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JAMES WILLIS ALEXANDER, 87, of Rt 1, Columbia, died April 10, 1998 at Plumbee Nursing Home in Plymouth. He is survived by a son: James R. Swain; a sister: Esther McCoy; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Burial was at Piney Grove Disciples Church.
PHILLIP LEROY TWIDDY, 64, of Fisher Apartments on Broad Street in Columbia died on June 17, 1998 at his residence. He was born in East Lake, Dare County and was the son of the late Jim and Martha Ellen Twiddy. He was a chef and a member of the Manteo Elementary PTA. He is survived by two brothers: Earl W. Twiddy and Walley Twiddy; two nieces; and six nephews.
GLENN DOUGLAS SAWYER, 46, of Rocky Hock Road in Chowan County died on June 19, 1998 at Chowan Hospital. Glenn was born and raised in Tyrrell County and was the son of Bill and Joyce Patrick Sawyer. He was a former employee of W.E. Smith Store and a member of Rocky Hock Baptist Church. He is survived by his parents; three sisters: Brenda S. Harrell, Janice S. Oden, and Mary Sawyer; and two brothers: David Sawyer and Bill Sawyer. Burial was in Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
GRACE COOPER TAFT McLAUGHLIN, 86, of Broad Street in Columbia died on June 19, 1998 at Pitt Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Comillous and Pearl Combs Cooper. She was a member of Columbia Missionary Baptist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband: Robert G. McLaughlin, Sr. Mrs. Grace was survived by two sons: Robert Greg McLaughlin and Terry P. McLaughlin; one sister: Thelma McDuffie; one brother: Commilous Cooper; and nine grandchildren. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery in Columbia.
BOBBY LEE AMBROSE, 54, of Creswell died on June 14, 1998 in Portsmouth Naval Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Washington County and was the son of Lehman P. Ambrose and Caddie Comstock Lilly. He was a member of Phillippi Church of Christ, retired from the US Air Force, a farmer, and avid hunter. He is survived by his mother: Caddie Ambrose Lilly; his wife: Yvonne Smith Ambrose; one daughter: Deborah Lee Ambrose; one son: Bobby Lee Ambrose,Jr; one sister: Alice Bowen; three brothers: Ronald Ambrose, Lehman Ambrose,Jr, and Michael Ambrose; and one grandson: Markel Joshua Ambrose. Burial was at Mount Hermon United Methodist Church Cemetery.
WILLARD LUTHER CAHOON, 81, of Columbia died on May 25, 1998 in Chowan Hospital after a short illness. Willard was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Herbert Seaton and Mae Belle Everton Cahoon. He was a WWII Army veteran, an elder of the Sound Side Free Will Baptist Church, and a retired forester. He was active in the VFW, American Legion, and the Columbia Rotary Club. He is survived by his wife: Margaret Brickhouse Cahoon; three daughters: Jackie C. Smith, Ginger C. Hassell, and Anita C. Borst; one son: James W. Cahoon; one brother: George Cahooon; three sisters: Thelma Cahoon, Geraldine Silverdahl, and Nellie Cahoon; and nine grandchildren. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens near Columbia.
JOHN HAROLD COLLEGE SR, 62, of Columbia died on May 20, 1998 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton following a short illness. John was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania and was the son of the late Earl and Ruth Bryant College. He was a veteran of the US Marine Corps, a member of Columbia Missionary Baptist Church, and a operations engineer for Weyerhaeuser Company. He is survived by his wife: Ruby Mann College; two daughters: Cheryll Allen and Kimberly Poff; a son: John H. College Jr.; two brothers: Ralph College and Robert College; four sisters: Donna Helsel, Virginia Kolesar, Kay Witkowski, and Barbara Muller; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
WILLIAM JAMES NICHOLS, 100, of Columbia died May 19, 1998 at Chowan Hospital following a short illness. Mr. Nichols was born in Durham County on August 25, 1897 and the son of the late James C. and Annie Ferguson Nichols. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WW I, retired teacher and principal of the NC Public School System, and deacon at Columbia Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 59 years: Doris Morris Nichols; and four sisters: Shirley Holloway, Penny Windler, Leslie Ray, and Lurline Phillips. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
PAULINE DINEEN SANTIAGO, 52, of Creswell died on July 26, 1998 at Chowan Hospital in Edenton. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of Cornelius and Sabra Clifton Dineen. Pauline was a self employed accountant and a member of Mount Hermon United Methodist Church. She is survived by her mother: Sabra Dineen; her husband: Eligo Santiago; four sisters: Frances D. Costin, Kathy D. Bazzle, Ellen D. Cahoon, and Tammie D. Cahoon; three brothers: Jerry Dineen, Timmy Dineen, and Cornelius Dineen; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was at the Mount Herman United Methodist Church Cemetery.
WORTH CROMWELL SNELL, 87, of Creswell died on July 16, 1998 at Washington County Hospital following a short illness. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Charles and Eva Woodard Snell. He was a member of Creswell Baptist Church, Providence Lodge 678 AF & AM, and Order of The Eastern Star Chapter 281. He was a retired area supervisor with the NC Department of Transportation. He is survived by his wife: Minnie Cahoon Snell; two daughters: Sue Woodley and Kay Davenport; three brothers: Collon Snell, Jacob Snell, and Charles Snell Jr; two sisters: Pattie Spear and Peggy Mathews; and three grandchildren. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
WILLIAM HERBERT AMBROSE, 78, of Pea Ridge in Washington County died on July 12, 1998 in Chesapeake General Hospital. Mr. Ambrose was born in Washington County and was the son of the late Herbert and Nat Norman Ambrose. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Scuppernong Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife: Rae Clifton Ambrose; one son: Michael Clifton; one daughter: Albertia Cooper; two sisters: Judy Goodman and Violet Woodley; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Burial was at the Scuppernong Church of Christ Cemetery.
SHIRLEY SELBY, 76, of Columbia died on July 10, 1998. He was born in Tyrrell County on July 21, 1921. He was a farmer and a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife: Mary A. Selby; four sons: Robert Selby, Dennis Selby, Moton Selby, and Shelton Selby; three daughters: Dorothy Liverman, Bessie Hill, and Mary Winfield; one brother: Linwood Selby; one sister: Thelma Palin; twenty four grandchildren; and thirty five greatgrandchildren. Burial was at the Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery.
ROSE PUZZIFERO ALBANESE, 88, died July 5th 1998 after complications from surgeries over the last 2 years. She was buried in Suffern New York near her long time home in Tuxedo Park New York. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Gordon of Port Jervis New York, a son, Robert Albanese, M.D. of Martinsville, VA, 9 grand children and 19 great-grand children.
WESLEY FERRELL, 21, of Newport, NC died June 22, 1998 at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. Wesley was the son of Jim and Joyce Twiddy Farrell. As many folks remember, Jim resided for several years in Tyrrell County while he served in the NC Highway Patrol as a trooper. Wesley was employed at Sears and was a student in Basic Law Enforcement Training. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers: Eddie Lee Albanese and James Farrell, Jr; and one sister: Melissa Lammonds. Burial was at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Newport.
STELLA HALSEY BRYANT, 88, of Virginia Beach, Virginia died June 26, 1998. Mrs. Bryant was a native of Tyrrell County and was preceded in death by her husband: Melton Wesby Bryant. She taught in the public school system for 47 years; 35 years in Tyrrell County, six years in Hyde County, and six years in Washington County. She was an active member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Columbia and a member of Queen Vashti Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star No. 573. She is survived by one daughter: Bertha Bryant Corprew and one grandson: Charles A. Corprew III. Burial was at Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Columbia.
AGATHA HAIRE PHELPS, 78, of Creswell died on August 13, 1998 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Washington County and was the daughter of Eddie and Billie Woodley Haire. She was a member of Philippi Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband: Paul A. Phelps; a son: Donald Phelps; and a sister: Virginia Furlough. She is survived by three daughters: Paula Spear, Carolyn Reynolds, and Pamela Spencer; three brothers: William Haire, Leroy Haire, and Wendell Haire; one sister: Viva Curico; twelve grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Burial was at Philippi Church of Christ Cemetery in Cherry.
HENRY SILVERDAHL, 74, of Columbia died on August 12, 1998 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in Cook, Minnesota and was the son of John and Selina Silverdahl. He was a member of Cabin Swamp Church of Christ, Providence Lodge No. 678, and The Order of The Eastern Star Chapter 281. He was retired from the federal government as an electrician and sheetmetal worker as well as a veteran of WWII. He is survived by his mother: Selina Silverdahl (age 107); three sons: Lawrence Silverdahl, Gene Silverdahl, and Gerald Silverdahl; one brother: Lawrence Silverdahl; three sisters: Karen Metsa, Bertha Davis, and Ruthie Jacobson; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Burial was at the Cahoon Family Cemetery in Gum Neck.
RICHARD HUNTER "Ricky" DAVENPORT, 40, of Columbia died August 11, 1998 of an apparent sudden heart attack at his home about 2 miles east of Columbia on NC 64. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of Willie and Betty Ball Davenport. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and a pipefitter. He is survived by his parents: Willie and Betty Davenport; five sisters; Peggy Keeter, Fran Aziere, Harriet Jones, Bernice Kitts, and Sue McKinney; two brothers: Billy Davenport and Jack Davenport; eight nieces; nine nephews; ten great nieces; and twelve great-nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother: Robert Davenport. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens in Columbia.
CALVIN TWIDDY, 73, of Chesapeake, Virginia died on August 3, 1998. He was born in the Alligator community of Tyrrell County and was the son of Lloyd T. and Mary F. Hassell Twiddy. He was the retired minister of the Missionary Holiness Church of Chesapeake and the current pastor of East Lake Holiness Church. He was a veteran of WWII and was engaged in the Pacific Theater at the age of 16. He was preceded in death by his wife: Elizabeth Fox Twiddy and a son: Charles Twiddy. He is survived by a daughter: Janet Lynn Styron; a son: Glenn Twiddy; a brother: Melvin Twiddy Jr.; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Burial was at Riverside Memorial Park in Norfolk.
OTTIS FRANKLIN PATRICK, 74, died on August 3, 1998 at Winslow Nursing Home in Elizabeth City. He was a native of Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Fred A. and Eudora Cahoon Patrick. He was a retired mechanic at McPherson Brothers and a member of Sound Side Original Free Will Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife: Nancy Gladys Brickhouse Patrick; four sons: Frank Patrick, Harold Lee Patrick, Riley L. Patrick, and Danny R. Patrick; one sister: Viola Brickhouse; one half-brother: Terry Patrick; a step-mother: Hettie Patrick; thirteen grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Burial will be at Sound Side Original Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Elizabeth City.
STELLA MAE BATEMAN SWAIN, 85, formerly of the Creeks community of Tyrrell County died on September 16, 1998 at Britthaven Nursing Home in Edenton. She was a native of Tyrrell County and the daughter of the late Andrew C. and Alberta N. Bateman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Plato C. Swain and two sons: Flay Swain and Donald Swain. She is survived by her four daughters: Doris Lusk, Nina Rowe, Ida Massey, and Rosetta Sutton; one sister: Louise Council; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Tyrrell County.
LONNIE PETE SELBY, 88, of the Gum Neck community of Tyrrell County died on September 13, 1998 in Edenton. He was a native of Tyrrell County and a self-employed club owner. He is survived by three daughters: Carolyn Harrison, Lou Pearl Selby, and Willie M. Baker; two sons: Joseph R. Selby and James L. Selby; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Tyrrell County.
COMILLOUS DOUGLAS COOPER, 82, formerly of Green Street in Columbia died on September 13, 1998 at Durham Regional Hospital. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Comillous B. and Pearl Leary Cooper. He was a member of Columbia Missionary Baptist Church and a retired foreman with Atlantic Forest Products. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Etheridge Cooper. He is survived by his daughter: Wanda C. Roughton, one sister: Thelma Cooper McDuffie; and one grandson: Dean E. Davis. Burial was at Azalea Gardens Memorial Cemetery in Tyrrell County.
