Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Berry
Nov 2, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Berry, 74, died Friday, November 2, 2012. Known as Mary Beth to friends and family, she was predeceased by her Father Thomas Vaughan Heath and Stepmother Beverly June Heath. Mary Beth is survived by her husband, James N. Berry of Oriental; Sister Judith Skrbina of Collbran, Colorado, daughters Allison Berry of Greensboro, NC; Kathleen (Berry) Prokesch and...
Connie Baker Blackmon
Nov 1, 2012
Connie Baker Blackmon, 57, of Stonewall passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville. She was a member of Stonewall United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Blackmon; her father, Alvin Baker, Sr.; and her sister, Nora Wooten. She is survived by her daughter, Ashley B. Leaming and husband, Jason, of...
Dolores "Ann" Jones Lawrence
Oct 27, 2012
Dolores “Ann” Jones Lawrence, 49, of Grantsboro died Saturday, October 27, 2012, at home. She is survived by her husband, Bob Lawrence of Roanoke Va.; her mother, Trudy Bennett of Grantsboro; son, Trevor Carawan of Grantsboro; daughter, Elisabeth Carawan of Grantsboro; two brothers, Robert Jones and P.J. Jones, both of Grantsboro; two sisters, Pam Tyson of Kinston and Susie...
Thelma Palmer Cayton
Oct 25, 2012
Thelma Palmer Cayton, 62, of Aurora died Thursday, October 25, 2012, at home. She was a member of Whitehill Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, James Cayton; her daughter, Danielle Cayton of New Bern; her mother, Alice C. Palmer of Vero Beach, Fla; four brothers, J.L. Palmer of Vero Beach, Fla., Willard Palmer of Palm...
Mildred "Mickey" Kerby Ireland
Oct 22, 2012
Mildred “Mickey” Kerby Ireland, 82, of Aurora died Monday, October 22, 2012, at CarolinaEast Medical Center. She is survived by one daughter, Lynda Daniels of Indiana; two grandchildren, Andrea Foster and husband, Jose Vazquez Aguilar and Rodney Foster; and two great-grandchildren, Kesi Foster and Javier Vazquez Foster. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 26, at Bryant...
Sarah Ann Dixon Murphy
Oct 22, 2012
Sarah Ann Dixon Murphy, 80, of Arapahoe died Monday, October 22, 2012, at home. She was a member of Aversboro Road Baptist Church, Garner, NC. She is survived by her husband, William Warren Murphy; son, Bill Hogan of Aberdeen; daughter, Sandra H. Small of Grantsboro; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, October...
Margaret Estelle Muse Winstead
Oct 15, 2012
Margaret Estelle Muse Winstead, 86, of Havelock died Monday, October 15, 2012, at Vidant of Greenville. She was a member of Trent Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph C. Winstead, Sr.; mother, Emma Brite; son, Ralph C. Winstead, Jr; and great-grandchild, Ashlie Ormond. She is survived by one son, David H. Winstead...
Harley D. Davis
Oct 12, 2012
Harley D. Davis, 75, of Arapahoe died Friday, October 12, 2012, at home. He owned and operated Davis Welding Service for over 35 years. He was a member of Rainbow Lodge #479 Arapahoe, The Sudan Temple, Pamlico County Mourners and the Pamlico County Shrine Club. He is survived by his wife, Ann W. Davis; three sons, Dale Davis and...
Donald Ray Johnson
Oct 11, 2012
On October 11, 2012, Donald “D.J.” Ray Johnson, 58, of Aurora passed away peacefully at his home. He was a good-hearted, kind man, and a loving father. D.J. loved God. He loved horses and his dogs. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and making others laugh. He will be dearly remembered and greatly missed always. He is survived by his...
Barbara Tuck Dixon
Oct 9, 2012
Barbara Tuck Dixon,78, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, at home. She is survived by her husband, Herbert "Riley" Dixon of the home; one son, Carl Wayne "Chipmunk" Wooldridge of Merritt; one daughter, Sharon Dixon Smith of the home; one sister, Shirley Oakes of Lynchburg, Va.; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m....
John Lane Toler
Oct 7, 2012
John Lane Toler, 86, of Alliance passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012, at Duke University Medical Center. He was a member of South Creek Missionary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for more than 20 years. He served in WWII and the Korean wars. He retired as a lineman with Tideland after 42 years of service. He...
Rebecca Vendrick Cahoon
Oct 7, 2012
Rebecca “Becky” Vendrick Cahoon, 80, of Arapahoe died Sunday, October 7, 2012, at CarolinaEast Medical Center. She was a member of Bethany Christian Church and the Christian Women’s Fellowship. She was the bookkeeper for Arapahoe Volunteer Fire Department and the Minnesott Golf & Country Club. She was also a Veteran Service Officer for 30 years. She is survived by...
Murray Lee Sadler
Oct 6, 2012
Murray Lee Sadler, 85, of Aurora, originally of Hobucken, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. He served in the United States Army, was a commercial fisherman and retired from Electrolux. He was a member of the Aurora Church of God and served as a Minister for Craven County Jail for 30 years. He...
Marilyn Yvonne Lewis Murphy
Oct 3, 2012
Marilyn Yvonne Lewis Murphy, 77, of Grantsboro died Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at home. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Moore and Lawana Sampson, both of Grantsboro; brother Michael Lewis of Lowland; two sisters, Mae Belle Carawan of Aurora and Vickie Paul of Alliance; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday,...
Carolyn Caton Riggs
Oct 2, 2012
Carolyn Riggs, 75, of Alliance, died Tuesday, October 2, 012. She was a lifelong member of the Broad Creek Christian Church, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is preceded in death by her husband, Sterling Riggs. She is survived by four sons, Jeff Riggs and wife, Tammy of New Bern, Dale Riggs and wife, Theresa of...
Bernice Estelle Sears
Oct 2, 2012
Bernice Estelle Sears, 80, of Alliance died October 2, 2012, at CarolinaEast Medical Center. She was born in Abington, Mass., to the late Wesley B. Sears and Ethel R. Sears. She graduated from Rockland High School, Rockland, Mass., and Westfield State Teachers College, Westfield, Mass. For 41 years, teaching school was her profession. She is survived by her sister,...
John Patrick Lupton
Oct 1, 2012
John Patrick Lupton, 36, of Grantsboro died Monday, October 1, 2012. He is survived by his parents, Bruce and Dianne Lupton of Grantsboro; his son, John Patrick “JP” Lupton, Jr. of the home; his daughter, Madeline “Maddy” Faye Lupton of the home; his maternal grandfather, James Mayo of Alliance: and two brothers, Brian Lupton and wife, Kacey of Bayboro...
Marie Parker Ethridge
Sep 27, 2012
After a fourteen-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Marie Parker Ethridge died at her home in New Bern, NC, on Thursday, September 27, 2012. She was a native of Lucedale, Mississippi, and was the eldest of five daughters of R.O. and Minnie Parker. She was a member of Oriental First Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of fifty-eight...
Josephine Gaskill Williams
Sep 27, 2012
Josephine Gaskill Williams of New Bern died Thursday, September 27, 2012. She is survived by her son, John Williams and wife, Patty, of China Grove, NC; her daughter, Nancy Williams Pittman and husband, Tom, of Hickory, NC; sister, Elizabeth Cummings of Bayboro; and three grandchildren, Candace Williams, Mallory Garnes and husband, Joey, and Andrea Pittman Hildebrand and husband, Curtis....
Clota Johnson Lassiter
Sep 25, 2012
Clota Johnson Lassiter, 98, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at Grantsbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was a member of Burnell Baptist Church, Four Oaks, NC. She is survived by two sons, Marshall Lassiter of Secern and Phillip Lassiter of New Bern; two daughters, Sallie Scarboro of Smithfield and Joyce Dennis of Clayton; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three...
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