Obituaries

Peggy Louise (King)  Tucker

Peggy Louise (King) Tucker

Oct 1, 2014

Peggy King Tucker, 77, of Morehead City, passed away October 1, 2014 after many months of declining health at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Morehead City. The Tucker family will receive relatives and friends October...

Ira William Long, Sr.

Ira William Long, Sr.

Sep 30, 2014

Ira Long, Sr,, 65, of Newport, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Carteret General Hospital. A graveside service will be held 11:30 am Monday at Gethsemane Memorial Park. He is survived by a son, Ira Long, Jr. of Newport; three sisters, Linda Riggs and Sharon Garner both of Newport and Carolyn Rouse of Farmville; also two grandchildren. The family will...

Sophronia  Ann (Gillikin)  Pittman

Sophronia Ann (Gillikin) Pittman

Sep 30, 2014

Sophronia Gillikin Pittman, 86, of Stacy, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Crystal Coast Hospice House. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ernest Laxton, and Rev. Larry A. Pittman officiating. Interment will follow at Stacy Community Cemetery. She is survived by four daughters Susan Siever and husband Craig of Havelock,...

Junius Haskett

Junius Haskett

Sep 29, 2014

Junius Haskett, 91, of Newport, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2014, at the Crysta Coast Hospice House. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 1st at Munden Funeral Home, Morehead City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, October 2nd at Munden Funeral Home. He is survived by his loving wife...

Michael  George Gillikin

Michael George Gillikin

Sep 28, 2014

Michael George Gillikin, 45, of Otway, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at Otway Christian Church with Rev. Jack Mumford officiating. Interment will follow at Carteret Memorial Gardens. Michael is survived by his father Hiram Gillikin of Otway; three sisters Cheryl Jones of Raleigh, Linda Burns and husband...

Colleen (Stoddard)  Whaley

Colleen (Stoddard) Whaley

Sep 27, 2014

Colleen Stoddard Whaley, 87, of Newport, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at her home. The family will conduct a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at Sound View Original Free Will Baptist Church in Newport, Reverend Robert Langley will officiate. Colleen was born in St. Louis, MO but moved to North Carolina after a whirlwind romance and...

Alice Gray (Daniels)  Day

Alice Gray (Daniels) Day

Sep 26, 2014

Alice Daniels Day, 76, of Cedar Island, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Pruitt Health Care Center. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Monday at Cedar Island United Methodist Church with Rev. Darcy Knight officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Island Community Cemetery. Alice is survived by her husband Lester Day of Cedar Island; a daughter Violet Day...

Mary Frances Levy

Mary Frances Levy

Sep 26, 2014

Mary Frances Levy, 88, of Newport, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Crystal Coast Hospice House. A funeral service will be held 12:00 noon Wednesday at Parkview Baptist Church with Rev. John Carswell officiating. She is survived by one son Stevie Levy of Newport. She was preceded in death by her husband Sydney Levy, daughter Pam Villazarant, and her parents...

Clyde Phillip Martin, Jr.

Clyde Phillip Martin, Jr.

Sep 24, 2014

Clyde Phillip Martin, Jr., age 81, of New Bern, NC, and formerly New Orleans died Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern, NC. Private services will be held at a later date. He is survived by one daughter: Nicole Moeller and husband Jason of  Eufaula, AL; three grandchildren Emily, Flint, and Nicholas; and extended family....

Valerie Dawn  (Piner)  Yeomans

Valerie Dawn (Piner) Yeomans

Sep 23, 2014

Valerie Dawn Piner Yeomans, 45, of Otway, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at her home. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Smyrna Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Jack Mumford officiating. Interment will follow at Piner Gillikin Family Cemetery. Valerie is survived by three aunts Carol Smith and husband John of Otway, Faye Lawrence of Beaufort, and...

Dennis Neal Harvey

Dennis Neal Harvey

Sep 23, 2014

Dennis Neal Harvey, 49, of Davis, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at his home. A funeral service will be held 2:00 Sunday at First Baptist Church of Davis with Rev. Ed Renfrow officiating with Rev. Paul Harris assisting. Interment will follow at Williston Community Cemetery. Dennis worked for the family business Harvey and Sons along with his father and brother...

Virginia "Dare" (Fulcher)  Oglesby

Virginia "Dare" (Fulcher) Oglesby

Sep 23, 2014

Virginia Dare Oglesby, 81, of Morehead City, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at home with her family. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday at First Baptist Church in Morehead City with Darrell Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Bayview Cemetery. Dare was born and grew up in Stacy and graduated from Atlantic High School. She was a...

Sophia Ann (Willis)  Willis

Sophia Ann (Willis) Willis

Sep 23, 2014

Sophia Willis, 93, of Smyrna, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday at Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church with Anthony Nelson officiating. Interment will follow at Vergie Mae Cemetery. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Sue Willis of the home; three sons, Al Duncan Willis and...

Walter Redford Rhue

Walter Redford Rhue

Sep 23, 2014

Mr. Walter Redford Rhue, “Redford” died peacefully the morning of Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City, NC. The visitation and funeral service will be conducted at Munden Funeral Home, Morehead City, NC on Saturday.  Visitation will be at 10 AM followed by the service at 11 AM.  Burial will follow in the Gethsemane Memorial Park. Mr....

Michael Blaine Hans

Michael Blaine Hans

Sep 22, 2014

Michael Blaine Hans, 59, of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina went to heaven on September 22, 2014. Michael was born May 4, 1955. He spent his childhood in Harford County, Maryland to surviving father Blaine H Hans (Buddy) and the late Mary Lou Hans both of Bel Air, Maryland. Mike married Pamela Carpenter Monaghan in February of 2008 who is his...

Daniel  "Dan" Lee Cordova

Daniel "Dan" Lee Cordova

Sep 21, 2014

Daniel "Dan" Cordova, 66, of Havelock, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Havelock with Rev. Jim Daub officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Oaks Memorial Gardens. Dan is survived by his wife, "Pat" Cordova of the home; a son, Darren Lee Cordova...

Carol Emily (Loftin)  Shaw

Carol Emily (Loftin) Shaw

Sep 20, 2014

Carol Loftin Shaw, 82, of Morehead City, died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Crystal Coast Hospice House. A graveside memorial service will be held 11:00 am Friday, September 26, 2014 at New Bern National Cemetery with John Smith officiating. Carol was a member of Franklin Memorial United Methodist Church. She is survived by a sister  Audrey Fulcher of Morehead City;...

Patricia  A.  (Nixon)  Jones

Patricia A. (Nixon) Jones

Sep 19, 2014

Patricia A. Jones, 71, of Newport formerly of Salter Path, went home to be with her Lord Friday, September 19, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center. Private services to be held at a later date. Patricia was a precious woman of God, she attended Praise International in Havelock. She was a commercial fisherman. Heaven is rejoicing another saint has come home,...

Jeffery Paul Cahoon

Jeffery Paul Cahoon

Sep 19, 2014

Jeffery "Jeff" Paul Cahoon, 51, of Clayton and formerly of South River,  died Friday, September 19, 2014 at his home surrounded by family. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Monday at Edward's Chapel Free Will Baptist with Pastor Bobby Smith and Rev.Wilbur Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Cannon Family Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Betty...

Edmond "Bernie" Bernard Szetela

Edmond "Bernie" Bernard Szetela

Sep 16, 2014

Capt. Edmond Bernard "Bernie" Szetela, 67, of Morehead City, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Craven Regional Hospital. Born August 16,1947 in Adams, Massachusetts. He was the son of Edmund and Stacia Szetela. He attended Georgia Tech and Trinity University; graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. His passion for boating made him a world traveler. China, Japan,...