Obituaries

Robert Locke

Robert Locke

Nov 15, 2022

Robert Locke, 68, of Morehead City, NC, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 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.

Hazel V. Bailey

Hazel V. Bailey

Nov 15, 2022

Hazel V. Bailey, 75, of Mill Creek, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at her home. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 22nd, at Munden Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Monday, November 21st, at Munden Funeral Home. For those unable to attend, the service...

Pablo Gomez Jr.

Pablo Gomez Jr.

Nov 14, 2022

Pablo Gomez Jr., 75, of New Bern, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022, at ECU Medical Center.

His funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at Annunciation Catholic Church, presided by Rev. Jim Buchholz. The burial with military honors will take place at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22nd,...

Rose Stancill Pittman

Rose Stancill Pittman

Nov 13, 2022

Rose Stancill Pittman, 58, of Newport, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022, at The Service League of Greenville.

Her graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 17th, at Gethsemane Memorial Park, officiated by Rev. John Carswell.

Rose was born on November 19, 1963, in Virginia, to the late O.J. and...

James "Jimmy" Byrd

James "Jimmy" Byrd

Nov 13, 2022

James “Jimmy” Byrd, 75, of Crab Point, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Duke Raleigh Hospital, surrounded by family.

His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 20th, at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. John Carswell. The family will receive friends an hour prior. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial...

George Thomas Brown Sr.

George Thomas Brown Sr.

Nov 12, 2022

George Thomas Brown died peacefully on November 12, 2022. He was 94 ½ - something he would want everyone to know as he was a stickler with numbers.

George was born on May 11, 1928, to George Taylor Brown and Anna Demyanovich. He grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey.  After multiple attempts to join the Navy, he...

Marguritta "Margie" L. Cauley

Marguritta "Margie" L. Cauley

Nov 12, 2022

Marguritta "Margie" L. Cauley, 88, of Salter Path, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Brookdale Senior Living.

Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 15th, at Salter Path United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Donald Thomas. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service.  A graveside service...

Darryl Kissick

Darryl Kissick

Nov 11, 2022

Darryl Kissick, 59, of Emerald Isle, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, 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.

Stewart M. Pickett Jr.

Stewart M. Pickett Jr.

Nov 9, 2022

Stewart M. Pickett Jr., 78, of Atlantic Beach, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at The Viridian in New Bern. His memorial service, with masonic rites, will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, November 14th, at Salter Path United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Donald Thomas. The family will receive friends following the service. For those unable...

Trace Reynolds

Trace Reynolds

Nov 9, 2022

Trace Reynolds, 86, of Newport, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Carteret Health Care.

His funeral service will be held at 12 p.m., Wednesday, November 16th, at Munden Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. David Bratton. Interment, with military honors and masonic rites, will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Newport. The family will receive...

Roberta Wilcutt

Roberta Wilcutt

Nov 8, 2022

Roberta Wilcutt, 73, of Havelock, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at her home.

Her funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, 2022, officiated by Rev. Kenny McCoy, at Munden Funeral Home in Havelock. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, November 12, 2022,...

Linda Smith Morey

Linda Smith Morey

Nov 7, 2022

Linda Smith Morey, 70, of Morehead City, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2022, at Duke Regional Hospital.

Her memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 22nd, at First United Methodist Church in Morehead City. She will be laid to rest privately at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Newport.

Linda was...

Jeffrey Bernard Smith

Jeffrey Bernard Smith

Nov 6, 2022

Jeffrey Bernard Smith, 62, of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at his home.

Jeffrey was born on January 12, 1960, in Raleigh, North Carolina, to late Charles and Patricia Smith.

He will remain in the heart of his beautiful daughter, Valeria Roxana Smith of San Diego, California. He is...

Robert "Bob" Lee Underhill

Robert "Bob" Lee Underhill

Nov 6, 2022

Robert "Bob" Lee Underhill, 76, of Cedar Point, North Carolina, passed away on November 6, 2022, from complications of stroke/dementia.

His memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, January 7th, at Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City. The visitation will be one hour prior. Bob was born in Arlington, Virginia, on September 21, 1946,...

John Musan Jr.

John Musan Jr.

Nov 6, 2022

John Musan Jr., 75, formerly of New York, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Crystal Coast Hospice House. John was born on August 22, 1947, in Saugerties, New York, to the late John and Clara Musan. He grew up in a loving family and it showed in everything he did. John was someone you could depend on and...

Doris "LaVee" Willis

Doris "LaVee" Willis

Nov 6, 2022

Doris "LaVee" Willis, 90, of Morehead City, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Pruitt Health Care of Raleigh. "LaVee" was born on February 22, 1932, in Kinston, North Carolina, to the late Edgar and Maude Bass. She spent many years caring for others as a licensed nurse. "LaVee" had a nurturing and loving soul. Family was important to...

Maria C. Albritton

Maria C. Albritton

Nov 6, 2022

Maria C. Albritton, 91, of Newport, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2022, at her home.

Her funeral mass will be held at 12 p.m., Saturday, November 12th, at Annunciation Catholic Church, presided by Rev. Jim Buchholz. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Friday, November 11th, at Munden Funeral Home in Havelock....

Nancy "Carol" Gartman

Nancy "Carol" Gartman

Nov 4, 2022

Nancy “Carol” Gartman, 80, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022, at Carteret Landing.

Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 8th, at First Baptist Church, officiated by Dr.  Nate Leonard. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., Monday, November 7th, at Munden...

Ruth G. McKay

Ruth G. McKay

Nov 4, 2022

Ruth G. McKay, 91, of Morehead City, passed away on Friday, November 4, 2022, at her home.

Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, November 12th, at Glad Tidings Church, officiated by Rev. Tim Marriner. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service. The interment will be at a later date....

Steven Franklin Melton

Steven Franklin Melton

Nov 3, 2022

Steven Franklin Melton, 69, of Newport, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at the Carteret House in Newport.

Steven was born on December 16, 1952, in Sikeston, Missouri. Following high school, he honorably served in the United States Army.

He is survived by his father, Howard Melton of Matthews, Missouri; brothers, Michael Melton (and...