Cora Austin Simmons

December 22, 1942 – July 17, 2017 FRISCO — CoraAustin Simmons, 74, of Frisco, NC died Monday, July 17, 2017, at PeakResources – Outer Banks. A native of Hatteras, she was the daughter ofthe late Irma Midgett Austin and Fred B. Austin II and the widow ofAlva Arnold Simmons, Sr. Formertreasurer of the Democratic Women’s […]

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Josephine Austin Oden

HATTERAS –Josephine Austin Oden born January 25, 1921, to the late AndrewShanklin Austin and Inez Daniels Austin of Hatteras went to be with herLord and Savior on July 3, 2017. Afterattending Greensboro College and later UNC – Chapel Hill and graduatingwith a degree in journalism, she briefly worked for The Daily Advancein Elizabeth City before […]

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James Barrie Gaskill

OCRACOKE- James Barrie Gaskill, 74, of Ocracoke, NC died on Wednesday, June 21,2017. Born in Carteret County on April 20, 1943, he was the son of thelate Daisy Styron Gaskill and James Lumley Gaskill, Jr. Aftergraduating from the College of the Albemarle, James Barrie received hisBachelor’s degree from East Carolina University. He was a teacher […]

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Michael Wayne Keller

MANTEO– Michael Wayne Keller, 73, of Manteo NC, died June 9, 2017 at hishome.  A native of Kitty Hawk Village, Mike was the son of Earland Belinda Keller.  Mike was employed with Atlantic RichfieldCompany after graduating from East Carolina University.  In 1976,he returned home and started “The Rope Shop” which became a leadingsupplier of commercial […]

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Lois Kliefoth

FRISCO –  Mrs. Lois Kliefoth wastaken home with Jesus June 7, 2017. She was 91. Lois was the daughterof the late Frank and Susan Saksek.  Her four brothers, and onesister preceded her in death as did her son, Timothy Charles Westlundand  her grandson, Derek Westlund. Lois married Rodney CharlesWestlund July 7, 1947 in Cloquet, Minn. […]

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Mildred Stowe Willis

November 3, 1927 – June 5, 2017 HATTERAS — Mildred StoweWillis, 89, of Hatteras, NC entered into Eternal Rest on Monday, June5, 2017. Mildred was born November 3, 1927, to the late Fred AngelStowe and Fannie Peele Stowe. Mildred loved God and herfamily. She was a member of the Hatteras Assembly of God Church inwhich […]

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Earl W. O’Neal, Jr.

OCRACOKE — Earl W. O’Neal, Jr., 87,passed away May 26, 2017. Born in Philadelphia in 1929, Earl led a longand impactful life. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve for four years,retired from the U.S. Army, and is a Korean War Veteran. In between hisservice, he participated in nuclear power research, held a career inengineering, […]

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