All Obituaries

Our beloved, Tyrone Lavon “Stick” Riddick, 50 of Chesapeake, VA, departed from this life on Friday, September 22, 2023. Life Celebration Service will take place on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 2:00 pm at Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. John R. Shannon, Officiating. Interment will follow in Dove’s Landing Cemetery. A viewing will take place at the funeral home on Friday from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. The family will receive friends at 119 Chip Drive,...

Our beloved, Doretha Hughes Harrell, 62 of Camden, NC, departed from this life suddenly on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.  Life Celebration Services will take place on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at Corner Stone Missionary Baptist Church, Elizabeth City, NC, with Pastor Antonio Williams, Officiating and Pastor Samuel K. Shaw, III, delivering the words of comfort. Interment will follow the service in New Providence Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Shawboro, NC. A viewing...

Our beloved, Betty Moore Jones, age 73 of Hertford, NC, departed from this earthly life on Sunday, September 17, 2023.  Life Celebration Service will take place on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Melton Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Winfall, NC, with Rev. Alvin J. Boone, Sr., Officiating. She will lie in state from 12:00 noon until time of service. Interment will follow in Melton Grove Memorial Gardens, Winfall, NC. The family will receive friends at the home of the...

Our beloved, Shirley Lightfoot Eason, age 92 of Hertford, NC, departed from this life on Friday, September 15, 2023.  Life Celebration Services will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at Bay Branch A.M.E. Zion Church, Belvidere, NC, with Rev. Dr. Joseph Walton, Officiating. Interment will follow in the Perry-Lightfoot Cemetery, Hertford, NC. A viewing will take place at the funeral home on Friday, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The family will receive guests at the...

Our beloved, U S Army Ret Sgt. J'Vonda D. Figgs, 47 of Fayetteville, NC, departed from this life on September 9, 2023.  Life Celebration Service will take place on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Care and Cremations Chapel. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment with Military Rites will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.  

Our beloved, Mr. Aldon Levon Gray, Sr., age 83 of Camden, NC, departed from this life on Saturday, September 9, 2023.  Life Celebration Services will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at the Gray Cemetery in the Graytown area of Jacksonville, NC. 

Our beloved, Theodore Roosevelt Seymore, Jr., age 73 of Powells Point, NC, departed from this earthly life on Friday, September 8, 2023.  Life Celebration Services will be held on Friday, September 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Branch Missionary Baptist Church, Powells Point, NC with Pastor James McCoy, Officiating. Interment with military rites will be held in the church cemetery. A viewing will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. 

Wilbert Seymore, 76, peacefully passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023 in Elizabeth City, NC. Mr. Seymore was born in Elizabeth City, NC on October 5, 1946, and was the son of the late Roy Seymore and Lila Mae Evans Seymore.  In addition to his parents, he preceded in death by his son, Wilbert Ivan Seymore; his two brothers, Willie Seymore and Roy Rudolph Seymore; and sister, Gail Seymore Razor. In his professional life, he worked in the Automotive Service Industry as a Technician...

Our beloved, Rosetta Bryant Poyner, affectionately known as Renee', age 66 of Elizabeth City, NC, departed from this earthly life on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.  Life Celebration Services will take place on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 12:00 noon at Corner Stone Missionary Baptist Church, Elizabeth City, NC, where Rev. Antonio Williams is Pastor and Elder J. C. Purkett will be officiating. Interment will follow in Dove's Landing Cemetery. A wake will be held on Friday, from...

Our beloved, Angela Denise Dozier Johnson, 61 of Camden, NC, departed from this earthly life on Monday, September 4, 2023.  Life Celebration Services will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church, Elizabeth City, NC, with Rev. Dr. Ricky L. Banks, Officiating. A viewing will take place at the funeral home on Friday, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  Mitchell Funeral Care and Cremations is in charge of the arrangements.