All in Obituaries
Nancy Lee Criss Robey, 89, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. A service of love and remembrance will be held at Rouse Funeral Home on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Seth Jones officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.
Scotty Randall Stanley, 69, of Trenton, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Visitation will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2023 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home.
Myrtle Ellen Murphy Howard, 86, of Snow Hill, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at Greendale Forest Nursing Home. Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 16, 2023, at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, with funeral services beginning at 12:00 p.m. with Pastor Craig Simmons officiating. Burial will follow the service at Oakridge Cemetery in Pink Hill.
Ayden - Gloria “Denelle” Lane Roberson, 73, passed away at her home on Friday, June 9, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 2pm Monday, June 12, at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Betty Joyce Killingsworth Johnson was born on April 8, 1943 to Doc and Thelma Killingsworth and died, surrounded by family, on June 5, 2023. A memorial service will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home.
Pinkey Joyner Harper, 104, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Westview Cemetery with Reverend Mike Whatley. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Woodington Methodist Church in care of Gwen Rouse, 4079 Liddell Road, Seven Springs, NC 28578.
Bright “Ivey” Stroud, 88, passed away peacefully in Greensboro, North Carolina on May 31, 2023. A gathering will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Westview Cemetery in Kinston.
Joan Graves Joyner, 79, peacefully passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023. A service of love and remembrance will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 5, 2023 at Spilman Memorial Baptist Church, Kinston with Rev. Dr. H. Powell Dew officiating. Committal will follow at Westview Cemetery in Kinston. The family will receive friends in the hour prior to the service.
Phyllis McCoy Taylor (Heath), 87, of Kinston entered the gates of Heaven on May 30, 2023. Funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, June 4, 2023 at Garner Funeral Home with Pastor Gene Miller officiating. The visitation will be held following the funeral service. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 5, 2023 at Cove City Cemetery.
Edgar “Gene” Stallings, 77, or La Grange, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2023. A service to honor Gene’s life will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery with Pastor John Wiggins officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.
William B. “Buddy” Taylor, 88, of Kinston passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at UNC Lenoir Hospital. The visitation will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., with the funeral starting at 12 noon, on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Howard-Carter Funeral Home with Pastor Allen Ham and Pastor Michael Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the John Green Smith Family Cemetery on John Green Smith Road Kinston.
James Mayberry Marshall died on May 25, 2023, in Kinston. There will be a memorial service for Jim at 11:00 a.m., May 30, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church in Kinston. The family will receive visitors immediately following the service.
Rita Fallon Spence, 75, of Kinston, NC passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Springbrook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Clayton, NC. A Celebration of Life will be held in Emerald Isle with the date to be determined at a later time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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