Obituaries

Adrienne Norman

Adrienne Norman

Nov 3, 2009

Adrienne Smith Norman, 83, of Salter Path, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at home, following an extended illness. Born May 30, 1926, to the late Elijah and Lila Smith, she lived in Salter Path her entire life. Always connected to the water surrounding her, she helped her family in the commercial fishing industry, opening scallops, processing seafood and...

Leda Lawrence

Leda Lawrence

Nov 1, 2009

Leda Lewis Lawrence, 87, of Harkers Island, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at Taylor Extended Care. Mrs. Lawrence was a member of Harkers Island United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at Harkers Island United Methodist Church with the Rev. Brad Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Vergie Mae Cemetery. She is survived by her...

David Spencer

David Spencer

Nov 1, 2009

David Richard "Pops" Spencer, Sr., 59, of Havelock, died Sunday, November 1, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Spencer was a veteran and retired after 20 years of service with the USMC. He worked with NADEP at Cherry Point for 16 years. Memorial services will be held 2:00 pm Friday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel. He is survived by his...

Patrick Smith

Patrick Smith

Oct 31, 2009

Patrick Smith, 41, of Morehead City, formerly of Salter Path, died Saturday, October 31, 2009, at his residence. Services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Salter Path United Methodist Church with Rev. Clyde Cheezem and Rev. Paul Grubbs officiating. Interment will follow in Gales Creek Cemetery. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Janice and Donald Guthrie...

Patsy Taylor

Patsy Taylor

Oct 30, 2009

Patsy Becton Taylor, 75, of Havelock, died Friday, October 30, 2009, at Britthaven of New Bern. Mrs. Taylor was a homemaker and a volunteer at the Harlowe Fire Dept. Services will be held 2:00 pm Monday at Harlowe United Methodist Church with Rev. Para Drake officiating. Interment will follow in Harlowe United Methodist Church Cemetery. She is survived by...

Daniel Forehand

Daniel Forehand

Oct 30, 2009

Daniel Forehand, 34, of Marshallberg, died Friday, October 2009, at his residence. Graveside services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at Through the Woods Cemetery in Marshallberg with Rev. Tim Decker officiating. He is survived by his parents, Gary and Deborra Forehand of the home; sister, Catherine Deegan and husband Mike of Morehead City and brother, Eduard Forehand and...

Hilda Willis

Hilda Willis

Oct 27, 2009

Hilda Davis Willis, 90, of Harkers Island, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at Crystal Bluffs in Morehead City. Services will be held 11:00 am Friday at Munden Funeral Home with Rev. Brad Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Polly Anne Davis Cemetery on Harkers Island. She is survived by brothers, Stacy Bertrum Davis and wife Kay and Clark Davis,...

Duella Emory

Duella Emory

Oct 24, 2009

Emily Duella Pollard Emory, 84, of Newport, died Saturday, October 24, 2009, at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Emory a homemaker, was a member of Newport Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday at Newport Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Carroll officiating. Interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. She is survived by...

Floyd Willis

Floyd Willis

Oct 24, 2009

Floyd T. Willis, Sr., 84, of Beaufort, died Saturday, October 24, 2009, at Carteret General Hospital. Mr. Willis was a veteran and served in the US Navy during WWII, received the Medal of Honor and was a decorated hero in 1998. He was an avid fisherman and retired from Civil Service at Cherry Point. Graveside services will be held...

Ethel Taylor

Ethel Taylor

Oct 21, 2009

Ethel Salter Taylor, 92, of Atlantic, died at home early Tuesday morning, following a long illness. Mrs. Taylor was born October 4th, 1917, the youngest of six children. She attended and graduated from Atlantic High School and attended business school in Beaufort. She lived in Morehead City, Portsmouth, VA, Key West, FL, and returned home to Atlantic in 1960....

Franklin Yarborough

Franklin Yarborough

Oct 21, 2009

Franklin Haywood Yarborough, 60, of Beaufort, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Yarborough was a member of the American Legion. He owned and operated Yarborough Body Shop and Used Cars. Services will be held 11:00 am Friday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Bruce officiating. Interment will be at a later date. He is...

Liselotte Miller

Liselotte Miller

Oct 21, 2009

Liselotte "Lee" Miller, 85, of Beaufort, formerly of Dedham, MA, died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at her residence. No services are planned. She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Latorella and husband David Neilson of Beaufort and Petra Nicholson of South Weymouth, MA; grandchildren, Jody Miller, Stacie Cape, Daniel Latorella, Michael Nicholson and Brian Nicholson and seven great grandchildren....

Randall Hall

Randall Hall

Oct 18, 2009

Randall F. Hall, 90, of Newport, died Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Carteret General Hospital. Mr. Hall served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the VFW and Odd Fellows. Services will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Gurganus officiating. Interment will follow...

Eugene C. "Tom" Yeomans

Eugene C. "Tom" Yeomans

Oct 17, 2009

Eugene Carroll "Tom" Yeomans, Sr., 75, of Harkers Island, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Yeomans was a member of Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church, and he was a commercial fisherman. Services will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday at Harkers Island Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Stacey Watford and Rev. Paul Mann officiating. Interment will follow...

George Summerlin

George Summerlin

Oct 17, 2009

George Summerlin, 73, of Morehead City, died Saturday, October 17, 2009, at his home. Mr. Summerlin started working in the newpaper business as a teenager at the News Argus in Goldsboro. He retired from the Mount Airy News in 2002 after working as publisher for 29 years. He was the president of the Mount Airy Merchants Association, the Mount...

Elizabeth Mann Oglesby Gray

Elizabeth Mann Oglesby Gray

Oct 17, 2009

Elizabeth Mann Oglesby Gray, 83, died Oct 17, 2009, at Britthaven of Havelock. Services will be held 11:00am, Tuesday, at Reeces Chapel in Mill Creek, with the Rev. James Chadwick and Rev. Reggie Ethridge officiating. Burial will follow in Graham Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church cemetery. She is survived by three sons, Dwayne Oglesby and wife Sharon of Newport, Douglas...

Glena Sherwood

Glena Sherwood

Oct 15, 2009

Glena Marie Roach Sherwood, 79, of New Bern, died Thursday, October 15, 2009, at East Carolina Medical Center. Mrs. Sherwood was born February 15, 1930, in New Bern, to Sam and Glena Roach. She was a retired secretary with Washburn Moving and Storage. Graveside services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday at Greenleaf Memorial Park in New Bern. She...

Beverly Handl

Beverly Handl

Oct 13, 2009

Beverly J. Handl, 50, of Atlantic, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at her residence. Memorial services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Sea Level Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Danny Anderson officiating. She is survived by a special friend, Andy Gardner of Atlantic; daughter, Tara and husband Dusty Duncan of Jacksonville; sons, Charlie Handl and fiance, Freddi Smith...

Helen Poole

Helen Poole

Oct 13, 2009

Helen Poole, 84, Morehead City, died Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at Taylor Extended Care. Graveside services will be held 11:00 am Friday at Greenwood Cemetery with Pastor Manley Rose officiating. She is survived by a son, Thomas Hardwick Poole, Jr. and wife Joanne of Beaufort; four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Ruth Moore

Ruth Moore

Oct 13, 2009

Ruth "Ruthie" Moore, 80, of Newport, died Tuesday,October 13, 2009 at Crystal Bluffs. Services will be held 11:00 am Monday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Norm Waligora officiating. Interment will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Park. She is survived by a daughter, Duane Lawrence and husband Mike of Newport; three grandchildren, Christopher Lawrence and wife Melissa, Brian Lawrence...

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