Obituaries

Verona (Garner)  Phillips

Verona (Garner) Phillips

Feb 7, 2014

Verona Garner Phillips, 86, of Newport, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at Carteret General Hospital. A memorial service will be held 6:30 Tuesday at Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Starnes officiating. Ms. Verona was a member of Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons Phillip Morris of Colorado Springs, CO,...

Julia Ann (Pittman)  Stabley

Julia Ann (Pittman) Stabley

Feb 6, 2014

Julia Ann Pittman Stabley, 70, of Beaufort, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Vidant Beaufort Hospital. A celebration of life will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday at Beaufort First Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at Carteret Memorial Gardens. Ms. Julia was a member of Beaufort First Freewill Baptist...

Shellie  (Stowe)  Piner

Shellie (Stowe) Piner

Feb 6, 2014

Shellie Stowe Piner, 51, of Newport, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014  at home with her family by her side. A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday at Open Door Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Linebarger officiating. Shellie was a member of Open Door Baptist Church, and an employee of Time Warner Cable for 24 years. She is...

Robert Kenneth Gedney

Robert Kenneth Gedney

Feb 5, 2014

Robert Kenneth Gedney, 83, of Emerald Isle, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Crystal Coast Hospice House. Visitations will be held 1:00-3:00 pm and 7:00-9:00 pm Friday at Munden Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Morehead City.

Eleanor (Morse)  Bisbee

Eleanor (Morse) Bisbee

Feb 5, 2014

Eleanor M. Bisbee, 74, of Smyrna died February 5 at Carteret General Hospital combating cancer. Eleanor will be sorely missed by her husband Frederick, her daughter Sarah, her sons David, Daniel, and Steven, her grandchildren Olivia, Lilian, Cameron, Chase, and McVey, her brother Richard D. Morse and the many other friends and relatives her life has touched so meaningfully. Sadie...

Dorothy "Dot" Etlene (Garner)  West

Dorothy "Dot" Etlene (Garner) West

Feb 5, 2014

Dorothy “Dot” West, 93, received her “mansion on a hilltop” Wednesday morning, February 5, 2014. A service will be held at 2pm Saturday, February 8, 2014, at Munden Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Linebarger and Rev. Ronnie Edwards officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Newport. The youngest of six children, she was born in Newport in...

James  Judson Davis Sr.

James Judson Davis Sr.

Feb 4, 2014

James Judson Davis, Sr., 57, of Davis, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at his home. The family will hold a memorial service 2:00 Saturday at Davis First Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Renfrow officiating. He is survived by his fiancee Sharon Tosto; his children Tracy Melton of Davis, Rebekah Wadsworth and husband Howell of Atlantic Beach, Ashley Fulcher and...

Harold Dean Fields, Sr.

Harold Dean Fields, Sr.

Feb 3, 2014

Harold Dean Fields, Sr., 80, of Morehead City, passed away Monday, February 3, 2014 at Harborview Health Care Center. A private service will be held at a later date. He is survived by three daughters, Linda Joyner of Newport, Jo Anne Williams of Morehead City and Pam Thompson of Newport; two sons, Rick Fields of Rocky Mount and Stephen Fields...

Charles Tyrone Powers

Charles Tyrone Powers

Feb 3, 2014

Charles Tyrone Powers, 74, of Newport, passed away, Monday, February 3, 2014. There will be no services held.

Ida "Ruth" (Chenoweth)  Swecker

Ida "Ruth" (Chenoweth) Swecker

Feb 3, 2014

Ida "Ruth" Swecker, 78, of Newport, passed away, Monday, February 3, 2014. A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Thursday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James G. Chadwick officiating. She is survived by six children, Dale Swecker of California, Bill Swecker and wife Pam of Havelock, Perry Swecker and wife Dawn of Delaware, Anna Shifflett of Newport,...

LaVerne Maybelle (Shaw)  Wesner

LaVerne Maybelle (Shaw) Wesner

Feb 2, 2014

LaVerne Maybelle Wesner, 77, of Havelock, died Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Carolina East Medical Center. A private service will be held at a later date. She is survived by a daughter Shelly Thomas of Newport; a son Howard F. Wesner III of Havelock; five grandchildren Desiree Willis of Newport, Erin Warner of Newport, Ashley Lander of Newport, Blake Cooper...

Wilbur "Woody" Wright Blackford

Wilbur "Woody" Wright Blackford

Feb 1, 2014

Wilbur Wright Blackford (Woody), 60, of Morehead City, died Saturday, February 1, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be held at Shepherd by the Sea on Saturday, March 8th at 2:00 pm. Woody was born February 27, 1953 in Corsicana, Texas to Virginia Wright Blackford and A. Wade Blackford, Sr. Woody received a Bachelor of Arts degree in...

Betty Mae Garner

Betty Mae Garner

Jan 31, 2014

Betty Mae Garner, 81, of Newport, passed away Friday, January 31, 2014 at Crystal Bluffs. A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Monday at Cedar Grove Cememtery with Rev. Gary Carroll officiating. Betty is survived by one sister Arlene Garner of Newport; one brother Charles Edward Garner of Newport; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death...

Grady George Davis, Jr.

Grady George Davis, Jr.

Jan 30, 2014

Grady George Davis, Jr., 69, of Davis, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at his home. A funeral will be held 11:00 am Monday at Davis Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Mercer officiating. Interment will follow at Gilgo Family Cemetery. Mr. Davis was a member of Davis Free Will Baptist Church. He is survived by daughters Dione Willis...

Margaret  Lousie (Young)  Molosky

Margaret Lousie (Young) Molosky

Jan 29, 2014

Margaret Louise Molosky, 66, of Beaufort, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at her home with family. A graveside service will be held 10:00 am Tuesday at Carteret Memorial Gardens with Pastor Manley B. Rose, Jr. officiating. Margaret worked as a in home cargiver. She graduated from Culinary School in New Brunswick, NJ and enjoyed cooking for others and watching...

Cheryl Ann (Roberts)  Bragan

Cheryl Ann (Roberts) Bragan

Jan 28, 2014

Cheryl Roberts Bragan, 53, of Morehead City, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Crystal Coast Hospice House. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Monday at Glad Tidings Church with Rev. Tim Mariner officiating. Cheryl graduated from West Carteret High School in 1978, and she waitressed for many years in Carteret County. She is survived by her husband...

James "Buddy" Wilson Willis

James "Buddy" Wilson Willis

Jan 27, 2014

James Wilson Willis, (Buddy),  87, of Broad Creek , passed away peacefully Monday, January 27, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loved ones after a long illness with dementia. A funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Friday at Broad Creek Church of God with Rev. James Chadwick and Wesley Homes officiating. Interment will follow at Broad Creek Community...

Gerald Gordon Mason

Gerald Gordon Mason

Jan 27, 2014

Gerald Gordon Mason, 72, of Beaufort went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 27, 2014. His services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with the Pastor Manley B. Rose, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Carteret Memorial Gardens. After being in the Coast Guard for several years, he turned to the...

Wayne Jack Mitchell

Wayne Jack Mitchell

Jan 27, 2014

Wayne Jack Mitchell, 58 of Newport passed away January 27, 2014 at Croatan Ridge Nursing Home. The family will hold a celebration of Wayne’s life at a future date. Born July 1, 1955 at West Point, NY, Wayne spent his early childhood years in Chicago, IL prior to moving to Delaware where he was a long-time resident graduating from Newark...

Francis Edward Lucia

Francis Edward Lucia

Jan 25, 2014

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.