‘He just made such a wonderful place for people’

From left granddaughter Brittney Parker Overton, Henry Emmons Ezzell Jr., daughter Kim Parker, and wife Linda Lee Fields.

Remembering Henry Ezzell, the force behind the restaurant that bears his name

By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice

Over the past few decades, many restaurants on the Outer Banks have come and gone. Keeping one open is notoriously difficult. It requires grit, passion and an unwavering work ethic. Henry Emmons Ezzell Jr., owner of Henry’s Restaurant in Kill Devil Hills, who died at age 81 on Aug. 15, embodied all of those qualities.

Because of that, Ezzell, along with his wife and business partner, Linda Lee Fields, and daughter, Kimberly Ezzell Parker, not only kept Henry’s open for 37 years but also turned it into an

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