of Elizabeth City, NC; brother Talmadge McDonald of St. Louis, MO; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by: his mother Polly Ann Jones Mc Donald; two sons C. B. McDonald, and Barry McDonald; one daughter Polly McDonald; a great-granddaughter Mayson Luff; six brothers and one sister.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at 10:30 AM at Twiford’s Memorial Chapel in Elizabeth City with Rev. Nathan Rush and Rev. Glenn Greenway officiating. Burial will be in New Hollywood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home of his son and
daughter-in-law Frank and Cheryl McDonald, 884 Horseshoe Road,
Elizabeth City, NC, and immediately following the funeral service in the funeral home lobby.

The family suggests that memorial contributions may be directed to: Ramoth Gilead Baptist Church, 1308 School House Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, or to Albemarle Hospice, P.O. Box 189, Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0189. Twiford Funeral Home, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC is serving the McDonald family. To sign the online guest register, visit www.twifordfh.com.

Cleo Rountree

Cleo Rose Rountree
Resident of Gandy, NC

Cleo Rose Rountree, 49, of 120 Dot Sears Road, Grandy, NC, died Saturday, November 26, 2005 at Albemarle Hospital. She was born in Suffolk, VA, the daughter of the late Shirley and Catherine H. Rose and was the widow of John E. Rountree, Sr.

Mrs. Rountree is survived by two daughters, Alicia F. Rountree of Norfolk, VA, and Maegan R. Rountree of Winston Salem, NC; a son, John E. Rountree, Jr. of Grandy, NC; a sister, Catherine Owen of Virginia; and two brothers, Herbert Rose and Daniel Rose both of Virginia.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made to Twiford Funeral Homes, P.O. Drawer 405, Elizabeth City, NC 27907-0405 to help with funeral expenses. Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC, is assisting the Rountree family. To sign the online guest register, visit www.twifordfh.com.

Anna Oseneek

Nags Head, NC

Anna Dorothy Oseneek, 97, died Thursday, November 24, 2005 at the Outer Banks Hospital. Mrs. Oseneek was born in New York City and was a retired lab technician. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Mary Wojciechowicz and the widow of William Adam Oseneek.

She is survived by one son, Robert W. Oseneek and his partner Jane Bibee, both of Kill Devil Hills; one sister, Sophie DeMartino of Long Island, NY; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in Rockville, Maryland. Twiford’s Funeral Home, Manteo, is assisting the family with these arrangements.

Jessie Welsh

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Jessie Kreber Welsh, 84, of 11 Trestles Court, Camden, NC died Wednesday November 23, 2005 at the Albemarle Hospital.

Mrs. Welsh was born August 6, 1921 in Bexar County, San Antonio, TX and was the daughter of the late Major General Leo Myron Kreber and Jessie Steward Bannon Kreber.

She was preceded in death by her husband Col. Robert James Welsh
(U. S. Army) and a sister Catherine Marie Latham. She was an avid golfer.

Survivors include her daughters; Pamela K. Welsh of Camden, NC and Linda M. Johnson of Phoenix, AZ, her sons Robert L. Welsh of Camden, NC and James E. Welsh of Exton, PA., seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A private memorial service will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church at a later date.

Burial will follow in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO. at a later date.

Twiford Funeral Home, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC is assisting the Welsh family with memorial arrangements. You may sign the guest register at www.twifordfh.com. 252-335-4395

Roy Heath

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Roy Wilse Heath
Resident of Camden County, NC

Roy Wilse Heath, 70, 118 One Mill Road, Shiloh, NC, died Thursday, November 24, 2005 at his residence. He was born in Old Trap, NC, the son of the late Roy Burgess and Amy Forbes Heath and was the husband of Patricia White Heath of the residence. Mr. Heath was a retired veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the 82nd Airborne and Special Forces as an electronic specialist. He attended Wesley United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Hall Lodge #53 AF & AM, Elizabeth City York Rites Bodies, and Order of the Eastern Star, Indian Ridge Chapter #319.

Beside his wife, Mr. Heath is survived by a daughter, Doreen Heath Ball and husband Billy of Shiloh, NC; two sons, Joseph Aaron Heath and wife Dianne of Greenville, PA, and Roy Wilse Heath, Jr. and wife Debra of Shiloh, NC; a sister, Olivia Heath Johnson and husband Charles of Edenton, NC; a brother, Steve F. Heath of Chesapeake, VA; four grandchildren, Roy, Curtis, Nicole, and Jeremy and two great granddaughters, Aliyah and Destany.

A memorial service with Military Honors and Masonic Rites will be held Monday, November 28, 2005 at 2:00 PM in Wesley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wayne Wood officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church, 152 Alder Branch Road, Shiloh, NC, 27974. The family will receive friends at the residence. Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC, is in charge of funeral arrangements. To sign the online guest register, visit www.twifordfh.com.