Obituaries

Levy Wallace Broughton

Levy Wallace Broughton

Feb 20, 2016

Levy Wallace Broughton, 65, of Oriental passed away at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on Saturday, February 20, 2016. He was Maintenance Director for the Pamlico County Schools for 24 years and a member of the New Bern Church of God. He is survived by his wife, Jeri Broughton of the home; one son, Jeff Broughton and wife, Ferdenita...

Anna Murray Robinson

Anna Murray Robinson

Feb 19, 2016

Anna Murray Robinson, 80, of Alliance passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 19, 2016. She was a member of the Trent FWB Church, the Woodmen of the World, VFW Auxiliary, the Pamlico County Moose Lodge and Meals on Wheels. She is survived by her husband, Wesley J. Robinson of the home; one son, Charles A. Robinson of...

Edward David Sears

Edward David Sears

Feb 15, 2016

Edward “David” Sears. 56, of Grantsboro, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 15, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Kim Williams Sears of the home; two sons, Scott Kerby of Cary, Colby Boger of Virginia; one daughter, Jennifer Lombardo of VA; one brother, Larry Sears of VA and one grandchild. A memorial service will be held...

Garnett Hunter Leary, Sr.

Garnett Hunter Leary, Sr.

Feb 14, 2016

Garnett Hunter Leary, Sr., 71, of Reelsboro passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, at home. He was a member of Word Fellowship Church and retired from Express Marine as a Tug Boat Captain. Garnett was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. The joy of the Lord was his strength and he shared life stories in a...

Carol Lee Oxyer

Carol Lee Oxyer

Feb 12, 2016

Carol Lee Oxyer, 72, of Alliance died February 12, 2016, at CarolinaEast Medical Center. She is survived by three sons, Darrel Oxyer of Alliance, Craig Edward Oxyer and Blaine S. Oxyer, both of Baltimore, Maryland; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Thelma Joy Mccotter

Thelma Joy Mccotter

Feb 12, 2016

Thelma “Joy” McCotter, 80, of Vandemere, died Friday, February 12, 2016, at CarolinaEast Medical Center. She was a member of Vandemere United Methodist Church. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 16th at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Roach officiating. Interment will follow immediately in Celestial Memorial Gardens, Cash Corner. The family will...

Jean Caho Keel

Jean Caho Keel

Feb 5, 2016

Jean Caho Keel, 82, of Kingsport, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 5, 2016, after battling cancer for the past seven years. She was born on November 23, 1933, at Spring Creek Road, North Carolina to the late Joseph Shelton Caho and Olivia Challie Caho. She was a housewife, and worked for seven years at...

Carolyn Virginia Byrd Williams

Carolyn Virginia Byrd Williams

Feb 3, 2016

Carolyn Virginia Byrd Williams, 75, of Grantsboro passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at CarolinaEast Medical Center. A devout servant of the Lord, she attended Bridgeton Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a loving wife and mother. She was preceded in death by her youngest daughter, Annette Williams. She is survived by her husband, Jesse J. Williams; sons, Jesse Williams...

Virginia Dare Williams Buck

Virginia Dare Williams Buck

Feb 2, 2016

Virginia Dare Williams Buck, 85, of Grantsboro passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Grantsbrook Nursing & Rehab Center. She was a member of Reelsboro Pentecostal Holiness Church. She is survived by her son, Robert Buck and wife, Jean, of Grantsboro; grandson, Craig Stephen Buck and wife, Tiffany; great-grandchildren, Meghan & Kody Buck; and step-great-grandchildren, Hevin & Dusty Willis....

Jane Hayward L'Hommedieu

Jane Hayward L'Hommedieu

Jan 31, 2016

Jane Hayward Murphy L’Hommedieu, 88, of Arapahoe, formerly of Alliance, died at her daughter’s home in Alliance on Sunday, January 31, 2016. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, February 4th at 6 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Walter Graves officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. prior to the service at...

Linda Woodard Whorton

Linda Woodard Whorton

Jan 30, 2016

Linda Woodard Whorton, 75, of Greenville, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Vidant Medical Center. She was a member and volunteer of Pitt County VFW and also volunteered with Pitt Co. Senior Center. She is survived by two sons, Chris Stovenour of Brentwood, Tenn. And Jules Jason Whorton of Greenville; two daughters, Terri Banks of Jacksonville and Kim...

Charles Alexander Gupton, Sr.

Charles Alexander Gupton, Sr.

Jan 29, 2016

NEW BERN, N.C. – Charles Alexander Gupton Sr., 84, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 29, 2016. Charlie (or Red, as he was affectionately known to family), was born on Sept. 9, 1931, to George Ennis Gupton Sr. and Mary Belle Coggins Gupton. He grew up on a tobacco farm in rural...

Myron Montague Banks, Jr.

Myron Montague Banks, Jr.

Jan 28, 2016

Myron Montague Banks, Jr., 72, of New Bern passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, at home. When he wasn’t at work as an electrician at Weyerhaeuser, he enjoyed nothing more than spending time with his family and making them laugh. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Pamela “Pam” Fore Banks; daughter, Dianna Wheeler and husband, Craig;...

Adam Hugh Harris, Jr.

Adam Hugh Harris, Jr.

Jan 24, 2016

Adam Hugh Harris, Jr. passed away on January 24, 2016 at CarolinaEast Medical Center. He was born in Oriental, NC, on October 9, 1930 at his grandmother’s home with two doctors attending. He is survived by his wife, Larue Holton Harris of New Bern; his son, David Holton Harris of Winterville; and granddaughters, Rachel Alyssa Harris and Anna Marie...

Stephanie Ann Mosier

Stephanie Ann Mosier

Jan 21, 2016

Stephanie Ann Fraley Mosier, 61, of Oriental passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016, at home. She is survived by her step-father, Richard F. Cozad of Springfield, OH; her daughter, Hillary Pamer and husband, Tom, of Springfield, OH; brothers, Daniel Cozad of Indian Lake, OH and David Cozad of O’Fallon, IL; sister, Diane Cozad of Springfield, OH; and grandson, Joshua...

Brunhilde "Hilde" Paulus Elzie

Brunhilde "Hilde" Paulus Elzie

Jan 20, 2016

Brunhilde “Hilde” Paulus Elzie, 64, of Reelsboro passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at home. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Danny Elzie; step-father, Glenn Green of Alliance; two daughters, Christine Wayne of New Bern and Carrie Elzie of Norfolk, Va.; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, January...

Elmo Earl Pegram

Elmo Earl Pegram

Jan 20, 2016

Elmo Earl Pegram, 81, of Arapahoe passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at Grantsbrook Nursing & Rehab Center. Elmo loved boating and everything about the water. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Nancy S. Pegram; four children, Beth Hardison and husband, Steve, Harvey Pegram and wife, Vanessa, Gary Pegram and wife, Martha, and Vicky Spencer and...

Panagiotis "Peter" Stasinopoulos

Panagiotis "Peter" Stasinopoulos

Jan 19, 2016

Panagiotis “Peter” Stasinopoulos passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving wife and children at the age of 68, on January 19th, 2016, his 40th wedding anniversary. Peter was born in Vounaria, Greece to Dionysios and Fotini Stasinopoulos. He moved to the United States in 1970, where he met his beautiful wife, Judith VanDyke. Together they had four children and...

John William Krauss

John William Krauss

Jan 18, 2016

John W. Krauss, 85, of Reelsboro passed away January 18, 2016, at home. John was born in Jacksonville, Florida into a family of five brothers and two sisters. His parents were Alfred and Caroline Krauss. He was preceded in death by both parents, three brothers, Alfred and Jesse Krauss and James Lang and two sisters, Pauline Dorman and Louise...

Florence Hancock Lennop

Florence Hancock Lennop

Jan 13, 2016

Florence Hancock Lennop, 67, of Burlington, formerly of Reelsboro, was called home by God on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Cedar Ridge Independent Living. Mrs. Lennop was born on September 30, 1948, in Pamlico County, to the late Louis Daniel Hancock and Dorothy Lilly Hancock. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Victor...