FRISCO– Captain John “Jack” O. Leatherwood, Jr., USCG, Ret., 80,of Frisco died Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, in Nags Head. Born in Baltimore,Md., he was the son of the late John O. and Lillie May ThompsonLeatherwood. He was a member of the Hatteras Island Masonic Lodge, theCape Hatteras Anglers Club, and the Chief Warrant Officers Association. […]

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HATTERAS– William Joseph Smith, 69, of Hatteras, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008,in his residence. Mr. Smith was born in York, S.C., and wasowner/operator of his own boat building company and a Mason. He was the son of the late Joseph Darby and Mary Rogers Smith and the husband of the late Doris Glenn Smith. Survivingare […]

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POCOMOKE CITY, MD. – Wendell A. Howell, 68, died on Dec. 26, 2008 in Coastal Hospice at the Lake. Mr.Howell was born on Hatteras Island.  He was the son of the lateCharles A. Howell and Murrell E. Howell of Hatteras village and thenephew of the late Roberta Schaap of Hatteras village. Mr.Howell was a retired […]

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OCRACOKE– Zora Bable Gaskins, 76, died Monday, Dec. 15, at his home. A nativeof Ocracoke, he was the son of the late George Mathais and Iola O’NealGaskins. Mr. Gaskins was a member of Ocracoke United Methodist Churchand owned several rental cottages in Ocracoke. Mr.Gaskins is surivived by his wife, Mable Mutro Gaskins, of the residenceand […]

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PFAFFTOWN,N.C. — Annie Fulcher Pellegrini, 88, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Bornin Buxton, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Delora AustinFulcher and the widow of Frank W. Pellegrini. She was a homemaker and amember of Marvin United Methodist Church. Mrs.Pellegrini is survived by two sons, Bobby Lee Pellegrini and WilliamFrank Pellegrini, both […]

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HATTERAS – Lucy Allen Stowe, 83, died on Friday, Nov. 21, at the Autumn Care Nursing Home in Biscoe, N.C.  Miss Stowe was born on Hatteras and was the daughter of Freeman and Lucy Gaskill Stowe. Shewas a pioneer for women in the National Weather Service, which shejoined right out of high school.  She served […]

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FRISCO– Mildred Elizabeth Basnett Poole, 95, of Frisco, died SaturdayNov. 1, 2008, in Nags Head.  Mrs. Poole was born in Frisco and wasa homemaker and a member of Little Grove United Methodist Church.  She was the daughter of the late Rutherford Hayes and Margaret Van Basnett and the wife of the late Milton L. Poole. […]

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LUGOFF, S.C. — Memorial services for Margot Mary Rochester, 72, willbe on Friday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church. The Rev.Philip Whitehead will officiate. The family will receive friendsThursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. In lieu offlowers, memorials can be made to Riverbank Zoo Botanical Garden orPalmetto […]

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BUXTON — Cherri O’Neal Quidley, 53, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008.She was the daughter of Loretta O’Neal ofBuxton and the late George Oliver O’Neal, Jr.  Ms. Quidley was also preceded in death by a son, Richard Gray. She is survived by a daughter, Jessica Gray of Avon;two brothers and three sisters. A Celebration of Life […]

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HATTERAS– Michael Edward Peele, 34, of Baltimore, Md., and formerly ofHatteras, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008, in Baltimore.  Mr. Peelewas born in Columbus, Ga., and was a message therapist.  He was agraduate of Cape Hatteras High School and East Carolina University andloved cooking and bowling. Hewas the son of Michael Oden Peele of Hatteras, and […]

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