OBITUARIES

Kill Devil Hills- Claudius I. “Bud” Vermilye, 89, died at his home June 22, 2018 where he retired in 1997. He was born in 1928 in Bayside, New York where he graduated from PS 41...

James “Jay” Randolph Ellis (March 13, 1962 - June 22, 2018) was born in Suffolk, Virginia to Nancy Cowper Williston and grew up in Gatesville, NC. He attended high school and college in San Diego...

Manteo - Santo John Battaglia, 89, of Manteo NC was the beloved husband of Arlene Battaglia, his wife of 57 years, and was called home on June 19, 2018. Sam was a loving husband, father,...

Moyock- LaCarol Hill, Sr. lovingly known as Lakey, age 81 of Moyock, NC, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at his residence.  He was born August 16, 1936 in Scotland Neck, NC, lived in New Jersey,...

Kitty Hawk - Ethel M. Hurley was born as Ethel M Looker and first widowed as Ethel Hill from her WWII US Marine first husband, Franklin Van Dyke Hill. She then was blessed with 55...

Grandy- It is with great sadness that the family of Peggy A. Ellis, announces her passing after her fight with cancer, on Tuesday June 12, 2018. A resident of Grandy, NC, Peggy was 63. All...

Manteo - Alan Frederick Furner, 67, of Manteo, NC was called home on June 12, 2018.  He was born in Earlville, New York on July 11, 1950 to Charles Frederick Furner and Laura Tarbell Furner....

Eudama W. Wells, 82, of Gum Spring VA, passed away June 5, 2018 in Kill Devil Hills. She is survived by her daughter, son and their family's as well as her cousin Gloria of Kill...

Travis B. Thomas, 78, Sergeant Major, US Army Retired, of Southern Shores, NC, died on June 4, 2018 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was born and raised in Knifley, Adair County, Kentucky, the youngest...

Grandy - William “John” Hilliard of Grandy, NC was called home unexpectedly in Norfolk Sentara Hospital on June 3, 2018 at the age of 78 surrounded by his family. John is survived by his wife of...