Betty Jean “Pat” Smith Jones, 85, passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The funeral service will be held Monday at 11 am at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will be private. Due to Covid restrictions, the family request that everyone follow Covid guidelines.
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James Kenneth Jones, 70, of Kinston passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Viewing will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2021 at Garner Funeral Home. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Westview Cemetery with Military Rites.
Jerry David Henderson, 80, died Friday, April 16, 2021, at his home in Kinston, NC. A drive-thru visitation will be from 5-7 pm Monday, April 19, 2021, at Westminster United Methodist Church. Visitors are asked to enter the church parking lot on West Road and exit onto Carey Road. A celebration of life will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, April 20, also at WUMC.
Brenda Yvonne Edwards, 75, was received into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 15, 2021. A service to celebrate and remember Brenda’s life will be held in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. with Pastors Gerald Fowler and Bob Smith officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Committal will be held Monday, April 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, La Grange.
Obituary: Frank Linwood Laney
Kinston-Frank Linwood Laney, 83, was welcomed into his eternal home on Thursday, April 8, 2021. A service to celebrate and remember Frank’s life will be held at Rouse Funeral Home at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 16, 2021 with Pastor Robert Flynn officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service.
Sue E. Williams, 62, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
The funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 pm in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in St. John’s Episcopal Church Cemetery in Grifton.
Obituary: Darthy Hill Jordan
Darthy Hill Jordan, 101, of Kinston passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021. The family will receive friends from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at the Jordan home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.
Kelly Alford Tingle went home to be with his LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST ON March 21, 2021. A graveside service of love and remembrance will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 2:00PM at Westview Cemetery, Hillcrest Rd, Kinston NC. The family would appreciate that masks be worn to the service.
Grace Goodman Rogers Jones, 80, of Kinston passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at UNC Lenoir Health Care surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends at the home of Susan Sanderson from 4:00-8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021. A visitation will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home with funeral service at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Ronnie High officiating.
Lori Ann Bear of Kinston passed away, with her two daughters by her side, on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Duke-Raleigh Hospital. Lori was 59 years old when she lost her two-month medical battle. Visitation will be held at Howard-Carter Funeral Home in Kinston on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 11:00 am-1:00 pm, funeral will follow directly at 1:00 pm also at Howard-Carter. Graveside service will be held at Pinelawn Cemetery in Kinston following the funeral.
Obituary - Adele Lee Bell Thompson
Adele Lee Bell Thompson, 97, formally of Kinston passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at the home of her granddaughter in Holly Springs. The funeral service will begin at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 with Bishop Jeff Howard officiating at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Carey Road. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Charles “Chuck” Edward Roman, 86, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. A memorial service will be held Friday at 10 am at LaGrange First Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Ronnie Hobgood officiating.
Donald “Donnie” Randy White, 62, of Kinston passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Visitation will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Garner Funeral Home.
Obituary: Edna Murphy Reynolds
Edna Murphy Reynolds of Greenville, NC passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at the age of 86. A celebration of Life will be held Sunday, February 28th at 3:00 pm at First Pentecostal Holiness Church 711 Phillips Road in Kinston with B.J. Murphy officiating.
Richard Adrian King, a North Carolina native born in Kinston in January 1942, died January 4, 2021. A service honoring Adrian will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at King Family Cemetery on NC Highway 58 South in Kinston.
Obituary - Clifton Earl Rouse
Clifton Earl Rouse, Jr., 67, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 2 pm at Westview Cemetery.
Joyce Ann Moore, 76, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at UNC Lenoir Health Care. A graveside service will be held at Pinelawn Memorial Park at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2021 with Pastor Rick Mondell and Pastor Mike Dixon officiating.
John Julian Aldridge, Jr., 83, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at his home in Kinston. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Pinelawn Memorial Park with Pastor Allen Ham officiating.
Obituary: Chester R. Hooten
Chester R. Hooten January 22, 1934 – December 10, 2020
Bucklesberry | Just before dawn on Thursday, December 10, the master carpenter welcomed Chester Randolph Hooten home to a house not made with human hands, eternal in the heavens. Faith became reality as he took the hand of his Lord and entered into paradise. A service to remember and honor Chester’s life will be held by the graveside on Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sutton Family Cemetery on Sutton-Hooten Road, La Grange.
Tony Charles Jones, 67, of Kinston passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 at UNC Lenoir Health Care. A service in memory of Tony will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Jackson Heights OFWB Church with Pastor Justin Barnett officiating. Due to the current pandemic, the service will be held outside with social distancing and face masks required.