AVON — Orville Celestial Scarborough, 78, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2007in a Norfolk, Va., hospital.  Mr. Scarborough was born in Avon andwas a retired First Class Boatswains Mate with the U.S. CoastGuard.  He was a member of St. John’s United MethodistChurch, a 33rd Degree Mason with the Hatteras Island Masonic Lodge anda member of the […]

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BUXTON– Albert Joseph Mury, III, 71, died Saturday, Nov.10, 2007 at hisresidence. Born in Teaneck, N.J., he was the son of the late AlbertJoseph Mury, Jr. and the late Doris Sheridan Mury. He was a retiredplumber, an active member of Our Lady of the Seas Catholic Church, amember of the Cape Hatteras Anglers Club, and […]

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BUXTON — Lisa Owens Hooper, 47, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones onSaturday, Oct. 27, 2007. She was a loving mother, wife, daughter,sister, and friend. She lived in Buxton and is survived by her husband,Buddy Hooper, son, Chase, and daughter, Avery, of the home. Alsosurviving are her parents, R. V. “Bobby” and Sarah […]

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FRISCO– Robert Dewey Basnett, Jr., 74, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, atSentara Nursing Center, Barco, N.C.  Mr. Basnett, born in Frisco,was a retired Chief Engineman with the U.S. Coast Guard, with 20 yearsof service.  He was also a retired Chief Engineer with the N.C.Department of Transportation, Ferry Division, and the Seaman’sInternational Union.  He was a […]

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OCRACOKE– Audrey Carol O’Neal Lynn, made her flight to the throne ofGod, on Wednesday October 17, 2007.  Audrey was the daughter ofthe late Capt. George and Annabelle O’Neal of Ocracoke. Audrey was the wife of the late John Lynn of Ocracoke.  She wasalso preceded in death by a daughter, Darelene Reitz.  She issurvived by a daughter, […]

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RODANTHE–John Berry Clayton, Sr., 65, ofRodanthe died on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, at his residence.  Mr.Clayton, born in Caswell County, North Carolina, was a retired foremanwith the Norfolk Southern Railroad Co.  He was a veteran, havingserved in the U. S. Army, and was an avid fisherman.  He was the son of the lateWilliam Clayton, Sr. […]

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FRISCO — Lonnie Lawrence Woods, Jr., 60, ofFrisco died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007 at his residence.  Mr. Woods wasborn in Chester, Pa., the son of Lonnie L. Woods, Sr. and GenevaStuckey Woods.  He was a heavy equipment operator and a veteran,having served in the U.S. Air Force.  He was preceded in death by his parents, […]

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HATTERAS — William Dale Burrus, 65, passedaway suddenly on Sunday, October 7, 2007 in his home. A native ofHatteras, he was the eldest son of the late William Z. Burrus andMinnie Austin Burrus. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 41 years, LorraineHoward Burrus of the home; his children, Denise Ziegler and […]

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RODANTHE–Marjorie Ann Piers, 64, of Rodanthe died Wednesday, Sept. 26,2007, at her residence. Mrs. Piers was born in Boston, Mass., thedaughter of the late John J. and Mary Helen Walsh Lyons.  Mrs.Piers is survived by a daughter, Ann Piers of Spring Lake, N.C.; four sons, John Robert Piers of Hope Mills, N.C., Robert JohnPiers of  Hope […]

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AVON–Marie Dennett Hughes died in Avon onMonday, Sept. 24, 2007.  She was 91.  Marie Hughes was bornJan. 29, 1916 in New York City.  She was the daughter of the lateGeorge and Mae Dennett and the wife of the late Thomas Aloysius Hughes. Marie was married and raised her family in Mount Kisco, N.Y.  Shealso served […]

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