All Obituaries

"When peace like a river, attendeth my way when sorrows like sea billows roll,  Whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say,  It is well, It is well...with my soul" Our beloved, Julia Holley Moore, age 80 of Gates County, NC, passed away from this life on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Sentara Albemarle Medical Center.  Celebration of her life will convene on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the Blanchard's Grove Missionary Baptist Church,...

"I moved from my old house I moved from my old friends I moved from my old way of strife Thank God I moved out to a brand new life" Our beloved, Joe Taylor, age 78 of 1405 Herrington Road, Elizabeth City, NC, transitioned from this life on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at his residence, surrounded by family and friends.  Celebration of Joe's life will take place on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at the Mount Lebanon A.M.E. Zion Church, with Pastor Javan Leach,...

Mommy please don't cry for me, Tell Daddy to not be sad Tell my brother and sister, To remember all the fun we had Tell Grandma I'll miss her, and Grandpa Tell everyone I miss them, And I'll be watching over you Don't shed a tear for me because, I'm not with you on earth tonight But I'm watching over from the clouds, With the stars as my flashlight I know you'll miss me terribly, But we'll be together again you'll see For...

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." -ISAIAH 40:31 Our beloved, Reverend Reginal Elijah McPherson, age 55, of Elizabeth City, NC, suddenly exchanged time for eternity as he gained the wings of a dove, and flew away to be at rest on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at his residence. He was the son of the late Ernest Lee McPherson,...

"...God has spoken, so let the Church say amen" Our beloved, Cynthia Townsend Riddick, of Elizabeth City, NC, transitioned from this life on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at the Sentara Albemarle Medical Center.  Celebration of her life will take place on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Community Church in Elizabeth City, NC with Pastor Antonio Williams, officiating. The family is receiving friends at 110 Panama Street, Elizabeth City, NC.  She...

"Ride on King Jesus,, No man can a-hinder thee. Ride on King Jesus,, No man can a-hinder thee. In that greatness of morning, Fair thee well, fair thee well. In that greatness of morning, Fair thee well, fair thee well." Our beloved, Leolia Elizabeth Mitchell Shamblee, transitioned from this earthly life on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Jamaica Queen, NY.   Her life will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church,...

"If I were, for Christ to proclaim the glad story, oh Lord If I see for his sheep who gone astray, oh Lord I am sure he will show me in his glory When I've gone the last mile of the way" Our beloved, Charlie Edward Taylor , age 70 of Greenville, NC formerly of Currituck, NC, departed this earthly life on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 3:51 a.m. at the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake, VA.  The dash...

" IT BROKE OUR HEARTS TO LOSE YOU, BUT YOU DID NOT GO ALONE. A PART OF US WENT WITH YOU, THE DAY GOD TOOK YOU HOME. IF TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY, AND HEARTACHES MAKE A LANE, WE WOULD WALK OUR WAY TO HEAVEN, AND BRING YOU BACK AGAIN. IN LIFE WE LOVED YOU DEARLY, IN DEATH WE LOVE YOU STILL, IN OUR HEARTS YOU HOLD A PLACE NO ONE COULD EVER FILL." Our beloved, Karene Eudora Owens Jones, age 48, of 106 Sycamore Drive, Moyock, NC, transitioned from this earthly...

"...God gently closed her loving eyes and whispered, peace be thine" Our beloved, Moneca Saunders, age 40 of Dover, Delaware, departed this life on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in Dover, De.  Celebration of her life will take place on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, Jarvisburg, NC. The family will receive friends at 113 Sydni Street, Hertford, NC (Woodville). 

"I'm pressing on the upward way New heights I'm gaining every day Still praying as I'm onward bound Lord, plant my feet on higher ground Lord, lift me up and let me stand by faith on Heaven's table land A higher plain than I have found Lord, plant me feet on higher ground" Our beloved, James Vernon "J.R." Riddick, ​age 66, of 1247 Belvidere Road, Belvidere, NC, transitioned from this life leaving behind pain and affliction on Monday, July 2,...