Sandra Gillikin

Sandra Gillikin, 80, of Newport, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021, at Carteret Health Care.

Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 27, 2021, at Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church in Newport, officiated by Rev. Mitchell Parker. Interment will follow at Amariah Garner Cemetery.

(See link below for the Service Bulletin including the Order of Service.)

Sandra was a member of Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church. She sang in the Church Choir, was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, was a Bible School Teacher and helped prepare meals for families.

She is survived by her daughters, Inez Gillikin Garner and husband Dennis and Penny Weiss and husband Kenny of Newport; son, Albert Gillikin, Jr. of Newport; sister, Doris Beard of Newport; grandchildren, Shaun Keith Garner, Michael Paul Garner, Felicia Dawn Slaughter and Emma Leigh Weiss; and great-grandchildren, Megan Elizabeth Garner, Matthew Ethan Garner, McKenzie Lynn Garner, Layla Dawn Garner, Kayla Dawn Garner, and Tyler Alan Slaughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Gillikin; parents, Manley and Edna Garner; and brother, James E. Culpepper, Jr.,

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Munden Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church, 163 Holly Springs Rd., Newport, NC 28570.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements are by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory, Morehead City, NC.