Kill Devil Manor

By: penguin
3/3/2010 6:34 PM

I had received some great research w/paper clippings form here compliments of among others judyk and roanokies concerning the kill devil manor in kdh. I shared this info with an acquaintance last night and she added or caused the confusion. She reminded me (actually two people did) that they had (and me as well) stayed in that motel in around 1986. Is that possible? Was some of the motel torn down leaving other parts? Was there another Kill Devil manor in KDH? Does anyone remember the name of the other motel that was either near or right next to The Kill Devil Manor? If I am remembering it right it was almost directly across from a all you can eat type restaurant on the Beach Road south of Awful Arthurs. Any help in clearing or correcting my memory would be sappereciated.

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By: roanokeis
3/4/2010 2:45 AM

Check out these links: [url]Click to follow link...[/url] I don't know if you are on facebook or not, but there is a Outer Banks Vintage Scrapebook group with over 2,000 members. A lot of these folks are either natives or locals. You could join and post your question there and I bet you will find someone that use to work there or stay there. There are over 500 photos posted there too. Here is the link: [url]Click to follow link...!/group.php?v=wall&gid=233505839903[/url] Obit of owner: [CENTER] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Joseph P. McCAIN[/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] [LEFT] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]HARBINGER[/COLOR] -[/B] Joseph [B]McCAIN[/B], 78, of Caratoke Highway, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2005. Born in Kellyton, N.C., Mr. [B]McCAIN[/B] was the son of the late P.T. and Ethel Thomas [B]McCAIN[/B], and was predeceased by his first wife, Ruth [B]McCAIN[/B]; and two sisters, Dorothy [B]BARTON[/B] and Jimmy Ruth [B]TUCKER[/B]. Joe was a Korean War veteran and retired from the U.S. Navy after 22 years of service as a chief yeoman. He was a retired real estate broker in Virginia and North Carolina, the retired owner of Kill Devil Manor Motel, Kill Devil Hills, N.C., and the retired owner of Killdee Motel, Nags Head, N.C. He was a member of Powells Point Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife of 28 years, Audrey Elizabeth [B] McCAIN[/B] and great-grandchild, Peyton L. [B]FOSTER[/B] of the home; two sons, Joseph "Joey" P. [B]McCAIN, JR.[/B] and wife Linda of Norfolk, Jerry F. [B] McCAIN[/B] of Chesapeake; step-son, Greg S. [B]MUSTIN[/B] of Poplar Branch, N.C.; daughters, Judy [B]APPEL[/B] and husband Jens of Quinton, Va., Jeanie [B] CLONINGER[/B] and husband Dave of Lawrenceville, Ga., Jackie [B]JACKSON[/B] and husband Jim of Portsmouth; step-daughters, Judy [B]WALKER[/B] and husband Otis of Jarvisburg, N.C., Janet [B]JENKINS[/B] and husband Chip of Coinjock, N.C., Sharon [B]JOHNSON[/B] and husband Sherwood of Currituck, N.C., Jackie [B] SZYMANSKI[/B] and husband Steve of Camden, N.C., Sandra [B]LEE[/B] and husband Tom of Kitty Hawk, N.C., Karen [B]NEWBERN[/B] and husband David of Brush, Colo.; 34 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and more on the way. Joe was a very special granddad and paw-paw and will be greatly missed. Joe is also survived by two brothers, J.T. [B]McCAIN[/B] and wife Evelyn of Soperton, Ga., and Jerald [B] McCAIN[/B] and wife Mary Ann of Montgomery, Ala.; two sisters, Inez [B]BUGBEE[/B] and husband Toby of Goodwater, Ala., and Rebecca [B]SHIVERS[/B] of Alex City, Ala. A funeral will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Powells Point Baptist Church. The Rev. Herbert [B]HEMMINGWAY[/B] will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Great Bridge Chapel of Oman Funeral Home & Crematory, 653 Cedar Road, Chesapeake. (The Virginian-Pilot - Friday, July 1, 2005)[/LEFT]

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By: penguin
3/4/2010 11:22 PM

Thanks for the tip, I've looked at some pics there already. Let me know if you find any other Kill Devil manor info

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By: Sybilou
7/1/2021 11:49 AM

My name is Sylvia. As a teenager from 1966-1970, during the summers I worked at the Kill Devil Manor in Kill Devil Hills. The property owners at that time was Harry and Helen Cook...with their babies—two Pug dogs...great people to work for...I moved away after graduating in 1970 so I’m not sure whatever happened to the two wonderful people or the manor.

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By: Prufex
7/24/2021 4:08 AM

My name is Sylvia. As a teenager from 1966-1970, during the summers I worked at the Kill Devil Manor in Kill Devil Hills. The property owners at that time was Harry and Helen Cook...with their babies—two Pug dogs...great people to work for...I moved away after graduating in 1970 so I’m not sure whatever happened to the two wonderful people or the manor.

Sybilou

They are good friends of my grandmother.

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By: Lesternixon
6/18/2023 9:11 AM

Regarding the kill devil mansion in kdh, I had received some excellent research with paper clippings from here, thanks in part to judyk and roanokies. I told a friend about this information last night, and she either added to or made the confusion. She recalled that they had been in that motel around 1986, and two other persons also remembered this. Can you do that? Was the motel partially torn down, leaving the other portions? A second Kill Devil mansion existed in KDH? Are there any people who can recall the name of the second motel that was close by or immediately next to The Kill Devil Manor? If I recall correctly[url=Click to follow link...].[/url]

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