James “Jim” Cribbs died Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Kindred Care, Elizabeth City, NC. He had been a resident at Brian Center, Hertford for one and a half years prior to his recent health issues. Mr. Cribbs was born in Statesboro, GA to Ernest and Georgia Cribbs. He was preceded in death by his wife Patsy of forty-three years; his... [read more]

Jesse Bland Mercer was born 7 January 1930, the son of Jesse Pritchard Mercer and Wrenn Hemby Mercer.  He graduated from Elizabeth City High School in 1948 and attended High Point College for his freshman year. He transferred to N.C. State College for his sophomore year. In the fall of 1950 he enlisted in the United States Navy. After basic... [read more]

Clarence Vernon Gist, age 87, of Mississippi died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Windsor Place in Columbus, MS.  Mr. Gist was born on June 3, 1927 in Preston, Cuba to the late William Bruce and Evelyn Thomas Gist. He was a graduate of Central High School in Washington D.C. and later served in World War II with the U.S. Army... [read more]

Ruben Satairpan Manlangit, 82, of 106 Bruce Drive, Elizabeth City, NC died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Norfolk Sentara Heart Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he was the son of the late Eugenio Benedicto Manlangit and Loreta Satairpan Manlangit and was the husband of Vera Miner Manlangit. Mr. Manlangit was retired from the United States Coast Guard after thirty years... [read more]

Essie Bundy Wilson, 89, of Hertford, NC died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at W.R. Winslow Memorial Home.  Born in Pasquotank County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Horace and Ludie Ann Haskett Bundy and was the wife of the late Curtis Lloyd Wilson.  Mrs. Wilson was a member of Woodville Baptist Church and taught the Sunbeams Sunday... [read more]

William Edward Nolan, 80, of Elizabeth City, NC died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. Born in Plankinton, SD, he was the son of the late Edward and Charlotte Twohig Nolan and was the husband of the late Jean Shannonhouse Nolan. Mr. Nolan was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He was an avid lifelong... [read more]

Charles Vincent Payne, Sr., age 79, of 137 East Ridge Road, Moyock, NC died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. Mr. Payne was born in Currituck County, the son of the late Joseph Sylvester Payne and Mildred Arnold Payne Gardner and was the widower of Clara Mae Kight Payne. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church,... [read more]

Wanda Supinsky Haggerty, age 83, of Moyock, NC died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Sentara Barco Nursing Center.  Wanda was born in Cecil, PA to the late John and Julia Supinsky and was the wife of William “Bill” Haggerty.  She was a veteran of the US Air Force. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Robert... [read more]

Juanita Copeland Krueger, age 96, of Camden, NC died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center.  Born in Pasquotank, she was the daughter of John W. Copeland and Bettie Rhodes Copeland and the widow of Edward Basnight and Richard Henry “Dick” Krueger.  She worked as an administrative clerk with the US Department of Transportation in the US Coast... [read more]

John Louis Wells III Lived life to the fullest – John Louis Wells III, age 65, of Shiremanstown, and formerly of Jupiter, FL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.  John was born on Tuesday, April 19, 1949, in Long Beach, CA to Neon Patricia (Eady) Wells and the late John Louis Wells, Jr. John’s survivors include his mother,... [read more]