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BLANCH SIMPSON BRYANT, 82, died February 15, 1999 in a Virginia Beach, VA hospital. She was a retired teacher from the Tyrrell County public school system after 33 years of service. She is survived by her son: Reginald Lewis Bryant; four grandchildren; and a devoted brother-in-law: George C. Coston. A funeral service was held for her at Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Tyrrell County and burial was in the church cemetery.
Ivory Littlejohn Jones, 63, of Creswell died February 14, 1999 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. She was born April 27, 1935 in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of Aaron E. Littlejohn. She was a cook and employed at Creswell High School. She is survived by five sons: Joe R. Jones, Eric Jones, Jeffery Jones, Michael Jones, and Jay Jones; four daughters: Regina Jones, Darlene Larkins, Charmaine Jones, and Iris Best; three sisters: Edith Phelps, Willie Buchanan, and Rose Coston; 15 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church and burial was in the Spruill Cemetery in Creswell.
JOHNNY LEE COMBS, 43, of Indiana died February 9, 1999. He was born in Tyrrell County. He is survived by his wife: Frances Combs; one daughter: Frances Ann Combs; two sons: Johnny Combs Jr. and Kennedy L. Combs; two sisters: Annette Combs and Sandra Combs; three brothers: Dennis Combs, Craig Combs, and Carl Combs; and one grandchild. Mr. Combs was returned to Tyrrell County for a funeral service at Alligator Chapel Baptist Church and burial in the Community Cemetery.
PEARL FURLOUGH AMBROSE, 91, of Creswell died on January 27, 1999 at Washington County Hospital in Plymouth. She was born in Washington County and was the daughter of the late William and Mary Phelps Furlough. She was a member of Philipi Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband: Jordon T. Ambrose. She is survived by two sons: Ronald L. Ambrose and Thomas J. Ambrose; two daughters: Ramona Spruill and Maxine Spring; one sister: Elizabeth Woodley; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild. A funeral service was held at Philippi Church of Christ and burial followed in the church cemetery.
GERTRUDE OVERTON PINNER, 90, of Light Street in Columbia died on February 5, 1999 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. She was born in Washington County and was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Mann Overton. She was a member of the Columbia Missionary Baptist Church and was a retired self employed beautician from 1929 until 1990. She was preceded in death by her husband: James A. Pinner and her daughter: Barbara Lee Pinner. She is survived by two sons: Jimmy Pinner and Bobby Pinner; one brother: M.D. Overton; one sister: Mildred Cooper; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
QUINCY SAWYER, 87, of Ambrose Road in Washington County died on February 2, 1999 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. He was born in Washington county and was the son of the late Matthew and Belle Woodley Sawyer. He was a member of Phillipi Church of Christ, Providence Lodge No. 678 AF & AM, Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 281, and a retired patrolman with the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department. He is survived by his wife: Pauline Arnold Sawyer; one son: William A. Sawyer; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son: Frederick W. Sawyer. Burial was at the Phillipi Church of Christ Cemetery.
ANNIE MAE TWIDDY MIDGETT, 84, of Manns Harbor died on January 25, 1999 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was a native of Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Mary Twiddy. She was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church in Manns Harbor and a member of The Methodist Women. She was the former manager of the Ocean House Motel in Kill Devil Hills for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband: Roy Midgett. She is survived by her daughter: Hester Twiddy Dwyer; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Burial was at the Midgett Family Cemetery in Manns Harbor.
HORACE A. BAREFIELD, 66, of Moyock died on January 22, 1999. He was a native of the Gum Neck community of Tyrrell County.
CLAIR EDWARD MORRIS, 92, of the Sound Side community died March 6, 1999 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late J.C. and Elmore Brickhouse Morris. He was a member and 40 year chairman of the board of deacons of the Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church. He was a charter member with 64 years of service to The Southern Albemarle Association and a Past Master of Providence Lodge No. 678, AF & AM. He was also a member of the Scottish Rite and Shrine, served as sheriff of Tyrrell County for 13 years, and was a farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Toledo Davenport Morris and grand-daughter, Amy Morris Crain. He is survived by a daughter: Madge Etta Morris; a son: Clair E. Morris Jr; a sister: Iona M. Taylor; and one grandson: Stanford H. Morris. A funeral service was held at Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church and burial was in the church cemetery.
EVELYN SPRUILL HOPKINS, 87, of the Sound Side community died on March 6, 1999 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. She was born in Washington County and was the daughter of the late Jimmy and Janie Spear Spruill. She was a homemaker and member of Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of 64 years: Grady Lawrence Hopkins; one daughter: Jane Hibbs; three sons: Larry Hopkins, Brian Hopkins, and Gordon Hopkins; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church and burial was in the church cemetery.
LINDA CAROL GIBBS WESTFALL, 46, of Elm City, N.C. died on March 3, 1999 at Heritage Hospital in Tarboro. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of Earlie Warden Gibbs and Doris Lee Gibbs Williams. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ in Fairfield. She is survived by her father and step-mother: Earlie and Doris Gibbs Williams; two daughters: Stella Campell and Nellie Gibbs Davis; a half-brother: Randy Harrell; two half-sisters: Dona Rago and Terry Smith; and seven grandchildren. A funeral was held at Pleasant Grove Church of Christ and burial was at Soule Cemetery in Hyde County.
ANNIE PHELPS FURLOUGH, 83, of Creswell died on March 3, 1999 at her residence following a long illness. She was born in Washington County and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Agnes White Phelps. She was a member of the Phillipi Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Furlough. She is survived by two daughters: Levetta Patrick and Hester Canipe; one son: Michael Furlough; a sister: Marie Woodley; two brothers: Parker Phelps and Orville Phelps; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held at Phillipi Church of Christ and burial followed in the church cemetery.
BEULAH RHINES BROWN, 74, died February 27, 1999 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was born in Tyrrell County on September 24, 1924 and was employed as a seafood worker. She is survived by two sisters: Mary Fenner and Clara Alexander; and five brothers: Simon Rhines Jr, Dennis Rhines, Henry Rhines, William Rhines, and Claud Rhines. Funeral services were held at Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church and burial was in the church cemetery.
CORINTHIA IDEAN SAWYER OWENS, 101, died on April 11, 1999 at Britthaven Nursing Home in Edenton, NC. She was a native of Tyrrell County and the daughter of the late William Lamb Sawyer and Martha Louise Ainsley Sawyer. She was a devoted wife to her late husband, William Albert Owens. She was a homemaker and oldest member of Saint Paul Original Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by a son: William Albert Owens Jr; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 9 great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by four daughters: Sarah Frances Owens, Marie Jernigan, Corine Brothers, and Martha Cahoon; three sons: John Henry Owens, Ollis Owens, and James Augusta Owens; three sisters: Crettie Presley, Polly Liverman, and Callie Ambrose; two brothers: John Jordan Sawyer and William Monroe Sawyer; one grandson; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Saint Paul Original Free Will Baptist Church and burial followed at the West-Bodwell Family Cemetery near Columbia.
JOSEPHINE PHELPS CLIFTON, 82, of Spruill Bridge Road in Creswell died on April 10, 1999 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Washington County and was the wife of the late Paul R. Clifton. She is survived by her sons: Lue Gerry Clifton and Reid Clifton; four daughters: Averal Ambrose, Fran Woodley, Paulette Ambrose, and Jean Russell; two sisters: Frances Mann and Lillian Spear; fifteen grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Philippi Church of Christ in Cherry and burial followed at Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Tyrrell County.
PAUL ALLEN BRICKHOUSE, 32, died on March 28, 1999 in the Croatan Sound near Manns Harbor in Dare County. He was a commercial fisherman and a member of Sound Side Freewill Baptist Church in Columbia. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia and was the son of Roy Wilton Brickhouse and Peggy Roughton Brickhouse of Columbia. He was the husband of Lisa Rippons Brickhouse and they made their home in East Lake. In addition to his parents and wife he is survived by two daughters: Paige Brickhouse and Latasha Rippons Brickhouse; two sons: Kyle Brickhouse and Bennie Rippons Brickhouse; two sisters: Sherry Oakes and Tracy Brickhouse; one brother: Craig Brickhouse; his maternal grandmother: Pearl Roughton Cutrell; and his in-laws: Benny and Diana Rippons. A funeral service was held at Sound Side Free Will Baptist Church and burial was at the Brickhouse Family Cemetery in Sound Side Community, Tyrrell County.
CADWELL DERICK BOWSER, 46, died March 31, 1999 at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, NC. He was born on December 14, 1952 in Tyrrell County and was the son of Cadwell and Jennie S. Bowser. In addition to his parents he is survived by two daughters: Malika Brim and Shakira Bowser; three sons: Ryan Blount, Brent Bowser, and Kevin Thompson; four sisters: Janet Bowser, Joan Batson, Doris Ward, and Candace Bowser; five brothers: Myron Hill, Gary Gibbs, Aaron Bowser, Kevin Bowser, and Jalen Bowser; and six grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Salem Missionary Baptist Church and burial was in the church cemetery.
HAROLD BOWEN HARRISON JR, 61, of Rt. 1 Columbia died March 31, 1999 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. He was the son of the late Harold B. and Hazel Reddick Harrison. He was a member of Columbia Missionary Baptist Church and was in charge of their R.A. program for many years. He is survived by his wife: Gladys Hassell Harrison; a son: Keith Harrison; a daughter: Janice H. Brickhouse; and grandchildren: Rhyan Patrick, Justin Patrick, Tyler Brickhouse, Hillary Harrison, and Timmothy Everett. A funeral service was held at Columbia Missionary Baptist Church and burial followed at Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
ROSE PHELPS WHITE CHESTEEN, 64, of Manteo died on March 31, 1999 at Elizabeth City Hospital. She was born in Creswell and was the daughter of the late Herman Edward Phelps and Catherine Twiddy Castle. She was a self-employed mobile home rental agent and a member of Powell's Point Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Elswood Ray White. She is survived by her husband: Gerald Chesteen; her step-mother: Orethia Phelps; one daughter: Karen Walker; three sons: David White, Michael White, and Mark White; two step-daughters: Sue Annette Chesteen and Barbara Gail Hagler; two sisters: Rita Green and Linda Latta; and 13 grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Twiford's Colony Chapel in Manteo and burial was in Powell's Point Baptist Church Cemetery.
ANNIE MAE AYERS BRICKHOUSE, 86, formerly of Columbia died on March 30, 1999 at Britthaven Nursing Facility. She is survived by a brother: John Ayers and two sisters: Estelle Smith and Nellie Davis. Funeral services were held at Walker Funeral Home Chapel and burial followed at Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Tyrrell County.
HOWARD S. "PEEWEE" LEARY, 84, of Columbia died March 29, 1999 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. He is survived by his wife: Polly Tatem Leary; his sister: Cavell Leary Ayers; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery in Columbia.
NANCY CALDONE COHOON, 59, of Columbia died March 11, 1999 in Washington County Hospital in Plymouth. She was born February 24, 1940 in Tyrrell County. She was a retired dry cleaner dresser. She is survived by her stepmother: Willie M. Cohoon; one son: Willie F. Thomas; two brothers: Duffy Cohoon and David Cohoon; and four sisters: Nellie Combs, Mary Mitchell, Goldia Walcott, and Ann Cohoon. A funeral service was held at the Alligator Chapel Baptist Church and burial followed in the Alligator Community Cemetery.
JOHN HARPER WOODARD JR, 75, of the Sound Side Community of Tyrrell County died on May 3, 1999 at his home following a lengthy illness. He was a member of the American Legion, V.F.W. Post 182, and a long time member of the Columbia Volunteer Fire Department. He also served as Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor and was a committee member of the U.S.D.A. Farm Service Agency. He is survived by his son: John Harper "Skippy" Woodard III; his daughter: Gwen W. Edwards; and four grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church and burial followed in the church cemetery.
