Obituaries

Annie Nell Wilson Pollock

Annie Nell Wilson Pollock

Aug 21, 2020

Annie Nell Wilson Pollock, 92, of Newport, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at Amariah Garner Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Glenn Batts. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family...

Andrew Michael Kollarik

Andrew Michael Kollarik

Aug 20, 2020

Andrew Michael Kollarik, 69, of Havelock, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

A memorial service for Andrew will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home in Havelock, officiated by Father Bill Upah. Interment will follow at Forest Oaks Memorial Gardens. Friends are welcome...

Benjamin "Bennie" Martin Goodwin

Benjamin "Bennie" Martin Goodwin

Aug 20, 2020

Benjamin “Bennie” Martin Goodwin, 47, of Hubert, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020, at his home.

Services for Bennie will be private.

Bennie was born and raised in Morehead City where he loved being on the water, whether it was fishing or boating.

Bennie was a hardworking man who owned and operated BMG...

Bernard "Bud" Clairmont

Bernard "Bud" Clairmont

Aug 20, 2020

Bernard “Bud” Clairmont, 70, of Newport, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.

A private graveside service for Bud will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville.

Bud was born on August 22, 1949, in Troy, New York,...

Phillip Dixon

Phillip Dixon

Aug 19, 2020

Phillip Dixon, 72, of Broad Creek, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at PruittHealth - Trent in New Bern.

A graveside service for Phillip, with military honors, will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday,  August 26, 2020, at Broad Creek Community Cemetery.

Phillip was born on July 24, 1948, in Morehead City, to the...

Bobby Orville Penny

Bobby Orville Penny

Aug 18, 2020

Bobby Orville Penny, 68, of Newport, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, August 28, 2020, at Gethsemane Memorial Park, officiated by Rev. Mareon Robinson of Sanctuary Church of New Bern.

Bobby was born on June 19,...

Hazel Schell

Hazel Schell

Aug 18, 2020

Hazel Schell, 80, of Newport, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at Gethsemane Memorial Park, officiated by Pastor Gary Carroll.

Hazel was born on July 26, 1940, in Bloomington, Indiana, to the late...

Joyce Marie Martin Jones

Joyce Marie Martin Jones

Aug 18, 2020

Joyce Marie Martin Jones, 52, of Havelock passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at her residence.

A funeral service for Joyce will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, officiated by Rev. Clarence Ray Penwell. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable...

Edna Stockman Smith

Edna Stockman Smith

Aug 18, 2020

Edna Stockman Smith, 79, of Newport and formerly of Pollocksville, NC passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at the home of her daughter in Mill Creek, surrounded by her daughters.

The family will honor her life privately.

Edna was born on August 8, 1941, in Pink Hill City, Alabama, to the late Edith Pearl Noland...

Josie Bourgeois Kornegay

Josie Bourgeois Kornegay

Aug 17, 2020

Josie Bourgeois Kornegay, 74, of Swansboro, passed away on the morning of Monday, August 17, 2020, at her home.

Josie fought her final battle against cancer and passed away peacefully at the home she loved. She went from the arms of her adoring husband Robert, with her daughter Kristin and her niece Andreá holding her hands and...

Timothy "Boo" Howard Thomas, Jr.

Timothy "Boo" Howard Thomas, Jr.

Aug 15, 2020

Timothy “Boo” Howard Thomas Jr., 25, of Havelock, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020, at his home. Timothy was born on May 3, 1995, in Winston Salem, North Carolina, to Pamela Melke Thomas and Timothy Howard Thomas Sr. He is survived by his parents and brothers, Michael Thomas of Havelock, Matthew Burdette and Andrew Burdette of West Virginia and...

Amber O. Meadows "Cindy"

Amber O. Meadows "Cindy"

Aug 14, 2020

Amber O. Meadows “Cindy”, 84, of Otway, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020, at her home.

The family will have a private celebration of her life at a later date.

Cindy loved the Lord and lived her life as an example for others. In her early years, she attended Cal Baptist Theology Seminary where she...

Jelder "JR" Thompson

Jelder "JR" Thompson

Aug 13, 2020

Jelder "JR" Thompson, 86, of Morehead City, passed on to Eternal Life on Thursday, August 13, 2020, at Trinity Elms Assisted Living in Clemmons, NC.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Gethsemane Memorial Park in Morehead City, officiated by Pastor Andrew Midgett. Friends are welcome to attend...

Linda Thomas

Linda Thomas

Aug 13, 2020

Linda Thomas, 72, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on Thursday, August 13, 2020, from her home in Newport.

Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 17, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Patrick Whaley. Interment will follow at Amariah Garner Cemetery. Friends...

Ernest Edward Guthrie Sr.

Ernest Edward Guthrie Sr.

Aug 13, 2020

Ernest Edward Guthrie Sr., 80, of Raleigh and Morehead City, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020, while vacationing in the mountains of North Carolina. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Cedar Point Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiated by Rev. David Harper. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For...

Baby Girl Leilani Allura George

Baby Girl Leilani Allura George

Aug 12, 2020

Baby Girl Leilani Allura George, of Newport, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at Carteret Health Care.

A memorial service for baby Leilani will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Bakari Johnson. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the...

Arthur Richard Levey

Arthur Richard Levey

Aug 12, 2020

Arthur Richard Levey, 84, of Morehead City, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. “I could use some help,” he said, talking in his sleep. These days, Arthur was sleeping a lot. “On what?” asked Heather. “Your puzzle?” His answer was an emphatic “Yes!” “What letters do you have?” Heather went along with...

Marjorie Ann Peterson

Marjorie Ann Peterson

Aug 10, 2020

Marjorie Ann Peterson, 82, of Havelock, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.

A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Annunciation Catholic Church, presided by Father Bill Upah. Friends are welcome to attend the service.

Marjorie was a member of Annunciation Catholic...

Rev. Landon Kirkman Owen, Jr.

Rev. Landon Kirkman Owen, Jr.

Aug 9, 2020

Rev. Landon Kirkman Owen, Jr., 89, of Morehead City, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Carteret Health Care.

A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. The family has asked to please remember Landon through an act of kindness to others.

Rev. Owen served three pastorates for 17 years...

Calvin Mason

Calvin Mason

Aug 9, 2020

Calvin Mason, 89, of South River, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Carteret Health Care.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Lukens Island Cemetery,

Mr. Mason was a member of Edwards Chapel Free Will Baptist Church.

He is survived by his son, Gilbert...