Obituaries

Roy Rawlings Barnes Sr.

Roy Rawlings Barnes Sr.

Dec 28, 2020

Roy Rawlings Barnes Sr., 77, of Morehead City, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020, at his home.

A gathering of family and friends will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2021, at Munden Funeral Home. Friends are welcome to attend. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the...

Joseph Odell Smithwick Sr.

Joseph Odell Smithwick Sr.

Dec 26, 2020

Joseph Odell Smithwick, Sr. 84, of Newport, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Carteret Health Care.

His funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Reece’s Chapel Baptist Church in Mill Creek, officiated by Rev. James Chadwick. Interment will be held at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Friends are welcome to attend...

Betsy Davis Bowen

Betsy Davis Bowen

Dec 26, 2020

Betsy Davis Bowen, 84, of Morehead City, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at her home.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at Greenwood Cemetery in Morehead City, officiated by Rev. Patrick Whaley. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family...

Hilda Pearl Foster Carney

Hilda Pearl Foster Carney

Dec 25, 2020

Hilda Pearl Foster Carney, 77, of Newport, passed away on Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2020 at her home.

Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Reverend Mitchell Parker. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Morehead City. Friends are welcome to attend...

Irene Elizabeth Lynchesky

Irene Elizabeth Lynchesky

Dec 24, 2020

Irene Elizabeth Lynchesky, 82, of Havelock, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Carolina East Medical Center. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Cremations, Havelock, NC.

Sheila Jordan Sandlin

Sheila Jordan Sandlin

Dec 23, 2020

Sheila Jordan Sandlin, 71, of Havelock, and formerly of Morehead City, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Carolina East Medical Center. 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.

Elnora "Louise" Cowart

Elnora "Louise" Cowart

Dec 23, 2020

Elnora "Louise" Cowart, 96, of Atlantic, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Pruitt Health in Sea Level.

Her graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, December 28, 2020, at Atlantic Community Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Jack Colenda. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family...

Betty Crumrin

Betty Crumrin

Dec 22, 2020

Betty Jewel Ipock Crumrin, 84, of Newport, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at her home.

A private graveside service will be held on Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Gethsemane Memorial Park.

Betty was born on March 16, 1936, in Morehead City, NC, to the late Harley and Clara Ipock, and graduated from...

J.E. Harrell Sr.

J.E. Harrell Sr.

Dec 21, 2020

J.E. Harrell, Sr. “J.E. Harrell 700” (retired Carteret County Fire Marshall)., 93, of Morehead City, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Carteret Health Care.

A Celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Jonah was born on September 12, 1927, in Wilson, NC, to the late Martha Harrell and Jonah...

Robin Elisha Johnson

Robin Elisha Johnson

Dec 21, 2020

Robin Elisha Johnson, 45, of Newport, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020, at Carolina East Medical Center.

A private memorial service will be held at Munden Funeral Home.

Robin was born on June 14, 1975, in New Bern, NC, to Betty Jean Johnson and the late Eli Vance Johnson. She was often known to lend...

William Clifton "W.C." Barnes Jr.

William Clifton "W.C." Barnes Jr.

Dec 21, 2020

William Clifton “W.C.” Barnes Jr., 91, of Atlantic Beach, NC passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at his home.

A graveside service, honoring his life, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2020, at the Barnes family plot at Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount, NC, officiated by John H. Grayson. Friends are welcome...

Sandra Hardy

Sandra Hardy

Dec 21, 2020

Sandra Hardy, 83, of Havelock, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020, at her home.

A private funeral service will be held at Munden Funeral Home in Havelock. Interment will follow at Forest Oaks Memorial Gardens.

Sandra was born in Manchester, England, to the late Alfred and Isobel Riley. She retired from Havelock...

Frank Edward Springle Sr.

Frank Edward Springle Sr.

Dec 21, 2020

Frank Edward Springle Sr., 93, of Beaufort, passed away, Monday, December 21, 2020, at Carteret Health Care.

His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at First Free Will Baptist Church in Beaufort, officiated by Rev. Richard Patterson. Interment will follow at Carteret Memorial Gardens. Friends are welcome to attend...

Edna Nixon Moore

Edna Nixon Moore

Dec 21, 2020

Edna Nixon Moore, 90, of Beaufort and formerly of Salter Path, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at her home.

Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Donald Thomas of Salter Path Methodist Church. Family and friends are welcome...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Bennett

Jacqueline "Jackie" Bennett

Dec 20, 2020

Jacqueline “Jackie” Bennett, 90, of Morehead City, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020, at her home.

Jackie loved cooking, watching cooking shows and soap operas and reading the daily newspaper.

She is survived by her son, Hubert Bennett of Goldsboro and brother, Thomas Bennett and wife Fannie of Morehead City.

She was preceded...

LaVaughn J. Hendricks

LaVaughn J. Hendricks

Dec 20, 2020

LaVaughn J. Hendricks, 82, of Beaufort, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020.

Her service will be held in Bristol, Tennessee in the Spring of 2021.

LaVaughn was born in Dante, Virginia to the late Lowell and Eva Blanton. While living in Beaufort she owned operated LaVaughn’s Pottery on Front Street for 30 years. She loved...

Charles "Chuck" Thomas

Charles "Chuck" Thomas

Dec 20, 2020

Charles “Chuck” Thomas, 76, of New Bern, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Carolina East Medical Center.

Chuck grew up in Corry, Pennsylvania. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and is a recipient of two Purple Hearts. He retired as a Tech Representative for Northrop Grumman. He is a...

Jeffrey Alan Payne Sr.

Jeffrey Alan Payne Sr.

Dec 19, 2020

Jeffrey Alan Payne Sr., 60, of Carteret County, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020.

His memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family invites you to view the webcasting of the service...

Susan "Nani" Martino

Susan "Nani" Martino

Dec 19, 2020

Susan “Nani” Martino, 77, of Ocean and formerly of Bethpage, Long Island, New York, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at her home.

A Scriptural Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, officiated by Rev. Thomas Davis. Interment will follow at Gethsemane...

MSG Roger "Pops" Eugene Colaw, (USMC Retired)

MSG Roger "Pops" Eugene Colaw, (USMC Retired)

Dec 19, 2020

MSG Roger “Pops” Eugene Colaw, (USMC Retired), 74, of Havelock, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at his home.

A private memorial service, with military honors, will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, officiated by Pastor Harry Bryan. The family invites you to view...

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