Obituaries
Jimmie Lue Rutter
May 29, 2023
Jimmie Lue Rutter, 79, of Swansboro, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, at The Cottages of Swansboro. 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.
William "Bill" Starks
May 29, 2023
William “Bill” Starks, 89, of Merrimon, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, at his home.
Bill was born on July 28, 1933, in Queens, New York, to Arthur and Mabel Starks. He was a loving husband, father and Pop Pop. He spent many years as a commercial fisherman specializing in soft crabs. He was...
Zebulon Vance Alford, Jr.
May 29, 2023
On May 29, 2023, Zebulon Vance Alford Jr. beloved husband, father, and friend passed away at the age of 64.
His memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, June 2nd at Emerald Isle Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.
Vance was born on October...
Phyllis Imajean Griffith
May 28, 2023
Phyllis Imajean Griffith, 74, of New Castle, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Carolina East Medical Center. Phyllis was born on July 31, 1948, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Samuel and Mary Tincher. She married the love of her life, Jerald Griffith Sr., while he was in the Marines. They lived in various places during...
Dorothy Mitchell
May 28, 2023
Dorothy Mitchell, 99, of Morehead City, NC, passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2023, surrounded by her family at her home.
Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 10th at St. Peter's United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Karl Zorowski. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from...
James R. Smith
May 27, 2023
James R. Smith, "Bob" or "Bobby", of Newport, passed away Saturday, May 27, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. His memorial service, with military honors, will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 4th at First Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Powell Osteen. The family will receive friends following the service. For those unable to attend, the service...
Robert John Alberti
May 27, 2023
Robert John Alberti, 93, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at Carteret Health Care. 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.
Phyllis Greene Lewis
May 27, 2023
Phyllis Greene Lewis, of Newport, passed away at home on Saturday, May 27th, 2023. She was 2 weeks shy of her 80th birthday.
Phyllis was born in New Bern, NC to Sudie Nixon and Sandy Greene. She was married for over 40 years to her husband Hubert Lewis, until he left this world in 2007.
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Patricia "Patti" O'Rorke
May 26, 2023
Patricia “Patti” O'Rorke, 61, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, at her home.
Patricia was born on January 20, 1962, in Madison, Wisconsin, to the late Carl Zundel Sr. and Joann Hendricks. Extremely family-oriented, Patricia focused on quality time with her loved ones. She loved card games, spending many happy hours together...
Betty Diane Kell
May 26, 2023
Betty Diane Kell, 76 of Newport, NC was taken home to be with her Savior on Friday, May 26, 2023, at her home. She was the first born daughter of the late Paul and Elwanda Finley of Nebo, NC. In addition to her parents, a grandson, Dakota Kell preceded her.
In 1966, she married the love of...
Margaret G. Smith
May 26, 2023
Margaret G. Smith, 94, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Crystal Coast Hospice House. Margaret was born on July 12, 1928, in Askins, North Carolina, to the late George and Mary Goodwin. She was a member of the Alliance United Methodist Church for many years. Margaret loved to garden, knowing her hard...
Gloria Faye Adams Sabiston
May 24, 2023
Gloria Faye Adams Sabiston passed away at her home in Marietta Georgia in home-care-hospice on Wednesday May 24, 2023 with her husband and children by her side. Faye was 85 years old and had been in declining health and advancing dementia for many months.
She will be buried at the Core Creek Methodist Church Cemetery in the...
Martha Gillikin Willis
May 24, 2023
Martha Gillikin Willis, 80, of Harkers Island, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Her funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 28th at Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiated by Rev. Del Murphy and Rev. Manley Rose Jr. Interment will follow at Vergie Mae Cemetery. The...
Elma Herring Henderson
May 24, 2023
Elma Herring Henderson, 95, of Wildwood, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at her home. Elma was born on March 31, 1928, in Wayne County, North Carolina, to the late Walter and Bessie Herring. On March 19, 1951, Elma married her sweetheart, Lonnie, and they were blessed with 71 wonderful years together. They enjoyed life's journey...
Kathryn Willis Taylor
May 23, 2023
Kathryn Willis Taylor, 89, of Sea Level, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at her home.
Her funeral service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 28th at Sea Level Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Nelson Koonce. Interment will follow at Nelson Bay Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m....
Elizabeth S. Upchurch
May 22, 2023
Elizabeth S. Upchurch, 78, of Morehead City, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023, at Carteret Health Care. A celebration of Elizabeth's life will be announced at a later date. Elizabeth "Lib" was born and raised in Selma, North Carolina. She spent many years in Raleigh but as a military wife, she traveled extensively. Elizabeth enjoyed her work as...
Lee Ann Gallagher
May 21, 2023
Lee Ann Gallagher, 57, of Straits, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
Lee Ann was born to the late John Patrick Gallagher and Dorothy Ann MacInnes Gallagher on September 26, 1965. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, with her parents hailing from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Lee Ann grew up in Cary, North...
Kawika Antonio K. Cruz
May 21, 2023
Kawika Antonio K. Cruz, 28, of Newport, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at ECU Medical Center in Greenville.
Services for Kawika will be announced at a later date.
Kawika was born on September 6, 1994, in Greenville, North Carolina. Later moving closer to the coast, he grew up in Newport...
Sara Lynn Guthrie
May 21, 2023
Sara Lynn Guthrie, 44, of Newport, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Carolina East Medical Center.
Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 31st at South Banks Church, officiated by Rev. Joey Cannon. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. For those unable to attend, the...
Tina Prystash
May 21, 2023
Tina Prystash, 59, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at East Carolina University Medical Center in Greenville, following a 6-year battle with cancer. Tina never complained and always had a smile to share with others. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 30th at Munden Funeral Home, officiated...
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