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WILLIAM BORDEN McCLEES, 83, of Columbia died September 7, 2005 at Britthaven of the Outer Banks. He was born in Tyrrell County on December 31, 1921 and was the son of the late William Henry and Beatrice Armstrong McClees. He was a WWII Veteran, a local merchant for 25 years, and a teacher in the Tyrrell County School system for 17 years where he was honored with Teacher of The Year in 1980. He is survived by his wife Margaret McClees; one daughter: Carol McClees Swain; and one brother: Ray McClees.

SHIRLEY OLSON SWAIN, 69, of the Creeks Community of Tyrrell County died August 30, 2005 at Pitt County Hospital. She was born in Chicago, Minnesota on May 1, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Tarnard and Doris Olson. She found her way to Tyrrell County through her marriage to Larry M. Swain, who preceded her in death. She served in the US Army, Civil Service, and most recently was the director of the Tyrrell County Board of Elections. She is survived by three sons: David L., Robert L., and Charles M. Swain; three daughters: Carolyn Simmons, Shari Roughton, and Deborah Lyttle; one brother: Terry Olson; one sister: Delores Olson; 15 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. P.S. : She will be greatly missed by the Tyrrell County Board of Elections of which I am a member.

JOHN ARTHUR "JA" PLEDGER, 75, of the Crosslanding community died August 27, 2005 at Pitt Hospital. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Johnny and Addie Sutton Pledger. He was a retired sand and topsoil contractor. He is survived by his wife: Betty Spruill Pledger; one daughter: Kay Voliva; one son: Johnny Pledger; two sisters: Evelyn Aidock and Laura Yoder; and three grandchildren.

RAYMOND AGUSTUS GIBBS, 96, of Creswell died August 26, 2005 at Chowan Hospital. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late William A. and Collie Phelps Gibbs. He was a retired carpenter. He is survived by three daughters: Frances Brabble, Zada Harvell, and Jane Sawyer; one son: Ray Casteen; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife: Martha Jane Gibbs; a daughter: Nina McCullough; a sister: Teadie Mae Ayers; and a brother: Ervin Gibbs.

HARRY LEE DAVIS, 80, of the Fort Landing community of Tyrrell County died August 17, 2005 at Chowan Hospital. He was born in Tyrrell County on November 12, 1924 and was the son of the late J. Ed and Nancy Pritchett Davis. He was a WWII Army vet and a local farmer. He is survived by one sister: Nancy D. Owens. He was preceded in death by two brothers: Harvey and Edward Davis; and one sister: Milver D. Alligood.

CHARLES DAVID BRICKHOUSE SR, 67, of the Sound Side community died August 8, 2005 at Britthaven Nursing Facility in Edenton. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Troy F. and Annie Rascoe Brickhouse. He was a retired truck driver with Durwood Cooper Farms. He is survived by his wife: Nancy Midgett Brickhouse; one daughter: Althea Floriano; one son: Charles David Brickhouse Jr; one sister: Karen Jean White; one brother: Milton Roger Brickhouse; and three grandchildren.

DEWEY FRANKLIN "PORKY" ARMSTRONG, 67, of Columbia died August 1, 2005 at his home. He was born February 18, 1938 and was the son of the late Elwood Roscoe and Mabelle Spencer Armstrong. He was employed by the Town Of Columbia in wastewater management. He was married icon to Barbara Welch Armstrong who survives. He is also survived by two sons: Frankie Armstrong Jr and Michael Armstrong; two daughters: Shannon Esther Brown and Shelly Lynne Houghton; three brothers: Ronald, Junior, and Billy Armstrong; and one sister: Carol Ann Woodley. He was preceded in death by one brother: Roger Armstrong and one sister: Shelba Johnson.

CHARLES THOMAS ALEXANDER, 54, of Columbia died July 10, 2005 at his home. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Leon and Ethel White Alexander. He was married icon to Cindy Sawyer Alexander who survives. He is also survived by one daughter: Kathy A. Wilkins; one son: William Thomas Alexander; two sisters: Judy Furlough and Linda Byrd; and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister: Sue Beaver and two brothers: Jimmy and Joe Alexander.

MABLE SYKES LIVERMAN, 92, died June 25, 2005 at Chowan Hospital. She was born in Tyrrell County on February 18, 1913 and was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Sykes. She is survived by four sons: Henry Sykes, Aubrey Liverman, Lloyd Liverman, and Carl Liverman; three daughters: Willie Bailey, Sandar Shelton, and Janice Cummings; and four sisters: Magalene Bowser, Palistine McCleese, Claristine Sykes, and Maxine Basnight.

SYLVIA IONE SMITH PHELPS WEBER, 73, of Columbia died May 31, 2005 at her home. She was born in Gum Neck, Tyrrell County on November 8, 1931 and was the daughter of the late Iredell Sylvanius and Victoria Dillon Smith. She is survived by former husbands: Godfrey Elmo Phelps and Joe Weber; two sons: Michael Phelps and John Weber; a daughter: Sherry Pledger; a sister: Maude Kilgore; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters: Christine Shapiro, Delma Fiser, and Lillie Blevens; and brothers: Simon and Clayton Smith.

INA SUTTON BRICKHOUSE SIMMONS, 96, of the Jerry community of Tyrrell County died June 1, 2005 at Chowan Hospital. She was born August 25, 1908 in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late James Sutton and Matilda Alexander Sutton. She was preceded in death by husbands: Daniel Webster Brickhouse and Olis B. Simmons; and a daughter: Norma Jean Brickhouse. Survivors include a son: J.D. Brickhouse; and a daughter: Jacklyn Brickhouse.

DEARL EDMOND ROUGHTON, 76, of the River Neck community died May 17, 2005 at his home. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Joseph B. and Annie M. Roughton. He was a retired carpenter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife Dora F. Roughton; two daughters: Dora Voliva and Annie Roughton; four sons: Jimmy Lee Belangia, Johnny Belangia, Joseph Belangia, and Dearl Roughton Jr; two sisters: Anna Brickhouse and Mary Jones; and twelve grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four sisters: Julenia Roughton, Jane Roughton, Virginia Alexander, and Isabell Belangia; and six brothers: Seldon, Hubert, Joseph, Junious, Odell, and Alver Roughton.

RAY BASNIGHT, 81, of Columbia died May 15, 2005 at his home. He was born in Tyrrell County on November 11, 1923 and was the son of Willie and Henrietta Basnight. He is survived by four sons: Felton, Nelson, David, and Raymond Basnight; three daughters: Jackie Wrighton, Diana Holcomb, and Pamela Spencer; one brother: Shelton Basnight; and one sister: Zelma Bowser; and many grandchildren.

ROBERT EDWARD "BOBBY" WEST, 71, of Creswell died September 26,2006 in Edenton. Bobby West was born in Tyrrell County on July 7, 1935 and was the son of the late William and Agnes West. He was a painter and a fine musician (playing guitar, banjo, and mandolin that I know of) whom I had the pleasure to accompany on more than one occassion. He was married icon to Corrine Cooper West who survives. He is also survived by four daughters: Amanda Williams, Norma West, Kim West, & Janet Yancey; two sons: Randy and Curtis West; one sister: Daliah Carawan; and one brother: Marvin West. He was preceded in death by two sisters: Augusta White and Dorothy Cooper; and four brothers: Herman, Lawrence, Archie, and Acie West. Burial was in the West Family Cemetery in the Crosslanding Community of Tyrrell County. You can hear Bobby singing a song that was written by him on the Pocosin Jam CD mentioned above.

LORETTA MIDGETT FURLOUGH, 58, of Rougemont, NC died September 30, 2006 in Durham Hospital after a struggle with ALS. She was born in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Ina Basnight Midgett. She is survived by her husband: Mitchell Furlough; two daughters: Stacey Shaffer and Tracey Cullison; two sons: Chris and Michael Furlough; one step-daughter: Jeana Furlough; and one brother: Garland "Bud" Midgett. Burial was in Hillside Memorial Gardens in Plymouth.

MELVIN CLAUD ROSE SR, 70, of Columbia died September 12, 2006. He was born in Tyrrell County on July 26, 1936 and was the son of the late Johnnie and Dezzie Armstrong Rose. He is survived by his wife: Mary S. Rose; one daughter: Karen R. Simmons; two sons: Melvin C. Rose Jr and Mark A. Rose; two sisters: Gretchen Watson and Virgie Bateman; and one brother: Jack D. Rose. Burial was in Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

EVA MAE BROWN BASNIGHT, 88, of the Gum Neck community died September 4, 2006. She was born in Tyrrell County on January 7, 1918 and was the daughter of the late Gussie P. and George W. Brown. She is survived by four sons: George L., Herman R., Arnold L., and Ervin Basnight; five daughters: Louella Bethea, Dalla F. Basnight, Mary L. Bowser, Vergie Carter, and Jean Wiltshire; three brothers: Charlie W. Brown, Dr. George Brown, and Robert L. Brown; and three sisters: Bessie Mizzell, Lucy Barrow, and Dr. Christina. Burial was in the Mt Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.

MELVIN LEE DEAVER, 61, of the Newlands community died August 13, 2006 as the result of a traffic accident. He was born in Tyrrell County on August 14, 1944 and was the son of the late Gordon Albert and Virginia Albert Deaver. He is survived by four sisters: Donna Stewart, Jean Walker, Sue Roughton, and Nancy Roughton; and seven brothers: Paul, Michael, Gordon, Robert, Allen, Ray, and Danny Deaver. He was preceded in death by one brother: Charles Deaver and two sisters: Ann Willoughby and Fay Bateman. Burial was in Azalea Memorial Gardens.

ROBERT OAKLEY VOLIVA, 92, of Tyrrell County died July 29, 2006. He was born in Tyrrell County on June 4, 1914 and was the son of the late Roland and Minnie Spencer Voliva. He was preceded in death by his wife: Jesse Gertrude Voliva; two brothers: William Lee and Burvil Voliva; and two sisters: Hazel Mitchum and Burl Jones. He is survived by three sons: David, Wayne, and Gary Voliva; and two brothers: J.C. and Lois Voliva. Burial was in Azalea Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

MACON GARFIELD SEXTON, 78, of the Scuppernong community died July 23, 2006. He was born in Hyde County on August 1, 1927 and was the son of the late Charlie G. and Belle Dunbar Sexton. He is survived by a sister: Edna Sexton Cahoon. Burial was in Hillside Memorial Garden Cemetery in Plymouth.

KATHRYN HOLLIS EVERETT, 83, of Columbia died July 12, 2006. She was born in Tyrrell County on April 7, 1923 and was the daughter of the late William Alfred and Ida Brickhouse Hollis. She was preceded in death by her husband: John Wilson Everett. She is survived by two sons: John T. and Nathan T. Everett. She was preceded in death by one brother: Floyd William Hollis. Burial was in Sound Side Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery.

LILLIAN ALINE SWAIN, 96, of Dillon's Ridge in Tyrrell County died July 9, 2006. She was born in Tyrrell County on November 17, 1909 and was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Bernie Davenport Swain.

CHARLES WALLACE SNELL, 84,of Greenville and formerly of Columbia died June 16, 2006. He was born in Tyrrell County and was the son of the late Charles Wallace and Eva Woodard Snell. He was preceded in death by his wife: Roberta Stevenson Snell. Survivors include a daughter: Margie S. Connolly; one brother: Jacob Snell; and two sisters: Pattie Spear and Peggy Matthews. Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery in Washington, NC.

WILLIE WEBSTER DAVENPORT, 83, of US 64 East near Columbia died May 16, 2006. He was born in Tyrrell County on November 22, 1922 and was the son of the late Alfred and Frances Twiddy Davenport. He was preceded in death by a daughter: Fran Aziere, sons: Richard and Robert Davenport, sister: Esther Perry, and brother: Ben Davenport. He is survived by his wife: Betty Ball Davenport; daughters: Peggy Keeter, Harriet Jones, Bernice Kitts, and Sue McKimmey; sons: Billy and Jack Davenport; sister: Margie Rice; and brothers: LA Davenport, Buddy Davenport, and James Davenport. Burial was at Azalea Memorial Gardens.

HERLON WARD LASSITER, 84, of Norfolk and formerly of Columbia died June 2, 2006. She was born on February 13, 1922 in Tyrrell County and was the daughter of the late Lewis and Clara Belle Gibbs Ward. She was married icon to the late Louis G. Lassiter. She is survived by a brother: Keith Ward; a daughter: Deborah Susie Gregory; two sons: Lewis and Wayne Lassiter; and several grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister: Hilda W. Walker and one brother: Grady A. Ward. Burial was in Albemarle Church of Christ Cemetery.

PATRICIA FOX LITCHFIELD, 71, of the River Neck community died June 2, 2006. She was born December 24, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Margaret Sutton. She is survived by her husband: Henry Elloyd Litchfield; and two sons: Robert Eric & William Mark Litchfield. She was preceded in death by one son: Henry Elloyd Litchfield Jr. Burial was in Azalea Memorial Gardens.

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