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MURRAY LANE GOODWIN, 76, died on January 24, 1998 at Chowan Hospital. Mr. Goodwin was a native of Chowan County but spent many years in Tyrrell County as Agriculture Extension Agent doing horticultural and 4-H work. He is survived by his wife: Clara Lane Goodwin; a stepdaughter: Carol S. Gardner; two stepsons: Scott Smith and Scooter Smith; and two sisters: Elizabeth G. Smith and Clara Mae G. Lane. Burial was at Beaver Hill Cemetery in Edenton.
STEENIE MELVIN RHODES, 72, formerly of Columbia, died on January 26, 1998 in Pitt County Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Rufus and Martha Swain Rhodes. He was a member of Cabin Swamp Church of Christ and a retired auto body repairman. He is survived by three daughters: Ronnie R. Wilson, Billie R. Lucas, and Geraldine R. Smith; one son: Gary Rhodes; four sisters: Doris R. Oliver, Judy R. Abel, Betty R. Hayes, and Stella R. Litchfield; one brother: Royce Rhodes (former sheriff of Tyrrell County); nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burial was at the Cabin Swamp Church of Christ cemetery in Tyrrell County.
GRADY BRAXTON SWAIN, 85, of the Creeks community of Tyrrell County died on January 31, 1998 at his home following a long illness. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Charles L. and Dora Voliva Swain. He was a retired farmer, member of the Columbia Lions Club, and deacon of Malichi Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife: Hortense B. Swain and a son: Larry M. Swain. He is survived by three sisters: Esther S. Rhodes, Katie S. Reynolds, and Vera S. Baker; six grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Columbia.
MERTIE CAHOON HUDSON, 71, of Plymouth died on January 31, 1998 at Pitt County Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Tyrrell County on June 21, 1926 and was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Martha Cartwright Cahoon. She was a mother and homemaker and a prior member of Christian Hope Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband: Jesse L. Hudson, Jr.; a son: Kenneth R. Hudson; four daughters: Betty Sue Lassiter, Linda Barrett, Elaine Buczkowski, and Jean Diane Pennell; four brothers: Delmo Cahoon, Ted Cahoon, Delbert Cahoon, and Edison Cahoon; two sisters: Alice Smith and Etta Mae Cuthrell; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Burial was at Hillside Memorial Gardens in Plymouth.
BARBARA ANN PHELPS BRICKHOUSE, 58, of Elm Street in Columbia died on February 12, 1998 at Washington County Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late William Edison Phelps and her surviving mother, Gladys Bateman Cahoon. Barbara was a member of Sound Side Free Will Baptist Church and was owner/manager of Sentell's Restaurant in Columbia. She is survived by her mother: Gladys Bateman Cahoon; five daughters: Linda Thorne Brickhouse, Jo Ann Thorne Cahoon, Cecelia Thorne Edge, Terry Thorne Spruill, and Fran Brickhouse; two sisters: Fleedie Reynolds and Mary Gray; one brother: Eddie Cahoon; and seven grandchildren. Burial was at the White Family Cemetery in Creswell.
VIVIAN GODWIN SELBY, 90, formerly of Road Street in Columbia died on February 18, 1998 at her residence following a long illness. She was a native of Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Lory and Martha Swain Godwin. She was a homemaker, a member of Columbia Missionary Baptist Church, and a valued neighbor around Green and Road Streets in Columbia. Mrs. Vivian was preceded in death by her husband, James Donald Selby. She is survived by two daughters: Ruth Selby Northern and S. Jane Selby; a son: Franklin Selby; and one sister: Jessie Godwin. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
BOYCE GENE PARISHER, 73, of Gum Neck community in Tyrrell County died on February 19, 1998 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. He was a native of Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Roland and Annie Mae Jones Parisher. Boyce was a retired farmer and a member of Gum Neck Free Will Baptist Church. He is survived by two daughters: Gene P. Reynolds and Darlene P. Webb; one brother: Sterling Parisher; three sisters: Guelda P. Pritchett, Rosa Lee P. Sawyer, and Julia P. Simmons; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Burial was at the Point Cemetery in the Gum Neck community of Tyrrell County.
HAZEL SUTTON OWENS, 82, of Main Street in Columbia died on February 19, 1998 in Chesapeake General Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Alexander Sutton. She was a retired seamstress and a member of Faith Baptist Church. She was preceded in death several years ago by her husband, Ephraim Owens. She is survived by one daughter: Peggy Owens Davis; one brother: Jerry Sutton; three sisters: Vadis Sutton Klander, Margaret Sutton Roughton, and Lonie Sutton Gray; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
WILLIAM LEE "Bill" VOLIVA, 85, of the Creeks community of Tyrrell County died on February 21, 1998 after a very lenghty illness. William was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Roland Lee and Minnie Spencer Voliva of the Scotia Community. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and very knowledgeable person about the wildlife and way of life of Tyrrell County. He was my grandfather and he taught me many of the ideals that I stand for today. I will cherish his memory and the times of my youth that we spent together. Sadly he was robbed of his memory and health due to Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease almost twenty years ago. He is survived by his wife: Ruby Spencer Voliva; a daughter: Effie V. Fleming; a son: Bobby Lee Voliva; two sisters: Burl Jones and Hazel Mitchum; four brothers: Oakley Voliva, Lois Voliva, Burvell Voliva, and J.C. Voliva; five grandchildren; and seven great-great grandchildren. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
WINBON JAMES TWIFORD, JR., 56, of the Sound Side Community in Tyrrell County died on March 2, 1998 while tending his crab pots. He was born in Hyde County and was the son of Winbon James and Ella Mae Patrick Twiford. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, and retired lieutenant commander of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. He was also a member of Providence Lodge 678 AF and AM in Columbia. He is survived by his wife: Frances Blackwelder Twiford; a son: Maj. Winbon James Twiford III; a daughter: Lynn T. Graham; a sister: Sophia T. Jarvis; and four grandchildren.
DORIS TWIDDY SWAIN, 58, of 6th Street in Creswell died on March 8, 1998 after a long illness. She was born in Washington County and was the daughter of the late Earl and Ruth Ambrose Davenport. She was a member of Cherry Church of God and a bookkeeper. She is survived by her companion: Leonard Spruill; a daughter: Donnie Twiddy Barnes; a brother: James A. Davenport; and eleven grandchildren. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
BRUCE WAYLON "JACK" HASSELL, JR., 78, of Chesapeake, Virginia died on March 6, 1998. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Bruce W. and Stella Cahoon Hassell. He was a veteran of WWII and retired firefighter with the Chesapeake Fire Department. He is survived by his wife: Hulda Davis Hassell; and a sister: Larue Hassell. Burial was at Riverside Memorial Park in Virginia.
ADA SAWYER ALEXANDER, 91, of the Gum Neck community in Tyrrell County died on March 19, 1998 at the Hallmark Center in Windsor. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Caroline Jones Sawyer. She was a homemaker and a member of the Gum Neck Church of Christ. Mrs. Ada was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin Grady Alexander. She is survived by a brother: Irving Rex Sawyer; a sister: Selma Nelms; and one grandchild. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
FREDRICK LUDFORD WILSON "FRED" COHOON, 68, of Bridge Street in Columbia died on March 20, 1998 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late B. Ray and Wilma Alexander Cohoon. Fred was a veteran of the US Air Force, a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church, and a retired farmer. He is survived by a sister: Mary Alice Cohoon Brinn.
LILLIE VICTORIA HASSELL TURNER, 86, of Rt 2 Columbia died on March 18, 1998. She is survived by one sister: Catherine Olds. Arrangements were by Rowsom Funeral Home and services were held at Chapel Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
ETHEL ROBERTS SELBY, 91, of Rt 1 Columbia died March 19, 1998 at her home. She was a native of Tyrrell County and is survived by her husband: Lonnie Selby; three daughters: Lou Pearl Selby, Carolyn Harrison, and Willie M. Baker; two sons: Joseph Selby and James Selby; two sisters: Violet Russell and Dorothy Chase; two brothers: Raciel Roberts and Lester Roberts; ten grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services were at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church and burial was in the community cemetery.
ABNER THOMAS BRYANT, 77, of Woodgate Apartments in Columbia died on March 21, 1998. He was a native of Tyrrell County and is survived by his wife: Ethel M. Bryant; two daughters: Polly McCray and Ruth Spruill; two sons: Evin Bryant and Thomas Bryant; one stepson: James M. Pledger; one brother: Arthur Bryant; two sisters: Alma Collins and Lennie Spruill; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and four stepgrandchildren. Burial was at the Zion Grove Disciples Church of Christ cemetery.
ERNEST LEON COOPER, 44, formerly of Creswell, died on March 23 at the home of his son in Columbia. He was born in Tyrrell County on August 2, 1953 and was the son of the late Robert Cecil and Elizabeth Twiddy Cooper. Leon was a 1972 graduate of Creswell High School and veteran of the US Army. He is survived by two sons: Ernest Leon Cooper, Jr and Charlie Cooper; two stepsons: Ray Abbott and Shannon Abbott; two brothers: Joe Cooper and Herbert Cooper; and one stepgrandchild. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Ruby Elizabeth Cooper. Burial was at Belhaven Community Cemetery in Belhaven.
DOROTHY BERRY MIDYETTE, 61, of Rt 1 in Hyde County died on May 4, 1998 at Pungo Hospital in Belhaven. She was born in Tyrrell County on November 21, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Stephen A. and Ludie Estelle Jones Berry. Mrs. Midyette was a member of Watson's Chapel United Methodist Church and a homemaker in the Nebraska community of Hyde County. She is survived by her husband: James Emery Midyette, Sr; three sons: James Emery Midyette Jr, Allen Dale Midyette, and Jerry Van Midyette; two brothers: Ray Berry and Stephen A. Berry; three sisters: Vivian O'Neal, Melba Davenport, and Josephine Clifton; and eight grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter: Julia Dale Midyette and a sister: Margaret Berry Sadler. Burial was at Soule Cemetery in Swan Quarter.
ERNESTINE WYNNE GARNER, 89, died April 27, 1998 at Cypress Glen Retirement Community. Mrs. Garner was born in Tyrrell County in 1908 and was the widow of Walter Glenn Garner. She completed the teacher training program at East Carolina Teachers College and taught in a one-room schoolhouse in the Gum Neck community. She later taught in the public schools of Newport and Beaufort. She was a long time resident of Greenville and a member of Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church. She is survived by a daughter: Wynnette G. Alexander; a son: Dr. Howard Garner; three sisters: Euphemia W. Farrow, Vivian W. Lindsay, and Sarah Wynne; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
TENSIE MIZELL SYKES, 79, of Columbia, died on April 25, 1998 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. She was born in Chowan County on March 16, 1916 and was the daughter of the late John and Martha Halsey Mizell. Mrs. Sykes served as pastor of the Starlight Fellowship Pentecostal Holiness Church for 22 years. She is survived by a daughter: Jean Baptiste; four sons: John Mizell Downing, James Mizell Downing, Joseph Sykes, and Thomas Sykes; a sister: Johnnie Mae McCleese; twenty two grandchildren; and sixteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Sykes. Burial was at Chapel Hill cemetery.
DORIS SPENCER RHODES, 57, of the Creeks community in Tyrrell County died on April 23, 1998 at her home following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of Leland Hubert and Alma Armstrong Spencer. Doris was a member of Malachi Chapel Free Will Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. Rhodes and a son, Mitchell R. Rhodes. She is survived by her mother: Alma A. Spencer; two daughters: Kathy R. Taylor and Penny L. Rhodes; two sons: Rickey C. Rhodes and Michael P. Rhodes; two sisters: Mildred S. Bailey and Elsie S. Jones; one brother: L. Hubert Spencer, Jr; and one grandchild. Burial was at Malachi Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Columbia.
LUTHER MARTIN AMBROSE, 69, of Weston Road near Creswell died April 20, 1998 at his home. He was born in Washington County and was the son of the late Luther and Alice Chaplin Ambrose. He was a member of Mount Hermon United Methodist Church and worked as a carpenter. He is survived by his wife: Jean Morris Ambrose; two daughters: Lauren A. Swain and Donna A. Heath; two sons: Robert Ambrose and Luther Ambrose, Jr; three sisters: Dot A. Morse, Annie A. Covert, and Betty A. Carawan. Burial was at Mount Hermon United Methodist Church cemetery in Creswell.
