OBITUARIES

Karen Kay Haupt, 53, of Kill Devil Hills passed away on October 12, 2022 in Virginia Beach after a valiant fight with cancer. Karen was born in Reading, PA on November 28, 1968 to the...

Barbara Ann Gray Sellew was born April 15, 1931 and transitioned from this life naturally October 12, 2022 in Kitty Hawk. Barbara was immensely proud of her Hatteras family heritage and her grandfather’s service to the United States Life-Saving Service at Little Kinnakeet L.S Station....

Billy Gene Krueger, 70, of Aydlett, NC passed away, Wednesday October 11, 2022.  Billy was preceded in death by his parents Ralph and Lorene Krueger of Calvert City, KY. He is survived by his two...

Harry Miller Gray, 90, of Avon passed peacefully in Nags Head with family by his side. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Barbara; his son-in-law, Thomas Watkins; grandson, Shane Watkins and his...

Christian Forrest Powers, Sr., 53, of Kill Devil Hills, NC, passed away unexpectedly at home on October 6, 2022. He was born in Oceanside, CA and was the son of Susan Blount Lowry of Kill...

Joan M. Cornette, 75, of Kitty Hawk, NC, formerly of West Grove, PA, passed away at home on October 1, 2022. She was born in West Chester, PA and was the daughter of the late...

LCDR, USN (Ret.) William "Bill" C. Schmidt, 85, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away Friday, September 30, 2022.  Born as a first-generation German/American in Akron, OH on October 10, 1936, he was the son...

Virginia “Ginny” Rettgers passed from this earth on September 30, 2022.  She had turned 100 on February 13. Ginny was born and raised in Reading, PA.  She married Forrest Rettgers, also of Reading PA, when...

David M. Copeland passed away on September 24, 2022 in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. He was born on April 16, 1966 in Riverhead, New York. The family moved to Bedford, Virginia in 1974. David...