Obituaries
James "Jimmy" Ray Ruggles
Mar 20, 2024
James "Jimmy" Ray Ruggles, 65, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Carteret Health Care.
A celebration of Jimmy's life will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, March 25th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Joseph Park. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Jimmy...
Glenn "Skeeter" McLawhorn
Mar 20, 2024
Glenn "Skeeter" McLawhorn, 70, of Beaufort, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.
A memorial service, with Masonic Rites, to honor Skeeter’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, March 29th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Paul Loftin. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. For those...
Lucille Dunn Russell
Mar 19, 2024
Lucille Dunn Russell, 74, of Buffalo, New York, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at her home.
A memorial service to honor Lucille’s life will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in the yard of Melanie Dawes Home, 101 Barden Drive, Havelock, NC 28532.
Lucille was born on January 25, 1950, and was the daughter of the...
Kathryn Wells Fisher
Mar 19, 2024
Kathryn Wells Fisher, 73, of Swansboro, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at her home.
Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., on Sunday, March 24th, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, officiated by Pastor Wesley Holmes.
Kathryn was born on March 11, 1951, in Sanford, North Carolina, to the late Ernest and Elizabeth Wells....
Ethel Quinn Bush
Mar 18, 2024
Ethel Quinn Bush, 95, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.
A funeral service to honor Ethel’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 24th at Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church in Newport, officiated by Rev. Mitchell Parker, Chaplain Rick Brooks, and Dr. John Hill Jr. Interment will...
Jean Ball Adams
Mar 17, 2024
Jean Ball Adams, 90, of Beaufort, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Carteret Health Care.
A graveside service to honor Jean's life will be held at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, March 20, at Carteret Memorial Gardens, officiated by Pastor Rusty Willis.
Jean was born on July 18, 1933, in Morehead City, NC, to the late James Raymond and...
Myrtha M. Rodriquez
Mar 16, 2024
Myrtha M. Rodriquez, 70, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Carteret Health Care.
A memorial service to honor Myrtha’s life will be held at 4 p.m., Saturday, March 23rd at Cherry Point Church of Christ, officiated by Eric Doughtery. The family will receive friends following the service.
Myrtha was born on June 17, 1953, in Patillas,...
Carolyn Long Rouse
Mar 14, 2024
Carolyn Long Rouse, 81, of Washington, NC, formerly of Carteret County, NC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
A funeral service to honor Carolyn’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, March 18th at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service....
Penny Willis
Mar 11, 2024
Penny Willis, 52, of Smyrna, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024, at her home.
A memorial service to honor Penny’s life will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 17th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Nelson Koonce. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. For those unable to attend, the service can be...
Suellen "Su" Crisp Leonard
Mar 10, 2024
Suellen “Su” Crisp Leonard, 44, of Morehead City, NC passed away Sunday, March 10, 2024, due to injuries sustained from a car accident on March 3.
Suellen was born on March 31, 1979, in Tarboro. Su graduated from North Carolina State University and served as a high school biology, earth science, and chemistry teacher. Most recently, she taught sixth-grade science and...
William J. Beard
Mar 9, 2024
William J. Beard, 33, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
William was born on September 21, 1990, in Morehead City, North Carolina. Growing up in Newport, William attended Newport Elementary, Newport Middle School, and Croatan High School until the age of 16.
William lived life on his terms, finding joy...
Larry Allen Boatwright
Mar 9, 2024
MGySgt, Larry Allen Boatwright, USMC Retired and Vietnam Veteran, 77, of Havelock, NC, passed away on March 9, 2024, at CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern, NC.
His funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, March 15th at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, officiated by Rev. Jud Howry. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.,...
Barbara Somerville
Mar 9, 2024
Barbara Somerville, 70, of Cape Carteret, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at her home.
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.
Patricia "Patti" Dale Otten
Mar 9, 2024
Patricia “Patti” Dale Otten, 89, of Gloucester, NC, died at home in hospice care with family by her side on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20th at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 215 Ann St., in Beaufort, North Carolina. Her ashes will be buried in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, at a later...
Linda Guthrie Sadowski
Mar 8, 2024
Linda Guthrie Sadowski, 76, of Beaufort, NC, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, at Carteret Health Care.
A memorial service to honor Linda’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 13th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Jack Mumford. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Linda was born on July 1, 1947, in Morehead City,...
Krzysztof Otlewski
Mar 7, 2024
Krzysztof "Chris" Otlewski, 68, of Crab Point, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at his home.
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.
LCpl, Jared Michael Lynchard, USMC
Mar 7, 2024
LCpl, Jared Michael Lynchard, USMC, 23, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
A funeral service to honor Jared’s life will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, March 15th at the Cherry Point Base Chapel in Havelock, NC, officiated by Chaplain J. Jon Neil. Interment will follow at the Coastal Carolina Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, NC. The...
Larry "Kooch" Taylor
Mar 7, 2024
Larry “Kooch” Taylor, 79, of Atlantic, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at his daughter’s home.
A memorial service to honor Larry’s life will be held at a later date.
Kooch was born on August 31, 1944, in Morehead City, NC, to the late John K. Taylor and Carrie Guthrie Taylor. He proudly served in the United States Army,...
Aubrey Mathew Mason
Mar 7, 2024
Aubrey Mathew Mason, 89, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
A funeral service to honor Aubrey’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 12th at Munden Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Amariah Garner Cemetery in Newport. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until...
Maxine Spence Hitchcock
Mar 7, 2024
Maxine Spence Hitchcock, left us on the morning of March 7th of 2024, at 81 years of age.
A memorial service to honor Maxine’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 15th at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, NC.
She was born and raised by the late Noah James and Bernice Spence in Maysville, North Carolina. Maxine “Nana” was a...
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