All in Obituaries
Glenwood Wooten Waters of Kinston, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville, NC. A funeral service will be held on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM in the chapel at Howard-Carter Funeral Home with visitation to follow. Interment will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Evergreen Cemetery in Grifton, NC. The family is requiring all in attendance to wear a mask.
Seven Springs - Aaron Mason King, 59, passed away on Friday, February 25, 2022 at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Born in Wayne County on September 2, 1962, he was the son of the late Arthur Henry and Norma Jean Davis King. The family will receive friends from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 28, 2022 in the parlor of Saint Paul United Methodist Church. A service to celebrate Aaron’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary with Rev. James H. Harry and Rev. Phyllis Vail officiating. Interment will be held in a private setting for the family at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston.
Robert Allen Groff (Bobby), 69, of Pink Hill, went to be with his Lord and Savior on 2/24/22, at home surrounded by his loving family. Graveside services will be held at Pinelawn Memorial Park on 3/1/22 at 11am.
LeRoy Oglethorpe Batts, III of Snow Hill, NC passed away on February 14, 2022, after a period of declining health.
Johnnie Donald Gladson, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday.
Robert “Bobby” E. Threewitts of La Grange died February 5, 2022, after a lengthy struggle with chronic heart disease. A time of remembrance will be held at his home on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 2 p.m., with a floating visitation to follow until 4 p.m.
Russell “Rusty” Eugene Hill, 64, of Kinston, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, at home with his family. If you would like to help us celebrate and honor our husband, father, brother, and friend, visitation services will be held Friday, February 11th, 2022, at 6 pm with a service to follow at Pink Hill Funeral Home at 1056 NC-11, Pink Hill, NC 28572.
On Thursday, January 27, John Talbot Capps, III, 80, passed away at his home in Morehead City, North Carolina. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday evening February 18, 7:00 PM at First Presbyterian Church, 1604 Arendell Street, Morehead City.
Barbara Sue Perry Gray, 77, of Cape Carteret passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Emerald Isle Baptist Church with Rev. Freddie Braswell officiating. Visitation will be held following the memorial service.
Kinston-Dr. Charles Yarbrough, Sr. passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022. A service to honor Charles’s life will be held at Gordon Street Christian Church at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2022. The family will greet friends briefly before the service, from 12:30-1:00.
Raleigh - L.C. Carlton, Jr. peacefully transitioned to his Heavenly home on Thursday, January 20, 2022. L.C. was born in Lenoir County to the late Lewis Clarence Carlton, Sr. and Aurelia Kornegay Carlton on August 16, 1934. He grew up in Kinston and El Paso, Texas. A service to celebrate L.C.’s life will be held in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home in La Grange on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The family will receive friends for a time of fellowship in the hour prior to the service. Committal will follow at Westview Cemetery in Kinston.
Randall Williams, 68, of Kinston, entered Heaven’s gates on Christmas Eve, December 24th, 2021, at his home. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 at Pinelawn Memorial Park. The family will have a visitation after the service. We request that you wear a mask during visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Tanglewood Church Cancer Support Group, 2103 Rouse Road, Kinston or to Falling Creek Country Club for a memorial at 2359 Falling Creek Road, Kinston.
Phil Outlaw, 78, of Kinston, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Vidant Medical in Greenville A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Pink Hill Funeral Home Chapel with visitation following the service.surrounded by his loving family.
Vance “Harry” Smith, 70, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 20th from 6:00-8:00pm, at Edwards Funeral Home. The funeral will be held Tuesday, December 21st at 11:00am in the chapel at Edwards Funeral Home with graveside to follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston.
Pearl Fuchs Schechter, 102, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, in Chapel Hill, NC. A public funeral will be held at 1 p.m. at Temple Israel, 1109 W. Vernon Ave. in Kinston on Friday, December 17, 2021. The funeral service may be viewed live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIvzHFkIVLQ This will be followed by a private graveside service for the family.
Shannon Grace Sutton, 45, went into the arms of her Lord and the loving arms of her parents on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Pink Hill Funeral Home with the funeral following at 7:00 p.m. Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Oak Ridge Memorial Park in Pink Hill. The family will receive friends at other times at the home of her sister, Jean Benson in Kinston.
Glenda Barwick Elmore was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, December 5, 2021. Funeral services will be held at Gordon Street Christian Church at 6 o’clock in the evening on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Family will receive friends for a time of visitation in the sanctuary in the hour before the service. Committal services will take place at Westview Cemetery on Friday, December 10, 2021, at 11 o’clock in the morning.
Cherrie Ward Smith passed away in the late hours of Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at UNC Lenoir Hospital.
Cherrie's family will receive friends for a time of visitation on Saturday, December 11, 2021, from 10-11 a.m.
Shelvy Manning born as Shelvy Jean Gaskins on November 10, 1938 passed away yesterday at her home in Hampton, VA.
Lois Jean Sutton Hoffman, 88, peacefully passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021 at Brookdale Union Park, Monroe, North Carolina.. A service of love and remembrance will be held in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021. The family will receive friends following the service. Burial will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
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