Obituaries

Chase Arline Dixon

Chase Arline Dixon

Mar 12, 2021

Chase Arline Dixon, 23, of Otway, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, at his home.

His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Munden Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at Carteret Memorial Gardens. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites you...

Rubye Taylor Edwards

Rubye Taylor Edwards

Mar 11, 2021

Rubye Frances Taylor Edwards, 80, of Holly Springs and formerly of Morehead City, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the Transitions Life Care Hospice in Raleigh.

Her memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City. Friends are welcome to attend the service....

William "Bill" Carvin Eaton

William "Bill" Carvin Eaton

Mar 11, 2021

William “Bill” Carvin Eaton, 80 of Morehead City, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Vidant Medical Center.

His memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 14, 2021, at Munden Funeral Home. Friends are welcome to attend the service. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are...

Barbara Lee Marlatt

Barbara Lee Marlatt

Mar 11, 2021

Barbara Lee Marlatt, 75, of Newport, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Crystal Coast Hospice House.

Barbara was born on May 22, 1945, in Easton, Pennsylvania, to the late Leo and Lorraine Davis. She will be fondly remembered by her family as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She is survived by her...

James Robert Wade

James Robert Wade

Mar 9, 2021

James Robert Wade, 70, of Morehead City, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Carteret Health Care. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. in Morehead City, N.C.

Arlene "Frankie" McGee Reece

Arlene "Frankie" McGee Reece

Mar 9, 2021

Arlene “Frankie” McGee Reece, 76, of Morehead City, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Carolina East Medical Center.

Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 19, 2021, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3608 Country Club Rd., Morehead City, NC. Friends are welcome to attend the service....

Barbara Ann Curran (Gergich)

Barbara Ann Curran (Gergich)

Mar 8, 2021

Barbara Ann Curran (Gergich), 84, of Morehead City, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021, at Carteret Landing's memory care unit in Morehead City, North Carolina.

Services for Barbara will be private.

Barbara grew up in Roselle, New Jersey before residing in Linden, New Jersey where she raised her two daughters, Donna and Linda...

Thomas Edwin Cannon

Thomas Edwin Cannon

Mar 7, 2021

Thomas Edwin Cannon, 93, of Newport, passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL.

His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, officiated by Pastor Jim Daub. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Newport. Friends are...

Richard Benjamin Faulkner, Esquire

Richard Benjamin Faulkner, Esquire

Mar 5, 2021

Richard Benjamin Faulkner, Esquire, 43, of Greenville, formerly of Morehead City, died Friday, March 5, 2021, at his home.

A private service will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2021, at the First Presbyterian Church, Westminster Hall, Morehead City, with the Rev. Tim Havlicek presiding.  His service will be available for viewing on the First Presbyterian...

Harley Meeks Jr.

Harley Meeks Jr.

Mar 4, 2021

Harley Meeks Jr., 87, of Emerald Isle, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at his home.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 25, 2021 at St. Mildred Catholic Church in Swansboro.

Harley was born on February 24, 1934, in Plymouth, West Virginia, to the late Herbert and...

Ruby Jaqueline "Jackie" Garner Whitaker

Ruby Jaqueline "Jackie" Garner Whitaker

Mar 3, 2021

Ruby Jacqueline "Jackie" Garner Whitaker, 92, of Harkers Island, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Crystal Coast Hospice House.

A graveside service at Amariah Garner in Newport will take place at a later date.

Ruby Jacqueline, or "Jackie" as she most fondly knowns as, was born on August 3, 1928, in Newport, North...

Jerry Robert "JR" Merrill Jr.

Jerry Robert "JR" Merrill Jr.

Mar 3, 2021

Jerry Robert “JR” Merrill Jr., 43, of Beaufort, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Carteret Health Care.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, March 8, 2021, at Gethsemane Memorial Park, officiated by Rev. James Chadwick. Friends are welcome to attend the service. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to...

Brenda Edwards Townley

Brenda Edwards Townley

Mar 3, 2021

Brenda Edwards Townley, 77, of Morehead City, entered God’s heavenly home on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Carteret Health Care.

Funeral services are private, she will be laid to rest at the Edwards Plot at Sand Hill Cemetery in Pamlico County.

Brenda “Penny” was born on December 2, 1943, in Wilmington, New Hanover County and...

Judith Smith Tilley

Judith Smith Tilley

Mar 2, 2021

Judith Smith Tilley, 74, of Morehead City and formerly of Raleigh, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at her home.

A memorial service for Judith will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Morehead City.

Judith was born on January 15, 1947, in Raleigh, North...

Rose S. Shuping

Rose S. Shuping

Mar 2, 2021

Rose S. Shuping, 81, of Morehead City, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Gethsemane Memorial Park, officiated by Deborah Lockey. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites...

Derrick Brandon Lewis

Derrick Brandon Lewis

Mar 1, 2021

Derrick Brandon Lewis, 46, of Broad Creek, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at his home.

His memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 6, 2021, at White Oak Church of God in Newport, officiated by Pastor Richard Franklin.

Derrick was born on March 7, 1974, in Morehead City,...

Barbara Ann Mason

Barbara Ann Mason

Mar 1, 2021

Barbara Ann Gay Mason, 76, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021, at UNC Health Care.

Barbara was born on July 7, 1944, in Macon, Georgia, to the late Richard and Etta Gay.

She is survived by her husband, Fred Mason of the home; daughter, Sheila Gurganus and husband David...

Joshua "Josh" Shane Stafford

Joshua "Josh" Shane Stafford

Feb 28, 2021

Joshua "Josh" Shane Stafford, 41, of Morehead City, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021.

His memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021, at Big Rock Landing, officiated by Pastor Donnie Griggs. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are ill or at-risk (elderly, immune-compromised) are...

Milton Lee Salter

Milton Lee Salter

Feb 28, 2021

Milton Lee Salter, 71, of Broad Creek, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2021 at Vidant Medical Center.

His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021, at Broad Creek United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Ben Ball, Rev. David Bratton, and Rev. James Chadwick. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Friends...

Cynthia Billiar

Cynthia Billiar

Feb 25, 2021

Cynthia Billiar, 57, of New Bern, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at her home.

Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, officiated by Pastor Blake Larson. Friends are welcome to attend the service. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to...

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