Services will be Thursday, May 25, 2023 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, Kinston, at 2:00 p.m., with visitation one hour prior to the service. Elder Kenny McNeil will officiate. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Kinston, NC.
All in Obituaries
Obituary: Annette Lancaster Gray
La Grange-Annette Lancaster Gray, 87, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. A service of love and remembrance will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at White Oak Grove OFWB Church. Committal will follow the service at Fairview Cemetery, La Grange. The family will receive friends following the committal.
Obituary: William Albert “Al” Carlin
William Albert “Al” Carlin, 65, of Kinston, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Jackson Heights FWB Church with Pastor Allen Ham officiating. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow the service at Westview Cemetery.
Obituary - Marianna D. Hill
Dover - Marianna D. Hill, 95, passed away at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport on Thursday, May 11, 2023. The funeral service will be conducted Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 11am at Lane’s Chapel Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Obituary: Billie Jeanette Worthington Pate
A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 13th at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston, officiated by Rev. Dennis Peay of Westminster United Methodist Church of Kinston.
Obituary: Billie Jeanette Worthington Pate
A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 13th at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston, officiated by Rev. Dennis Peay of Westminster United Methodist Church of Kinston.
Obituary: Donald DeVeau
Like the gentleman he’s known to be, Donald DeVeau quietly and peacefully departed from his hard-working body to enter the joys of heavenly living. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 10am at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. A reception will follow in Mosley Hall.
Obituary: Billy Ray Brown
Billy Ray Brown, 80, of Deep Run, entered the arms of Jesus and his wife Pat, on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at his home. Visitation will be from 11:00-12:00 on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Tanglewood Church of God in Kinston, followed by A Celebration of Life Service at 1200. Graveside service will follow at Westview Cemetery. The family will also receive visitors at the home of Mr. Brown on Wednesday, May 10th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.
Obituary: Robert Glenn Hardee
Robert Glenn Hardee, 84, of Kinston, North Carolina passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Friends and family are invited to attend a celebratory service on Wednesday, May 10 at 7:00 pm with family visitation at 6:00 pm at Kinston First PH Church, 711 Phillips Road, Kinston. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 11am in the mausoleum at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Obituary: Donna Jean Patterson Millhorn
Donna Jean Patterson Millhorn, 93, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023. Services are private.
Obituary: Lelia "Lela" Rouse
Lelia “Lela” Rouse, 81, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at UNC Lenoir Health Care. The funeral service will be conducted Monday, May 8, 2023, at 11am at Edwards Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Wiley Rouse Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Obituary: Peggy Braxton Casey
Mrs. Peggy Braxton Casey, 84, of Summerville, SC formerly of Kinston, NC passed away on April 25, 2023, at her home surrounded by family. Celebration of life service was held on April 28, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Summerville Baptist Church Downtown in Summerville, SC. Visitation was at 10:00 a.m. prior to church service. Graveside service was held April 29, 2023 at the Grifton Cemetery in Grifton, NC.
Obituary: Davis Speight Webb
Davis Speight Webb, 85, of Kinston, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2023, at First Baptist Church, 2600 Rouse Road, Kinston, NC. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Jon Hoover and Pastor Don Causey officiating. Burial will follow the funeral service at Pinelawn Memorial Park, 4488 West Vernon Avenue, Kinston, NC.
Obituary: Ann Spence
Ann Spence, 89, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, with her family by her side. Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 28, at 11am, at Jackson Heights OFWB Church with the Rev. Justin Barnett and Pastor Ashley Summerlin officiating. Burial will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Obituary: Mary Frances Lee Gaskins
Mary Frances Lee Gaskins, 74, of Morehead City, North Carolina, passed away on April 20, 2023, in Daphne, Alabama. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 11am, at Edwards Funeral Home. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service.
Obituary: Arendall Blake Bryan
Arendall Blake “Ren” Bryan, 82, passed away on April 23, 2023 at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston, North Carolina. A service of love and remembrance will be held by the graveside on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends after the service.
Obituary: Jonathan Allan Heath
Jonathan Allan Heath, 61, of Greenville, NC, died Thursday, April 20, 2023. Friends and family are invited to attend a celebration of his life at Gordon Street Christian Church at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023, with the Reverend Doug Stokes officiating. After the service, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall at Gordon Street Christian Church, Kinston, North Carolina.
Obituary: Tammy Lynn Moore Kennedy
Tammy Lynn Moore Kennedy, 62, departed this life on Friday, April 14, 2023, at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Kennedy will take place Thursday, April 27, 2023, 11 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church in Kinston. Graveside service will follow at Turner Cemetery.
Obituary: Virginia Baker
Virginia Lynn Croom Baker, 81, of Kinston, was called to her heavenly home and reunited with her daughter on Friday, April 21, 2023. A service of love and remembrance will be held on Tuesday April 25th at 6:00 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange with Pastor Ronnie Hobgood officiating. The family will receive friends following the service and other times at the home.
Obituary: Cookie Tilghman
Mary Jane Jones Tilghman “Cookie”, 76, finished her course and was received into the presence of her Lord on Friday, April 14, 2023 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. A service of love and remembrance will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange with Pastor Chris Truett officiating. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation following the service. A private committal will be held at a later date at Fairview Cemetery, La Grange.