Obituaries

Virginia Frost Dixon

Virginia Frost Dixon

Jun 18, 2013

Virginia Frost Dixon, 94, of Broad Creek, was called to be with the Lord, Tuesday June 18, 2013. Her service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Broad Creek Church of God with the Pastor Wesley Holmes officiating. Interment will follow at the Broad Creek Community Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the...

Judith  Layne (Livingston)  Graves

Judith Layne (Livingston) Graves

Jun 17, 2013

Judith Layne Graves, 70, of Emerald Isle, died Monday, June 17, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital.

Cecil Gordon Smith

Cecil Gordon Smith

Jun 17, 2013

Cecil Gordon Smith, 86, of Newport, died Monday, June 17, 2013 at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount, NC. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Mr. Smith was retired from the NC State Port as a long shoreman. He lived his life here on the coast farming, fishing and helping others. He...

David Lee Hottel

David Lee Hottel

Jun 16, 2013

David Lee Hottel, 75, of Morehead City, died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at Harborview Health Care Center. No services are planned.

James Gilbert Davis

James Gilbert Davis

Jun 16, 2013

James G. "Jim" Davis, 85, of Morehead City, died Sunday, June 16, 2013 at Carolina House. Funeral service will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel. The graveside service will be held 1:00 pm Friday at Carolina Memorial Gardens in Charleston, SC. Mr. Jim was born in Los Angeles, California to the late Gilbert and Rebecca Toole...

Joedy Marie (Sullivan)  Fulcher

Joedy Marie (Sullivan) Fulcher

Jun 15, 2013

Joedy Marie Fulcher, 57, of Newport, NC, formerly of Manistee, MI, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital. The family will not be conducting a public memorial service. Those who knew Joedy will remember her feisty personality and the youthful wonder with which she saw the world. In addition to regularly hosting game nights with her friends and...

John "Phil" Phillip Munden Sr.

John "Phil" Phillip Munden Sr.

Jun 14, 2013

John Phillip (Phil) Munden "Pa Phil", 68, of Wildwood, died Friday, June 14, 2013 at home. A funeral will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at Glad Tidings Church with Rev. Tim Mariner officiating. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Phil was known by all for his love of nature, his family, and all those he met. Phil served in...

Lillian Leona (Bates)  Green

Lillian Leona (Bates) Green

Jun 13, 2013

Lillian Leona Bates Green, 89, of Newport, died Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital. A funeral service will be held 10:00 am Saturday at Glad Tidings Church with Rev. Tim Mariner officiating. Interment will follow at  Emanuel Baptist Church Cemetery. Her heart's desire was for all of her family and friends to know God as their personal Lord...

Antonio "Tony" Rodriguez

Antonio "Tony" Rodriguez

Jun 11, 2013

Antonio "Tony" Rodriguez, 64, of Newport, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at Carteret General Hospital. Tony retired as a Sgt. Major of the USMC after 22 years of service, including two tours in Vietnam. He was the first Puerto Rican to receive this rank. He was an avid motorcyclist. He is described by his family to be an essentially loving...

Barbara Jean (Willis)  Yeomans

Barbara Jean (Willis) Yeomans

Jun 10, 2013

Barbara Jean Willis Yeomans, 58, of Harkers Island, passed away Monday, June 10, 2013, at Carteret General Hospital. A funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Thursday at Free Grace Wesleyan Church with Rev. Clint Nelson officiating. Interment will follow at Vergie Mae Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Ellis Yeomans of the home: a daughter Beth Gillikin and...

Shurl W. "Wally" Macklin

Shurl W. "Wally" Macklin

Jun 8, 2013

Shurl W. "Wally" Macklin, 52, of Morehead City, died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital. A private service was held. A good man, a hard-working Christian, Wally was by trade a carpenter, like his Lord. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah Macklin of Pennsylvania; mother, Audrey L. Mackiln of Morehead City; sister, Pamela Hanson and husband Larry...

Vickie Renee' Mabe

Vickie Renee' Mabe

Jun 7, 2013

Vickie Renee' Mabe, 46, of Newport, went to be with her Lord, Friday, June 7, 2013 at her home surrounded by family. A funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Monday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Barbara Landry and Rev. Larry Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Vickie never met a stranger. She was a...

Martha  Mae (Pake)   Lewis Arthur

Martha Mae (Pake) Lewis Arthur

Jun 4, 2013

Martha Pake Lewis Arthur, 78, of Bettie, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at her home surrounded by family. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Friday at Woodville Baptist Church with Rev. Terry McInnis and Rev. Michael Blevins officiating. Interment will follow at Arthur Cemetery. She is survived by her husband of 26 years Douglas Arthur of the...

Milan Willis

Milan Willis

Jun 2, 2013

Milan Willis, 91, of Atlantic, crossed the bar on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at Snug Harbor on Nelson Bay. He was a Navy veteran and was stationed on the battleship Pennyslvania at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He captained the Eastward and R/V Cape Hatteras. His love was commercial fishing on Core Sound and the adjacent waters. He is...

Dorcas Ann (McCoy)  Stanley

Dorcas Ann (McCoy) Stanley

Jun 2, 2013

Dorcas Ann McCoy Stanley, 69, of Newport, died Sunday, June 2, 2013 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm Thursday at Reece's Chapel with Rev. Chadwick and Bob Lowery officiating. Interment will follow at Amariah Garner Cemetery. She was a loving and generous mother, Maw Maw, and friend. Being of a descendant of...

Betty Knott

Betty Knott

Jun 1, 2013

Betty Knott, 71, of Newport, died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at her home. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Thursday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Manley Rose officiating. She is survived by three sons, Terry Wayne Shearin of Newport, Jerry Dwayne Shearin of Jacksonville, and Alan Ray Shearin of Durham; three grandchildren, Deagan Ray Shearin of...

Robert Francis McCall Sr.

Robert Francis McCall Sr.

May 30, 2013

Robert Francis McCall, Sr., 89, of Atlantic, passed away Thursday,  May 30, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Davis officiating. Interment will follow 2:00 pm Tuesday at Coastal Carolina Veteran Cemetery, burial will include Military Honors. Mr. McCall attended St. Egbert's Catholic Church and...

Zelma Louise Goodwin

Zelma Louise Goodwin

May 29, 2013

Zelma Goodwin, age 84, went to be with her Lord on May 29, 2013. There will be a service of remembrance at Munden Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 11:00am. Rev. Paul Harris will officiate. Family will receive friends the hour preceding the service. Interment will follow at Over the Brook Cemetery in Atlantic. Born on February...

Leonard Thomas Grandy Jr.

Leonard Thomas Grandy Jr.

May 29, 2013

Leonard Thomas Grandy, Jr., 66, of Sea Level, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at his home. Mr. Grandy served in the U. S. Marine Corps. A graveside service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday at Nelson Bay Cemetery. He is survived by two sons, David Grandy of Morehead City and Patrick Grandy, Sr. of Beaufort; caregiver, Michele Grandy of...

Jewell Lee (Merriell)  Miller

Jewell Lee (Merriell) Miller

May 29, 2013

Jewell Lee Miller, 62, of Newport, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. She is survived by her husband Christopher Miller of Newport: a daughter Dawn Hunt of Rowland, NC; a son Larry Hyatt Jr., of Newport: a sister Debra Chadwick of Beaufort, NC: three brothers...