All in Obituaries
Our beloved, William “Bill” Percy Prentice, age 80, of Seven Springs, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly, but quietly, in his sleep on the morning of Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Visitation will be held at Rouse Funeral Home in La Grange, North Carolina, on Thursday, January 19, 2023 from 4 to 6PM. The interment of ashes will be placed next to his beloved wife, DeDe at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York.
Emmett Marvin Smith, 86, passed away at his home on January 14th, 2023. Flowers are welcome or memorial contributions may be made to Deep Run Original Free Will Baptist Church, ℅ Bill Hawkins, 3556 Mark N. Smith Road, Deep Run, NC 28525. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Pink Hill Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Deep Run Original Free Will Baptist Church with burial following in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Patricia Grant Edwards, age 64, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday morning, January 13, 2023. Funeral services will be held 6:30 PM Tuesday, January 17th, at Bethel FWB Church with Pastor Chris Truett officiating. Committal services will follow at 11 AM Wednesday, January 18th, at Snow Hill Cemetery.
Retha “Rita” Locklear Bryant, 84 of Kinston, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023. The family will receive friends at the home of Gloria and Tim Hill, 2179 Summerhill Terrace, Kinston, NC. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 1:00 pm at Pinelawn Memorial Park with Pastor Alan Stocks officiating.
Bonita Joy (Stroud) Bourdas, age 68, of Kinston, NC, was promoted to Glory on Monday, January 2nd, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones. Visitation: Friday Evening, January 6th, from 6-8:00 P.M. at Howard Carter Funeral Home, located at 1608 W. Vernon Avenue in Kinston. A Graveside Service will be held on Saturday Morning, January 7th at Pinelawn Memorial Park at 11:00 A.M.
William (Bill) Smith, 88, of Kinston passed away December 30, 2022, after battling respiratory issues for many years. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, January 7, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church, 2101 N. Herritage Street, Kinston, NC 28501.
James Oliver Watson, 90, passed away with his family by his side on December 19, 2022. A service of love and remembrance will be held by the graveside at Fairview Cemetery at on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 11 a.m. . The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Shade Aldridge, 93, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 9, 2022. A celebration of his life will be held at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Tuesday, December 13th at 4:00 PM. The family will receive friends following the service at a reception in Mosley Hall.
Timothy Ray Pike “Timmy” passed away very unexpectedly on Friday, December 9, 2022. Visitation will be from 11-1 with services immediately following on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Jones County Civic Center in Trenton, and entombment will be at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Pink Hill.
Charles Thomas McDonald, 65, of Kinston passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral service will be held 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 5, 2022, at Garner Funeral Home with Rev. Don Causley officiating. Visitation will follow the service and at other times at the home of the son, Kenneth McDonald.
La Grange-Tom Foster, 78, departed this earthly life on Sunday morning, November 27, 2022. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home.
Tommy Ipock passed away peacefully, Thursday, November 17, 2022, surrounded by his wife and children at the North Carolina Veteran’s Home in Kinston. A celebration of life service will be held at a later time.
Reverend Timothy Randall Turner II, 37 of Pink Hill NC, passed away on Sunday November 13th at his home. Services will be held at Pink Hill Funeral Home with the visitation on Friday, November 18th from 6 to 8 pm. The funeral service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, November 19tth at Pink Hill Funeral Home with the burial to follow at the Turner Family Cemetery at 1226 Watering Pond Road Pink Hill, NC 28572.
Dorothy Carol “Dot” Bizzell Kennedy,81, stepped into eternity and was greeted by her Lord and the loved ones who had finished their course on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. A service of love and remembrance will be held at Rouse Funeral Home on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Bob Smith officiating. Committal will follow at Daly’s Chapel Church Cemetery, Seven Springs.
On Thursday, October 27th, Braxton Hunter Spence of Kinston, NC passed away at the age of 28. A Celebration of Life will be held at our family home on Friday, November 11th, 2022. at 4:00 p.m. Friends and family are welcome to come and celebrate his life with us. 2860 Sybil Dr. Kinston, NC 28504
John David Taylor, Jr., 75, of Kinston, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at UNC Lenoir Health Care. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2022 at Maplewood Cemetery in Kinston.
Stuart Craig Smith, 53, of Deep Run, NC, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Howard-Carter Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Jessie Howard Cemetery, Deep Run, NC with Pastor Joe Ard officiating.
Having lived a long and fruitful life, George Allen Byrd, Jr. passed away on October 28, 2022, at the age of 103. A service of love and remembrance will be held by the graveside at Pinelawn Memorial Park on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 3 p.m., with Pastor Doug Stokes officiating and the rendering of military honors.
Jack Copeland Schwartz, 51, died October 13, 2022, after suffering a heart attack at his home in New Bern, NC. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, Nov. 12th at Centenary United Methodist Church at 309 New Bern St., New Bern, NC. Visitation will follow the service.
Donna Jean Watkins Sowers, 71, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at her home in Kinston. A funeral service will be held at 1100 a.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2022 in the chapel at Howard-Carter Funeral Home with burial to follow at Westview Cemetery with Pastor Jimmy Sowers, Pastor Chris Truett, and Pastor Bert Potter officiating.
