GregoryErb Paul (Greg), age 63, died on May 7, 2017, at the Greenville, NC,Medical Center, after a short illness. He was born February 27, 1954and grew up in Scottdale, Pa. Gregtook some courses at Goshen College in Indiana in the mid-1970’s, andthen graduated from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va,around 1991. After years of writing […]
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Sara Burrus Shoemaker
May 3, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
August 14, 1939 – May 3, 2017 BUXTON- Sara Ethelbert Burrus Shoemaker, 77, of Buxton, NC passed away onTuesday, May 2, 2017, at Spring Arbor of The Outer Banks in Kill DevilHills, North Carolina. Her unwavering faith in God and the love andprayers of family, friends and church family carried her through thelast few years […]
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Barbara Taylor Satterthwaite
January 30, 1943 – April 30, 2017 FRISCO – Barbara TaylorSatterthwaite, 74, of Frisco, NC and formerly of Newtown, Pennsylvaniadied Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania onJanuary 30, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Dorothea Mae TaylorSatterthwaite and William Satterthwaite. Barbara was preceded in deathby her husband, John “Jack” M. […]
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Myrtle Ruth Price
October 27, 1927 – April 25, 2017 MyrtleRuth Price, 89, of the 800 block of High Point Ave., passed awaypeacefully, surrounded by loving family on April 25, 2017. Born October27, 1927, in Avon, N.C., she was a lifetime resident of the VirginiaBeach oceanfront. Ruth was a graduate of Oceana High school and activemember of its […]
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Arvin Alexander Midgett
May 1, 1937 – April 14, 2017 MANTEO – Arvin Alexander Midgett, 79, of Manteo, NC passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at Tyrrell House in Columbia, NC. A native of Dare County, he was preceded in death by his mother,Margaret “Blackie” Meekins Midgett; his father, Leonard Wilson Midgett;and a brother, Ephraim “Bud” Midgett. Arvin […]
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William Thomas Marra
COLINGTON – After a long hard fight with cancer, William Thomas Marra,known to most as Tom or Tommy has left for his heavenly journey onFriday, April 14, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents,Beatrice Gwilliam Marra and William Marra, Sr. With his passing he leaves behind a loving wife, Karyn Schweiker-Marraand seven children […]
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William “Billy” Potter Garrish, Jr.
April 6, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
OCRACOKE- William “Billy” Potter Garrish, Jr., 74, of Ocracoke, NC died onThursday, April 6, 2017 at Peak Resources – Outer Banks in Nags Head. Anative of Ocracoke Island, he was the son of the late Doris Lee HowardGarrish and William P. Garrish, Sr. After graduating from Ocracoke School, Billy enlisted with the UnitedStates Coast Guard […]
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Josephine Marie Kelly
April 3, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
December 16, 1954 – April 3, 2017 FRISCO- Josephine Marie Kelly, 62, of Frisco, NC died Monday, April 3, 2017,at Chesapeake General Hospital. Born in Boston, Massachusetts onDecember 16, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Josephine Yankowskiand Phillip Kelly. Having previously owned Rocco’s Pizza in Hatteras, Josephine also ranthe Frisco Pier from 1977 […]
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Arvella Willis Peele
April 3, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
August 8, 1927 – April 3, 2017 KILLDEVIL HILLS – Arvella Willis Peele, 89, formerly of Frisco and lastresided in Kill Devil Hills, died Monday, April 3, 2017 at Spring Arborof The Outer Banks. A native of Hatteras, she was the daughter of thelate Hobson Willis and Martha Farrow Willis. Arvella was a formermember of […]
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Sonja Oden Doran
April 1, 2017 | Obituaries | By: Island Free Press
March 13, 1938 –April 1, 2017 Sonja passed away in her sleep on April 1, at her home in Mount Vernon WA, after battling cancer for several years. Sonja is survived by herhusband of 58 years Stephen G Doran, brother Herbert Lynwood Oden Jr,sister Molly Stewart, daughter Denise Price, son Stephen R Doran andwife Jennifer, […]
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