Obituaries

Dena Compton

Dena Compton

Jan 26, 2021

Dena Rhue Compton, 64, of Newport, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at her home.

Dena was a 1975 graduate of West Carteret High School. She worked most of her life in the grocery business predominately at Food Lion. Her most prized possession was her children and her grandchildren.  She loved to cook, her fur baby “Odie”,...

John R. Russell

John R. Russell

Jan 25, 2021

John Richard Russell, 64, of Huntersville, NC, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Bayview Cemetery, officiated by Jonathan S. Russell. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable to attend, the family...

George Nichols

George Nichols

Jan 25, 2021

George Nichols, 85, of Newport, died Monday, January 25, 2021 at Carteret Health Care.

His service will be held at 10 a.m.  on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Wilmington, NC, officiated by Father Steven Klund.  Interment will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Gethsemane Memorial...

Daisy Rehn

Daisy Rehn

Jan 23, 2021

Daisy Rehn, 83, of Alabama, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Providence Hospital in Mobile, Alabama.

A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Forrest Oaks Memorial Gardens. Friends are welcome to attend the service. In keeping with the CDC guidelines pertaining to the Coronavirus, those who are...

Mary Kelly Jernigan Houghton

Mary Kelly Jernigan Houghton

Jan 23, 2021

Mary Kelly Jernigan Houghton, nurse, homemaker and long-time resident of New Bern and Straits, died Saturday, January 23, 2021 at age 94.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Christ Church in New Bern, The Rev. Cortney H. Dale, presiding. Burial will follow at the outdoor Chapel.

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Russell "Rusty" Neal Terrell

Russell "Rusty" Neal Terrell

Jan 22, 2021

Russell "Rusty" Neal Terrell, 70, of New Bern, passed away at his home, Friday, January 22, 2021, surrounded by his family, after his fight against pancreatic cancer.

A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Annunciation Catholic Church, officiated by Father Bill Upah. Friends are welcome to attend the service....

Ellen Gillikin Lawrence

Ellen Gillikin Lawrence

Jan 20, 2021

Ellen Gillikin Lawrence, 93, of Otway, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at her home.

Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2021, at Otway Christian Church, officiated by Rev. Jack Mumford and Rev. Merritt Watson. Interment will follow at Carteret Memorial Gardens. Friends are welcome to attend the service....

Penny Molnar

Penny Molnar

Jan 19, 2021

Penny Molnar, 55, of New Bern, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 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.

Nancy Baciak

Nancy Baciak

Jan 18, 2021

Nancy Baciak, 68, of Newport, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, 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.

Eleanor "Marie" Grimes Corbett

Eleanor "Marie" Grimes Corbett

Jan 18, 2021

Eleanor “Marie” Grimes Corbett, 81, of Newport, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at her home.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Newport, officiated by Brother Bob Lowery, Quinton Williams, and Rev. William Stroud. Friends are welcome to attend the service. For those unable...

Dr. Robert James Ross, M.D.

Dr. Robert James Ross, M.D.

Jan 18, 2021

Dr. Robert James Ross, M.D., passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at his home.

Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net

Arrangements are by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory, Morehead City, NC.

Audrey G. Stanley

Audrey G. Stanley

Jan 18, 2021

Audrey G. Stanley, 74, of Newport, NC, formerly of Bristol, VA, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021, at her home.

She was born December 16, 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia to the late William and Edna Strickland. She was the manager of sales and in the safety department for King Pharmaceutical, after her retirement she worked part time...

Charles Oliver Adams “Charlene”

Charles Oliver Adams “Charlene”

Jan 17, 2021

Charles Oliver Adams “Charlene”, 38, of Jacksonville, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center after battling COVID 19.

Charles, or “Charlene” as she was more commonly known, was born on October 11, 1982, in Fort Smith Arkansas. She was a 2000 graduate of White Oak High School and worked in the...

Arthur G. Brown

Arthur G. Brown

Jan 16, 2021

Arthur G. Brown, 71, of Havelock, NC, passed away on January 16, 2021, in his home surrounded by his wife and children.

Mr. Brown was born in Pontiac, IL on March 19, 1949, To Gilbert and Flora (Potter) Brown.  Art graduated from Chenoa High School in 1967.  After serving in Vietnam, Art completed his Certification in Mortuary...

Alfred "Al" Woodrow Hickman

Alfred "Al" Woodrow Hickman

Jan 15, 2021

Alfred Woodrow Hickman, 66, of Newport, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021, at his home.

A private graveside will take place at 10 a.m., Thursday, January 21, 2021, at the United Hebrews of New Bern Cemetery.

He was a kindhearted person to all that knew him and was a loving father.

He...

Floyd E. Poe

Floyd E. Poe

Jan 14, 2021

Floyd E. Poe, 83, of Hubert, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Carteret Health Care. Arrangements are incomplete. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home in Morehead City, North Carolina and Moore Funeral Homes in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

J. William "Bill" Chappell

J. William "Bill" Chappell

Jan 14, 2021

J. William “Bill” Chappell, 97, of Cape Carteret, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House.

Bill was born on October 29, 1923, in Lunenburg County, Virginia to the late Terrell and Ruth Chappell. He honorably served in the United States Navy during World War II. He will be remembered as a...

Stephen T. Gaskill

Stephen T. Gaskill

Jan 14, 2021

Stephen T. Gaskill, 78, of Harkers Island, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at his home.

His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Smyrna Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiated by Pastor William O’Neal. Interment will follow at Armecia Lewis Cemetery on Harkers Island. Friends are welcome to attend the...

Margaret Murdoch Bell

Margaret Murdoch Bell

Jan 14, 2021

Margaret Murdoch Bell, 88, of Wildwood, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Brook Stone Living Center in Pollocksville. Margaret is now reunited with her husband, Frederick “Sprat” Bell, her beloved husband of 34 years, who preceded her in September of 1987. Her family and family sustained her through the years of her loss.

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Brian Costello

Brian Costello

Jan 13, 2021

Brian Patrick Costello, 34, of Havelock, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at Carolina East Medical Center.

Brian was born on June 29, 1986, in Stony Brook, New York and is survived by his mother, Nancy Guiffrida; father, Willilam Costello II; and brothers, William "Billy" Costello and Sean Costello.

He was preceded in death...