Obituaries

Merle Lee Nay, IV

Merle Lee Nay, IV

May 2, 2020

Merle Lee Nay IV, 27, of Newport, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020.

A memorial service will be announced after the COVID restrictions are lifted.

Lee was a very personable and loving man. He made family his priority. Lee graduated from West Carteret High School and served as a fireman since the age of 16....

Cola Lou Thurlow

Cola Lou Thurlow

May 2, 2020

Cola Lou Thurlow, 75, of Harkers Island, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Pruitt Health in Sea Level.

A private graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Vergie Mae Cemetery, officiated by Pastor Manley Rose Jr.

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

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Dan James Zook, Sr.

Dan James Zook, Sr.

May 1, 2020

Dan James Zook Sr., 60, of Morehead City, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020 at his home.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Friends are welcome to attend the service. However, in order to provide social distancing, we ask friends to remain in their...

Earnest “Buddy” Leighton Baysden Jr.

Earnest “Buddy” Leighton Baysden Jr.

May 1, 2020

Earnest “Buddy” Leighton Baysden Jr., 67, of Cape Carteret, passed away Friday, May 1­, 2020, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

A private memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. David Bratton.  The family invites friends to view the webcasting of the service...

Mary "Yvonne" McCabe

Mary "Yvonne" McCabe

Apr 30, 2020

Mary “Yvonne” McCabe, 68, of Broad Creek, passed away Thursday, April 30­, 2020, at Carolina East Medical Center.

Services for Yvonne will be announced at a later date.

She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer McCabe of Newport; son, Robert Allen of Newport; sister, Jean Mileham of Broad Creek; brother, “Donnie” Mitchell Lewis of Broad...

Ina Wright Stewart

Ina Wright Stewart

Apr 30, 2020

Ina Wright Stewart, 91, of Newport, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020, at her home.

A private graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Cedar Grove Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Jack Bowen. The family invites friends to view the webcasting of the service through Munden Funeral Home’s website. Friends...

John Henry Brown III

John Henry Brown III

Apr 29, 2020

John Henry Brown III, 32, of Havelock, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at Forest Oaks Memorial Gardens, officiated by Father Bill Upah. Friends are welcome to attend the service. However, in order to provide social distancing, we ask friends to remain...

Keith L. Rice

Keith L. Rice

Apr 29, 2020

Keith L. Rice, 36, of New Bern, passed away Wednesday, April 29­, 2020, at Carolina East Medical Center.

Services for Keith will take place in Ohio at a later date.

Keith was a talented carpenter with an eye for detail, whose reputation preceded him, and his skills were in demand. Keith was a loving and...

Don Stevens

Don Stevens

Apr 28, 2020

Don Stevens, 94, of Mill Creek, passed away Tuesday, April 28­, 2020, at PruittHealth–Trent in New Bern.

His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Reece’s Chapel Baptist Church in Mill Creek, officiated by Rev. James Chadwick. Interment will follow at Bayview Cemetery in Mill Creek. Friends are welcome...

Albert Fowler Rodrick

Albert Fowler Rodrick

Apr 27, 2020

Albert Fowler Rodrick, 86, of Havelock, passed away Monday, April 27­, 2020, at Carolina East Medical Center, following a period of declining health.

Mr. Rodrick was born in New York City to the late William D. and Alice E. Rodrick. He grew up on the North Shore of Massachusetts, living in Lynn and Swampscott. He graduated in...

David Alan Bilger

David Alan Bilger

Apr 26, 2020

David Alan Bilger, 66, of Havelock, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport.

A private memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 1, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home in Havelock,  officiated by Pastor Jim Daub. Out of respect and concern for public health and safety,...

Baby boy, Carson Taylor Schwab

Baby boy, Carson Taylor Schwab

Apr 25, 2020

Baby boy Carson Taylor Schwab, of Newport went to be with Jesus on Saturday, April 25­, 2020, at UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill.

A private graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 1, 2020, at Graham Memorial Pentecostal Church Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Bill Hooper. For those unable to attend, the...

Jonah "Eddie" E. Harrell Jr.

Jonah "Eddie" E. Harrell Jr.

Apr 25, 2020

Jonah “Eddie” E. Harrell Jr., 65, of Morehead City, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

He is survived by his parents, Marie Skinner Harrell and Jonah Edward Harrell Sr. of Morehead City; sister, Wanda Brown of Wilson, NC; and brother, Steve Harrell of Morehead City, NC.

He was preceded...

James "Sonny" Micheal Pellak

James "Sonny" Micheal Pellak

Apr 25, 2020

James “Sonny” Micheal Pellak, 53, of Richlands, passed away Saturday, April 25­, 2020, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

The immediate family will have a memorial service at a later date.

Sonny honorably served in the United States Army.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Grawl Pellak of Philadelphia, PA; daughter, Cheyanne...

Betty Ann Geiss

Betty Ann Geiss

Apr 25, 2020

Betty Ann Geiss, 79, of New Bern, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2020, at her home.

There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date.

Betty was a kind and compassion woman who never spoke an unkind word.

She is survived by her daughters, Gail Demeo and Jane Abrams Tucker; son,...

Joseph "Joey" Ronald Szilagyi

Joseph "Joey" Ronald Szilagyi

Apr 24, 2020

Joseph “Joey” Ronald Szilagyi, 65, of Morehead City, passed away Friday, April 24­, 2020, at the Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at Gethsemane Memorial Park, officiated by Pastor John B. Thompson II. Friends are welcome to attend the service. However, in order...

Charles Edward Wilson Jr.

Charles Edward Wilson Jr.

Apr 24, 2020

Charles Edward Wilson Jr., 69, of Havelock, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home.

A graveside service, with Masonic Rites, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Friends are welcome to attend the service. However, in order to provide social distancing, we ask friends to remain...

James Henry Phillips Jr.

James Henry Phillips Jr.

Apr 24, 2020

James “Jim” Henry Phillips Jr., 97, of Jacksonville, passed away Friday, April 24, 2020, at his home.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Gethsemane Memorial Park, officiated by Rev. John B. Thompson, II. Friends are welcome to attend the service. However, in order to provide social distancing,...

Roseanne Vella

Roseanne Vella

Apr 23, 2020

Roseanne Vella, 63, of Newport, passed away Thursday, April 23­, 2020, at her home.

Online condolences may be made at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory in Morehead City, N.C.

Margaret Sheppard

Margaret Sheppard

Apr 23, 2020

Margaret Sheppard, 70, of Newport, passed away Thursday, April 23­, 2020, at Carteret Health Care.

She is survived by her husband, David Sheppard Sr. of the home; daughter, Theresa Thomas and husband Matthew of Newport; son, Tony Coia of Myrtle Beach, SC; step son, David Sheppard Jr. of Sea Level; brother, Maurice Renaud Jr. and wife Patsy...

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