FRISCO– Lovie Alice Peele Leatherwood, born Jan. 5, 1929, the wife of thelate John Ollie Leatherwood Jr., died Saturday, April 3, 2010 inWilmington, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Lee and BeatricePeele of Hatteras Village. Mrs.Leatherwood is survived by three children:  Jackie Englebrechtandhusband Jae of Fairfax Station, Va.; John O. Leatherwood III and wifeTeresa […]

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BUXTON– Leighton A. Quidley, born in Buxton to the late John A. Quidley andRuth Quidley, died on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the VeteransAdministration Hospital in Augusta, Ga.  Mr. Quidley retiredfromthe United States Army after over 20 years and having served in theVietnam War.  He was the recipient of many military awardsincluding the Bronze Star […]

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HATTERAS– Rev. Harmon Jones Willis Jr., 73,  died on Sunday, March 7,2010 at his residence.  Mr. Willis was born in Hatteras, thesonof Harmon Jones Willis Sr. and Catherine B. O’Neal Willis. He was retired from the U.S. Coast Guard.  Mr. Willis was amemberof the Hatteras Assembly of God, where he served as a deacon and didhospital […]

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OCRACOKE– Charlotte Nemesia Castro, 2 1/2,  died Tuesday, March 2,2010.  Charlotte was the miracle child of Marcy Brenner andLouCastro. Charlotteis survived by her parents, Marcy Brenner and Lou Castro; hergrandparents, Max and Barbara Brenner and Nemesia Castro; heraunts/uncles, Zory and Robert Morgan, Linda and Ira Locke, Judi andMark Coyne, Nora and Ron Forlano, Mary and […]

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JACKSONVILLE– Dalton Davis Williams, 81, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, inJacksonville.  Mr. Williams was born in Avon and was a memberofSaint John’s United Methodist Church. Hewas the son of the late Isaac Stanley and Louisa Price Williams. Survivingare his brother Oliver Linwood Williams of Lancaster, Calif., andseveral nieces and nephews.  Mr. Williams was predeceased byhistwo […]

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BUXTON– Irma Ruth Gray Lange, 95, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in NagsHead.  Mrs. Lange was born in Avon and was a homemaker andformerowner/operator of the Hatteras Gift Shop.  She was a member oftheBuxton United Methodist Church, Cape Hatteras Order of the Eastern StarChapter #303, and a longstanding member of the Cape Hatteras AnglersClub. She […]

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FRISCO– William Horace Barksdale, 68, died Monday, Feb.1, 2010 at hisresidence.  Mr. Barksdale was born in Calhoun County, Alabama,andwas a retired supervisor linesman for Cape Hatteras ElectricCo-op.  He was the son of the late Herman and Janie Ruth EavesBarksdale and the husband of Ann King Barksdale of the residence. Besideshis wife, Mr. Barksdale is survived […]

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FRISCO– Jack  M. Hebenstreit passed away on Jan. 13, 2010, just shyofhis  83rd birthday at Sentara Nursing Home in Barco, N.C. Heis survived by his wife of more than 30 years, BarbaraSatterthwaite-Hebenstreit; six children from a previous marriage:Christopher Hebenstreit, Pat Beltz, and Nancy Tallman of Lakewood,Colo., and Ellen Cuffari, Stephen Hebenstreit, and Susan Mitchell ofthe […]

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AVON –Myrna KingRobke was born April 13, 1941 in Norfolk, Va., toJohnie L. King, Sr. and Lina W. King.  She was thegranddaughterof Mary “Mamie” Meekins. She married Harvey Robke in 1963 and traveledthe world as a Navy wife. Myrna settled back in Avon in 1975.  Uponreturning toAvon, Myrna spent 20 years working in realestate.  She […]

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MANTEO– Francis Warren Meekins, Sr. died Wednesday, June 23, at his home inSunnyside on Roanoke Island.  Born in Mooresville, N.C., onJune14, 1933, he was the son of the late D. Victor Meekins and the lateCatherine Deaton Meekins of Sunnyside. Hewas editor and publisher of The Coastland Times. He will be rememberedfor his love of North […]

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