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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George Jones Spence, Jr.
July 13, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
KILL DEVIL HILLS — George Jones Spence, Jr., age 89, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home. Mr.Spence, a native of Elizabeth City, NC, was the son of the late GeorgeJ. Spence and Pearl Kellam Spence and the husband of Stephanie PittsSpence. Hewas a retired college professor, actor, director, […]
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Josephine Austin Oden
July 3, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
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
June 21, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
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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Dolly Maxine McDaniel Morrow
June 11, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
BUXTON – Dolly Maxine McDaniel Morrow, 89, of Buxton, NC, died on June 11, 2017, at Peak Resources in Nags Head, NC. She was born in Shenandoah, VA,to the late Claude and Mary (Monger) McDaniel, and was the wife of thelate J. Morgan Morrow of Aliquippa, PA. Dolly was a member of theNew Bethlehem United […]
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Michael Wayne Keller
June 9, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
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
June 7, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
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
June 5, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
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.
May 26, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
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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Brian Gilbert Oliver
May 23, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
May 11, 1961 – May 23, 2017 AVON — Brian Oliver, 56, of Avon, NCpassed away May 23, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC. Hewas born May 11, 1961, in Baltimore, MD and relocated to Avon in themid-80’s. Brian worked at RAM for 15 years and was a very talentedcraftsman on many levels. He […]
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