All Obituaries

Frederick Donald Baum entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Celebration of Life service will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 12:00 noon at Beach Rivers Chapel, 310 E. Grice Street, Elizabeth City, NC. Viewing will take place on Friday from 4-7 pm with the family receiving friends from 5-7 pm at the funeral home. Donald leaves to cherish his memories; loving wife Teressa B. Baum; mother Bettye Baum, Dothan, Al; children, TIffany Foskey-Lewis (Africa), Orlando,...

Stacey Lamon Manning Jr. entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Beach Rivers Funeral Home is expressing sympathy through sincere service to the Manning family.

Margaret Viola "Peggy"  Jordan 67,  entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Celebration of Life service is Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 2:00 pm in the Beach Rivers Chapel. Peggy leaves to cherish her memories: loving daughters, Candita "Candy" Jordan-Butler, Moyock, NC and Terry Winfield, Winchester, Va; sisters, Burdette Jordan: brothers, Frank Powell, Albert Jordan; eight grandchildren, Shaquia Jordan, Shannel Barnes, Philip Jordan, Kevonna Whetstone, Jenell...

Troy Donnakin Williams departed this life on Saturday, January 4, 2020. A memorial service will take place 11:00 am on Friday, January 10, 2020, at the chapel of Beach Rivers funeral home. Viewing and visitation with the family will take place on Thursday from 5-7 pm at the funeral home. At other times the family will receive friends at his mother's residence, 119 Harding St., Elizabeth City, NC.  Troy leaves to cherish his memories, parents, Willie and Coneal W. Hughes; brother,...

Virginia Lewis Williams, 76, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Celebration of Life services will take place Sunday, January 5, 2020 at  2:00 pm  in the Beach Rivers Chapel. Viewing and visitation will take place on Saturday from 2- 4pm at the funeral home. Virginia leaves to cherish her memories; daughter Cynthia Mathews, sons; Robert R. Williams, Jr, John D. Williams, and Ronald E. Williams (Wanda) all of Moyock ,N.C; sister Syble Freeman...

Tammye V. Hill of Elizabeth City, NC entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 29, 2019. Celebration of Life service will take place on Sunday, January 5, 2019 at Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 830 Chapel Hill Road, Columbia, NC at 1:00pm. Viewing and visitation with family will take place on Saturday from 5-7 pm at the funeral home, 310 E. Grice Street, Elizabeth City, NC. At other times family will receive friends at her parents house, 102 Lady Patricia Dr., Elizabeth City,...

Kay Woods, 183 S. Mill Dam, Camden, NC, entered into eternal rest on Monday, December 23, 2019 at the age of 83 while a resident of Brookdale of Elizabeth City.  Kay was born in Hutchinson, Kansas. She attended Camden United Methodist Church, Camden, NC Kay is survived by her husband of 52 years, Trent Woods; two children, Wendy Gall and husband, Michael of Camden, NC their two children, Katie and Jordan and Steven Thies and wife, Melissa of Hailey, Idaho their two daughters, Maddie...

Hilton Leroy Whitehurst entered into eternal rest on Monday, December  23, 2019. Celebration of Life service will take place on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at 1:30pm at the Chapel of Beach Rivers Funeral Home, 310 E. Grice Street, Elizabeth City, NC. Viewing will take place on Saturday from 4-6 pm with the family receiving friends at the funeral home.  Mr. Whitehurst leaves to cherish his memories; wife, Bettye Whitehurst; two daughters, Ilka Sutton and Jodi Everett; three...

Dr.Kenneth Alvin Newby,76, of Charlotte,NC entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 8, 2019.Celebration of life service will be held Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Little Rock AME Zion Church 501 N.McDowell St. Charlotte, NC 28203. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am and the service will follow at 11:00 am. Interment will take place Monday, December 16,2019 at 12:00 noon at West Lawn Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC.Dr. Kenneth Newby leaves to cherish his memories: son, Kenton;...

Larry Wayne Sweeten 61, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 1, 2019. Celebration of life service is pending. Beach Rivers funeral home is expressing sympathy through sincere service to the Sweeten family.

Digna Lynn Walston  entered into eternal rest on Saturday, November 30, 2019. Celebration of life service will take place on Friday, December 6, 2019 at Chapel of Beach Rivers Funeral Home at 11:00am. She will lie in state from 9:00am until time of service. Digna Walston leaves to cherish her memories: children, Leroy Brown, Shaquille Joyner, Marcus Joyner, Elijah Walston, Michael Brown, Keith Brown and Linwood Walston, Jr.; siblings, Vivian McClain, Carolyn Winfield, Charles Joyner,...

Barbara Jean Draughn entered into eternal rest on Monday, November  25, 2019.Celebration of life will take place on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 1-2699 Old Bath Highway, Washington, NC at 1:00pm. Viewing will be held on Saturday,  12:00 noon at New Birth Christian Center, 112 W. Church Street, Washington, NC.Barbara leaves to cherish her memories: two daughters, Angela Draughn of Washington, DC and Tina Hyman of Clinton,  Md; two sons, Donald Dixon...

Donald Pernell Butts of Elizabeth City, North Carolina entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Celebration of Life service will take place on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at The Mount in Elizabeth City, North Carolina at 11am.Viewing will be held Monday from 4-7pm with the family receiving friends from 5:30-7pm at the funeral home. At other times the family will receive friends  at his daughter's residence Min. Tara and Johnnie Alexander's residence, 118 Climbing Vine...

Muriel Shipley entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Celebration of Life service is pending. Beach Rivers Funeral Home is expressing sympathy through sincere service to the Shipley family.

Antoine D. Sawyer  of Camden, NC entered into eternal rest on Saturday,  November 16, 2019. Celebration of Life service will take place on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at New Mount Zion Church of God in Christ Church, Camden, North Carolina at 1:30pm. Viewing will be held Friday from 4-7pm with the family receiving friends from 5:30-7pm at the funeral home. Antoine leaves to cherish his memories: loving wife, Angel Nittaya Tillett Sawyer; daughter, Mariah Walton "Beans";...

Marvin O. Griffin, age 89, entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 15, 2019 at Brian  Center. Celebration  of Life service will take place on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Chapel of Beach Rivers Funeral Home at 2:00 pm. Viewing will be held on Wednesday from 4-7pm with the family receiving friends from 5-7 at the funeral home.  Mr. Griffin was the son of Lemuel and Adaline Stokley Griffin. Mr. Griffin is survived by his: wife, Nellie Rountree Griffin; son, Anthony...

Judith Guice entered into eternal rest on Saturday,  November 9, 2019.Celebration of life service is pending. Beach Rivers Funeral Home is expressing sympathy through sincere service to the Guice family.

Jerome Commander, entered into eternal rest on Friday, November 8, 2019. Celebration of Life service will take place on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church at 2:00pm.  Viewing will take place on Friday from 4-7:00pm with family receiving friends from 5:00-7:00pm at the funeral home. Jerome leaves to cherish his memories: five sisters, Gloria Commander of Elizabeth City, NC, Evelyn Mourning of Monsey, NY, Clennie Commander of Winston Salem,...

Vernice "Meat" Riddick White entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 28, 2019. Celebration of Life service will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at St Stephen Missionary Baptist Church at 12:00 noon.  Viewing will take place on Friday from 4-7 pm with the family receiving friends from 5:30-7:00 pm at the funeral home.  The family will receive friends at other time, 201 Harrell Street, Elizabeth City, NC. Vernice leaves to cherish her memories; husband,...

Helen  Olivia Freeman Brickers entered into eternal rest on Thursday,  October  24, 2019.Celebration of life service will take place on Friday,  November 1, 2019 at St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist Church  at 12:00 noon. Viewing will take place on Thursday from 4-7pm at the funeral home with family receiving friends at funeral home from 5:30-7:00 pm.Helen leaves to cherish her memories: children, Brenda Adams Holley and Casper "Jug" Adams(Gail): and a host of ...