Obituaries

Helen Gray

Helen Gray

Mar 26, 2010

Helen Daniels Gray, 80, of Atlantic, died Friday, March 26, 2010 at Carteret General Hospital. Mrs. Gray was a member of Atlantic United Methodist Church, and was employed at Taylor Extended Care for 26 years. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday at Atlantic United Methodist Church with Pastor David Thick officiating. Interment will follow at Atlantic Community...

Edith Gaskill

Edith Gaskill

Mar 25, 2010

Edith Gaskill, 60, of Sea Level, died Thursday, March 25, 2010 at her home. A memorial service will be held 1:00 pm Monday, Lighthouse Community Church in Stacy. She is survived by her daughter, Maudia Harvey and husband Eric of Sea Level; two grandsons, Matthew Harvey and Cain Harvey; two sisters, Sarah Cross of Asheville and Mary Ellen Pendergrast...

Benjamin Guthrie

Benjamin Guthrie

Mar 24, 2010

Benjamin Allen "Benjy" Guthrie, 66, of Morehead City, died Wednesday,March 24, 2010 at the Veterans Hospital in Durham, NC. Mr. Guthrie served in the United States Navy, the Atlantic Beach Police Department, Beaufort Police Department, and the Creedmore Police Department, the N.C. State Port Authority, and the N.C. Department of Corrections. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday...

Manly Murphy

Manly Murphy

Mar 24, 2010

Rev. Manly E. Murphy, 85, of Morehead City, died Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Harborview Health Care Center. Rev. Murphy was born in Marshallberg on December 24, 1924, the son of Will and Caroline Murphy. He was employed for 29 years at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, VA. He served as pastor of several churches in North...

Joseph Mallison, Jr.

Joseph Mallison, Jr.

Mar 19, 2010

Joseph White Mallison, Jr., 76, of Havelock, died Friday, March 19, 2010, at Carteret General Hospital. Graveside services will be held 1:00 pm Monday at Gethsemane Memorial Park with Rev. Manley Rose officiating. Mr. Mallison was a veteran and served in the US Army from June 1953 until May 1955 as a CPL. He was awarded the Good Conduct...

James Newsome

James Newsome

Mar 18, 2010

James "Jim" Webster Newsome, 63, of Morehead City, died Friday, March 18, 2010, at his residence. Services will be held 7:00 pm Monday at Munden Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Mariner officiating. He is survived by a daughter, Kimberly Newsome Barnes of New Bern; mother, Marie Newsome of the home; grandson, James Michael Head of the home; granddaaughters, Brithi...

Pamela McKearin

Pamela McKearin

Mar 17, 2010

Pamela Messer McKearin, 48, of Havelock, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Carolina East Medical Center. She is survived by brother, Jerry Decker and wife Vickie of Panama City Beach, FL; sister, Catherine Soldin Sims of Havelock; niece, Thereasa Hornaday and husband Gary of Havelock; three nephews, Jeffrey Sims of Bangor, ME, Fredrick R. Sims and wife Candy of...

Stephanie Guthrie

Stephanie Guthrie

Mar 17, 2010

Stephanie Guthrie, 36, of Oway, died Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at her residence. Services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Harkers Island Pentecostal Holiness Church with Anthony Nelson officiating. Interment will follow in Vergie Mae Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Timothy "Wayne" Guthrie; son, William Michael Guthrie of the home; daughter, Natasha Guthrie of Otway; her...

Henry Marshall

Henry Marshall

Mar 9, 2010

Henry "Hank" Marshall, Sr., 69, of Newport, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at Carteret General Hospital. Services will be held 11:00 am Friday, at Munden Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Oceanview Cemetery. He is survived by three daughters, Deborah Reed of OH, Vanessa Marshall of Newportand Catina Miller of VA; four sons, Bill Marshall of OH and...

Charles Kellum

Charles Kellum

Mar 7, 2010

C.T. "Captain Tom" Kellum, 87, of Morehead City, died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at his home. Tom spent his life on the water, building, repairing, and running boats. His favorite leisure activity was taking family and friends on a boat ride. He spent the better part of his career as Captain of the tug "Patricia" for Willis Towing and...

Grace Chadwick

Grace Chadwick

Mar 6, 2010

Grace L. Chadwick, 73, of Straits, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Carteret General Hospital surrounded by her family. Mrs. Chadwick graduated from Smyrna High School in 1954. She retired from First Citizens Bank with over 30 years of service. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, March 9, 2010...

Carl Brown

Carl Brown

Mar 6, 2010

Carl Brown, 77, of Newport, formerly of Ahoskie, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at his home. A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday at Ahoskie Cemetery with Pastor Ralph Rawls and Pastor Allen Causey officiating. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Lou Crawford Brown of the home; four daughters, Deborah Brown Barnes of Lewiston,...

Kirby Rose

Kirby Rose

Mar 6, 2010

Kirby G. Rose, 55, of Otway, died Saturday, March 6, 2010, at Taylor Extended Care. Mr. Rose was a veteran and served in the US Army and the US Navy. Graveside services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at Vergie Mae Cemetery with Rev. Clinton Nelson officiating. He is survived by his wife, Janet Rose and two children, Maria...

Paula Clearwater

Paula Clearwater

Mar 5, 2010

Paula Landi Clearwater, 45, of Newport, died Thursday, March 5, 2010, following a long, valiant battle with illness, surrounded by her loving family. Paula graduated from Carteret Community College with a degree in Recreation Therapy. She was employed by Miss Nancy's Early Learning Center. Her classroom and managerial abilities were quickly apparent, and she served as Director of the...

Wilma Taylor

Wilma Taylor

Mar 5, 2010

Wilma Tosto Taylor, 61, of South River, died Friday, May 5, 2010, at Carteret General Hospital. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Edwards Chapel Free Will Baptist Church and also an active member of the South River Merrimon Fire and EMS. Services will be held 1:00 pm Sunday at Edwards Chapel Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry English...

Geraldine Campbell

Geraldine Campbell

Mar 4, 2010

Geraldine Campbell, 80, of Newport, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at her residence. Mom loved life and loved to experience new things. She loved to travel to new places and was quite the dare devil. She learned to water ski when she was 7 months pregnant with her sixth child. She was an avid boogie boarder, a roller skate...

Georgia Wertman

Georgia Wertman

Mar 2, 2010

Georgia Wertman, 77, Newport, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Carolina East Medical Center. Memorial services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday at Broad Creek United Methodist Church with Pastor Ben Ball and Pastor George Cribbs officiating. She is survived by a daughter, Karen B. Salter and husband Perry of Newport; son, Richard D. Brown and wife Rebecca of...

Polly Tillman

Polly Tillman

Mar 1, 2010

Polly Tillman, 81, of Cape Carteret, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Tillman served as the School of Nursing Program Director at Craven, Carteret and Lenoir Community Colleges, was Education Director of Oak Manor, Inc. in Kinston and Chairman of Health Occupations at Guilford Tech Institute in Greensboro. She was a charter member of Sigma Theta...

Kennith Lewis

Kennith Lewis

Mar 1, 2010

Kennith Lewis, 79, of Morehead City, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Carteret General Hospital. Mr. Lewis served in the USMC and retired as a Captain, after 24 years of service. Following retirement, he owned and operated Public Wholesale Auto Parts for 17 years. Services will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Munden Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Royal...

Adolia Gillikin

Adolia Gillikin

Mar 1, 2010

Adolia L. Gillikin, 78, of Otway, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at Carteret General Hospital. Services will be held 1:00 pm Friday at Munden Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Steve Lawrence and Elder Gene Lupton officiating. Interment will follow in Carteret Memorial Gardens. She is survived by her husband, Eldred Gillikin; daughter, Agatha Willis and husband Jerry of Morehead...