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WILLIAM MURRAY SPRUILL, 72, of Creswell died August 6, 2001 at his home near Lake Phelps. He was born in Washington County and was the son of the late Phillip and Anna Turner Spruill. He was retired from Weyerhaeuser Corp. He is survive by his wife: Mary Clifton Spruill; one son: Murray Spruill; three daughters: Linda Woodley, Cindy Modlin, and Kathy Spruill; one brother: Phillip Spruill; four sisters: Laquita Gibbs, Janice Woodley, Jayne Opfer, and Brenda Spruill; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Philippi Church of Christ in Cherry and burial followed in the church cemetery.
DORIS BRICKHOUSE SIMMONS, 73, of the Levels community died July 27, 2001 at her home. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Alethia Tarkington Brickhouse. She was a retired school teacher from the Beaufort County school system. She was the widow of the late Creston McLean Simmons. She is survived by two daughters: Beth Swain and Cynthia Swain; one son: Creston Simmons; one brother: J. A. Brickhous; one sister: Helen Ward; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Columbia Christian Church and burial followed at Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
ADDIE VIOLA HILL ALEXANDER, 84, of Secota Village in Columbia died July 26, 2001 in Plymouth. She was born September 7, 1916 in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Johnny and Mary Hill. She is survived by two sons: Henry Mill and Jimmy Alexander; one daughter: Christine Phelps; ten grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A funeral service was held at Chapel Hill Baptist Church in Columbia and burial followed in the church cemetery.
STATHA SPEAR WALKER, 83, formerly of Columbia died July 20, 2001 in New Bern. She was the daughter of the late Jacob and Annelsie Spear. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cyrril Walker. She is survived by a daughter: Gloria J. Thompson; three brothers: Wilton, Louis, and Bill Spear; one sister: India Davenport; and two grandchildren. A graveside service was held at Albemarle Church of Christ Cemetery in the Scuppernong area of Tyrrell County.
ROBERTA SIMPSON SPENCER, 85, of Columbia died July 17, 2001 in Plymouth. She was born in Hyde County on July 4, 1916 and was the daughter of the late Joe Sr and Robenia B. Simpson. She is survived by two daughters: Patricia Dunbar and Rhodia Hawkins; one son: Michael Simpson; six grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Zion Grove Church of Christ and burial followed in the church cemetery.
CLARENCE RALPH CHAPLIN, 89, formerly of Columbia died July 22, 2001 at Leigh Memorial Hospital. He was Tyrrell County Clerk of Court for 14 years and an auto dealer for 30 years in Virginia. He is survived by his wife: Thelma Chaplin; one son: Dr. Don Chaplin; daughter: Carrol Shaw; sister: Christine Davis; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A graveside service was held at Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church near Columbia.
GLADYS SPRUILL AMBROSE, 67, of Creswell died July 19, 2001 at Chowan Hospital. She was born in Washington County and was the daughter of Ivy A. Spruill and the late Zephie O. Spruill. She was a spooler at Edenton Cotton Mills and a member of Galilee Mission Episcopal Church. Besides her mother, she is survived by two daughters: Alice Britton and Karen Smith; one son: Julian Ambrose Jr; four brothers: Leonard, Charles, Leon, and Mike Spruill; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Julian A. Ambrose Sr. A graveside service was held at Mt. Hermon United Methodist Church Cemetery.
NOLA JOHNSON BAILEY, 85, of Goat Neck community died July 19, 2001 at Britthaven Nursing facility. She was born May 10, 1916 in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Mary and Henry V. Johnson Sr. She is survived by her husband: Louis W. Bailey; sons: Howard and Bob Bailey; daughters: Flossie Bryant, Lossie Bryant, Mittie Perry, and Orvilla Bailey; sister: Daisy Leary; ninteen grandchildren; twenty six great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Alligator Chapel Baptist Chruch and burial followed at Alligator Community Cemetery.
PAULINE SPRUILL, 90, of Creswell died on July 17, 2001 following a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Gatus Weston and Hester Craddock Spruill. She was preceded in death by her husband: William E. Spruill. She is survived by three daughters: Nancy Phelps, Ernestine Spruill, and Lerleen Swain; two sons: William and Ervin Ray Spruill; sixteen grandchildren, thirty great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Piney Grove Baptist Church in Pea Ridge and burial followed in the church cemetery.
EVELYN COMSTOCK SAWYER, 68, of Columbia died July 13, 2001 at Chowan Hospital following a short illness. She was born in Washington County and was the daughter of the late Sam and Pauline Phelps Comstock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Columbus W. Sawyer. She is survived by two daughters: Sandra S. Owens and Chrystal S. Bailey; one brother: Howard Comstock; three sisters: Caddie Capps, Calce Whitfield, and Lula Reynolds; and one grandchild. A funeral service was held at Faith Baptist Church and burial followed at Sound Side Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
ALMETTA SYKES McCLEESE, 48, of Columbia died August 30, 2001 at her home. She was born in Tyrrell County on December 27, 1952. She was employed with Home Health Care of Dare County. She is survived by one son: Ervin McCleese III; two daughters: Faye Cummings and Aneice McCleese; five brothers: Alfonza, Delbert, James R., Jarvis F., and Bernard Sykes; three sisters: Eliza Spencer, Margaret Grayson, and Clara Hill; and three grandchildren. A funeral service was held at St. John Missionary Baptist Church and burial followed in the church cemetery.
WINFRED J. COMSTOCK, 79, of Plymouth and formerly of Tyrrell County died August 17, 2001 at Pitt Hospital. He was born in Washington County and was the son of the late Milton L. and Addie Allen Comstock. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mildred Comstock. He was a retired correctional officer with the NC Department of Corrections and a US Army veteran of WW II. He is survived by his wife: Louise Furlough Comstock; sons: Gary, Larry, and Mike Comstock; step-children: Tommy Furlough and Sherlyn Lucas; a brother: Jimmy Comstock; one sister: Virginia Perry; and eleven grandchildren. A grave side service was held at Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery near Columbia.
MILDRED YVONNE SPENCER ETHERIDGE, 54, of the River Neck community of Tyrrell County died October 5, 2001 at her home following a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Lincoln V. and Mildred Furlough Spencer. She was married
to John David "JD" Etheridge Jr of the home. She is survived by two daughters: Amy Spencer and Angie Sexton; one son: J.D. Etheridge Jr; three sisters: Ann Voliva, Shelby Bunch, and Becky Spruill; three brothers: L.V. Spencer Jr, Joie Spencer, and Billy Spencer; and twelve grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister: Daisy Liverman and a brother: Jimmy Spencer. A funeral service was held at Sandy Acres Free Will Baptist Church and burial followed at the Old Home Place Cemetery in the Creeks community of Tyrrell County.
APRIL CHERNELL SYKES, 19, of Columbia died September 20, 2001 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. She was born April 28, 1982 and was the daughter of Dianna Sykes and Eric Sykes Sr. She was a student at St. Augustine's College. She is survived by five brothers: Brian Sykes, Eric Sykes, Xavier Spencer, Kendrick Combs, and Ean Sykes. A funeral was held at Salem Missionary Baptist Church and burial followed at the Sykes Family Cemetery in Alligator.
BETTY LOU MARNER SELBY, 56, of Columbia died September 18, 2001 at Chowan Hospital. She was born in Tyrrell County on May 25, 1945 and was the daughter of Dixie and Jessie Marner. She is survived by one son: Jewvyn Selby; one daughter: Tina Marner; three brothers: Russell, Redney, and Walter Marner; two sisters: Gloria Morris and Lillie Lewis; and two grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Salem Missionary Baptist Church and burial followed in the church cemetery.
MICHAEL STEPHEN SAWYER, 50, of the Creeks community died September 15, 2001 in Edenton. He was the son of Hope B. Dough and the late Emerson Milton Sawyer. He was a retired truck driver for Tyson Foods, Inc. Besides his mother, he is survived by one daugher: Melissa Ann Sawyer; one son: Michael Stephen Sawyer Jr; one sister: Johnna Bonet; two brothers: Johnny & Danny Wright; and his former wife: Barbara Cahoon Sawyer. A funeral service was held at Roanoke Island Presbyterian Church and burial followed in the Roanoke Island Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
KENNETH LESTER COOPER, 75, of Columbia died November 1, 2001. He was born January 10, 1926 and was the son of the late Willis and Bettie Brickhouse Cooper. He was retired from Weyerhaueser Company. He is survived by his wife: Kathryn Rhodes Cooper; one son: Larry Cooper; one sister: Elizabeth C. Moore; two brothers: Willis Cooper Jr and Rodney Cooper; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A funeral service was held at Walker Funeral Home Chapel and burial followed in Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
JESSE BURVIL VOLIVA, 78, of Edenton died November 29, 2001 at Chowan Hospital. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Roland and Minnie Spencer Voliva. He was a retired merchant seaman and a US Coast Guard veteran of WW II. He is survived by his wife: Dezzie Rose Voliva; one daughter: Myra Leaf Keyzer; three brothers: Oakley, Lois, and J.C. Voliva; two sisters: Hazel V. Mitchum and Burl V. Jones; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by one brother: William Lee Voliva. A graveside service was held at Azalea Gardens Memorial Cemetery.
ELDON BENUL SIMMONS, 77, OF Frying Pan community died November 21, 2001 at Chesapeake Hospital. He was born May 5, 1924 in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Charlie and Sarah Spencer Simmons. He was a veteran of the US Navy in WW II and retired from Norfolk Navy Shipyard. He was also a member of Lake Drummond Masonic Lodge No. 178. He is survived by his wife: Irene Simmons; on daughter: Teresa S. Davenport; one son: Wayne Simmons; one brother: Hilton Simmons; one sister: Eva S. Stone; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A funeral service was at Walker Funeral Home Chapel and burial followed in Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
ADRIAN O. AYERS of Columbia died January 9, 2002 at Washington County Hospital. He was the son of the late Edgar Lionel and Allison Mae Owens Ayers. He was the husband of Cavell Leary Ayers. He retired as a social studies/history teacher and coached sports for more than 20 years in Tyrrell, Washington, and Dare counties. He also owned and operated Tyrrell Oil Company, a Texaco Distributor. He was a member of the Manteo Lions Club and Columbia Rotary Club. Survivors include his wife: Cavell L. Ayers; a daughter: Teresa Brickhouse; five sisters: Edna Givler, Marie Hughes, Margaret Midyette, Carolyn Spruill, and and Nick Swain; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. A funeral was held at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
MARGARET ROSENBLOOM SMITH, 74, of the Sound Side community died January 10, 2002 at Chowan Hospital. She was the daughter of the late George and Dorothy Rosenbloom and the widow of the late Simon Smith. She was born in England and moved to the United States following WW II where she lived proudly for 53 years. She was formerly employed by Butler Land & Timber as well as Capt. Neil's Seafood. Survivors include a daughter: Elizabeth Hopkins; two sisters: Doris and Betty Rosembloom; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral was held at Columbia Christian Church and burial followed at the old Malachi Church Cemetery.
ESTELLA JAMES McCOY, 78, of the Travis community died December 26, 2001 at Chowan Hospital. She was born June 16, 1923 in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late George and Lola James Barrow. She was an Army veteran and employed as a house keeper. Survivors include one son: Rickey McCoy; two daughters: Irene Jones and Robyn Holloway; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A funeral was held at Zion Grove Church of Christ and burial followed at the church cemetery.
BEN FRANKLIN BRYANT, 78, of the Alligator community died December 31, 2001 at Albemarle Hospital. He was born November 21, 1923 in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Bernice Combs and John Bryant, Jr. He was a former logger and farmer. Survivors include his wife: Piccola Bryant; sons: Alonza and Stancil Bryant; daughter: Sylvia Liverman; a brother: Essie Phelps; a sister: Dixie McClees; six grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren. A funeral was held at Alligator Chapel Church and burial followed in the Alligator Communtiy Cemetery.
