Obituaries

Bruce Odell Lupton

Bruce Odell Lupton

November 28, 2013

Bruce Odell Lupton, 72, of Havelock, died Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Carolina East Medical Center. A funeral will be held 2:00 Sunday at Cedar Island United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Harris officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Island Community Cemetery. Mr. Bruce was a member of the Cherry Point Masonic Lodge 688 AF & AM and the American...

Bonnie  Jean Wiggins

Bonnie Jean Wiggins

November 28, 2013

Bonnie Jean Wiggins, 78, of Smyrna, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at her home. A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Woodville Gardens with Pastor Manley B. Rose, Jr. officiating. Bonnie was a very giving and generous person. Thanks to Carteret Home Health and Hospice of Carteret County, and other caregivers that provided care to Bonnie....

Dennis  Ray Tipton

Dennis Ray Tipton

November 27, 2013

Dennis Ray Tipton, 61, of Harlowe, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at home surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Rimmer officiating. Dennis was a retired Marine. He enlisted on October 19, 1970 and retired on July 31, 1991, after returning from Desert Shield Desert Storm. He...

Eugene Raymond Shackley, Jr.

Eugene Raymond Shackley, Jr.

November 25, 2013

Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Edith Audrey (Rose)  Willis

Edith Audrey (Rose) Willis

November 25, 2013

Edith Rose Willis, 93, of Harkers Island, passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 at Crystal Bluffs in Morehead City. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday at Harkers Island Later Day Saints Church with Bishop Kevin Nelson officiating. Interment will follow at Vergie Mae Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter Cathy Willis and husband Sonny Wayne of...

David Pettipas

David Pettipas

November 24, 2013

David Pettipas, 82, of Newport, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Reece's Chapel with Rev. James Chadwick officiating. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a retired air traffic controller at Cherry Point with 28...

Doris Wood

Doris Wood

November 24, 2013

Services will be held at a later date Healey Funeral Home, Hadden Heights, NJ.

Doris Marie (Kennedy)  Carroll

Doris Marie (Kennedy) Carroll

November 24, 2013

Doris Marie Kennedy Carroll, 77, of Morehead City, formerly of Cary, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday at Bogue Banks Baptist Church with Rev. Patrick Williams and Rev. Stephen Bath officiating. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. She was a member...

Ellen Lee (Burke)  Thompson

Ellen Lee (Burke) Thompson

November 21, 2013

Ellen Burke Thompson, 71, of Morehead City, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center Greenville, NC. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Monday at First Baptist Church of Morehead with Dr. Nate Leonard officiating. Interment will be held 2:30 Friday, November 29, 2013 at Pine Hill Cemetery in Burlington, NC. Ellen served her church faithfully,...

Patricia Ann (Hardy)  Norlin

Patricia Ann (Hardy) Norlin

November 20, 2013

Patricia Ann Norlin, 76, of Newport, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Monday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Manley B. Rose, Jr. officiating. Intement will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Patricia was an insurance agent for American General Life, and Charlotte Liberty Life Insurance companies. She...

James  "Jimmy" Ray Garner

James "Jimmy" Ray Garner

November 20, 2013

James Ray "Jimmy" Garner, 67, of Newport, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 Friday evening at Munden Funeral Home. Jimmy was a veteran of the US Army where he worked as a communication's specialist in Korea, and he worked at Cherry Point for 38 years. He enjoyed being outdoors,...

Richard Paul Harvath

Richard Paul Harvath

November 20, 2013

Richard Paul Harvath, 76, of Morehead City, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Carteret General Hospital. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Friday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev, Clyde Eborn, Rev. Dwayne Eborn, and Rev. Jack Mumford officiating. Interment will 11:00 Tuesday at Pleasant View Cemetery at 650 Fritztown Rd. Reading, PA. Richard was a...

Michael  Christopher McNeil

Michael Christopher McNeil

November 18, 2013

Michael Christopher McNeil, 28, of Newport, NC passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at Kindred Hospital. A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel in Morehead City, NC with Rev. Ernest Laxton officiating. He is survived by his wife Bobbie-Leigh (Policastro) McNeil, his daughter Kaylie McNeil ; son Darren McNeil of Westernville, OH; step-daughter...

Robert Allen Willis

Robert Allen Willis

November 18, 2013

Robert Allen Willis, 58, of Newport, died Monday, November 18, 2013 at his home. Private services will be held at a later date. He is survived by his wife Genevive Willis of the home; two daughters Crystal Green (James Parsons) of Rowland, NC, and Maria Bailey (Kenny) of Beaufort, NC; six grandchildren Nathan James Robert Willis of Lumberton, NC, Alexandria...

Robert Lee Snyder

Robert Lee Snyder

November 18, 2013

Robert Snyder, 83, of Harkers Island, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at his home surrounded by family. The family will hold a memorial service 11:00 am Thursday at Harkers Island United Methodist Church with Rev. Brad Williams officiating. He is survived by Gretchen Snyder of Harkers Island; four children Lisa, Donna, Debi, and Joey; six grandchildren Wesley, Dan, Alex,...

Clayton Rudolph Cannon

Clayton Rudolph Cannon

November 18, 2013

Clayton Rudolph Cannon, 83, of Newport, passed away Monday, November 18, 2013 at Croatan Ridge Nursing Facility. The family will have a service at a later date. Clayton was a pilot for the Pepsi skydiving team back in the 1980's and early 90's. He was a general contractor and coordinated the construction of 276 US Post Offices all over the...

Albert Wade Blackford, Sr.

Albert Wade Blackford, Sr.

November 16, 2013

A. Wade Blackford, Sr., 94, of Morehead City, NC peacefully passed away Saturday, November 16th at Harborview Health Care Center. Wade was born July 1, 1919 in Arlington, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; children, Wade, Jr. (Linbe), Anna Zier and Woody; grandchildren Mallory Leonard (Darin), Capt. Connor Zier (Angela), Virginia Thomas (Gregg) and Sashell Blackford; step children...

Lester   "Les" Riggs

Lester "Les" Riggs

November 16, 2013

Lester Riggs, Jr., 62, of Newport, died Saturday, November 16, 2013, surrounded by his loved ones at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Les is survived by his wife Judith Riggs, his son Ryan Riggs, his daughter Holly Riggs, stepson Richard "Ricky" Hunt, Jr., and five grandchildren Austin Willis, Avery Willis, Ansley Willis, Jordan Riggs, and Jada Banks. He is...

Joyce Ann Taylor

Joyce Ann Taylor

November 16, 2013

Joyce Ann Taylor, 81, of Newport, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House with her chosen family of close friends at her side. Friends are invited to gather to remember Joyce at CMAST (NCSU Center for Marine Sciences and Technology), 303 College Circle Room 205, Morehead City, NC, on Friday, November 22 from 12:00 noon...

Joseph "Jerry" Gerald Heiser

Joseph "Jerry" Gerald Heiser

November 15, 2013

Joseph “Jerry” Heiser, age 67, died November 15, 2013 at Crystal Coast Hospice House after an extended illness. He was born in Barberton, Ohio on July 4, 1946 to Joseph Heiser and Helen Costick.  He and his sisters were raised by their mother and step-father, Nick Brinzea, in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio.  Jerry graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio...