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Obituary - Deborah Anne Kelley Chase

Deborah Anne Kelley Chase, 68 of Kinston went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 24, 2023, peacefully at her home. A funeral service will be conducted Monday, August 28, 2023, at 11AM at People Free Will Baptist Church, 3038 US-258 Kinston, NC 28504. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Obituary: Robert Kendall Hill

Robert Kendall Hill, 83, of Kinston (Hugo), passed away peacefully August 21, 2023. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 26th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, 1608 West Vernon Avenue, Kinston NC.  A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, August 27th at 2:00 pm at Sharon United Methodist Church, 4106 Sharon Church Road, Kinston, NC.  A private burial will be held on his 84th birthday, Monday, August 28th at 11:00 am at Pinelawn Cemetery. 

Obituary: Daniel Hill

Daniel Hill passed away peacefully at Spring Arbor Senior Living, in Kinston, on Saturday evening, August 19th, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home in Kinston, with Pastor Allen Ham officiating. Visitation will follow the service.

Obituary: Stella Smith Willoughby

Stella Smith Willoughby, 94, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. A visitation will be Friday, August 18th at 1 pm followed by a homegoing service at 2 pm at the Capital Church in Garner. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, August 19th at 11am in Pinewood Memorial Park, Greenville. She will be available for viewing at Edwards Funeral Home on Thursday from 2 to 4 pm.

Obituary: Gina Thomasine Turner Justice

Gina Thomasine Turner Justice, 66, of Pink Hill, passed away on August 15, 2023, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by loved ones. The family will receive guests on Thursday, August 17th from 6pm to 8pm at the Pink Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 18th at 2pm, with interment to follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park in Pink Hill.

Obituary: Patrick Allen Gordon

Patrick Allen Gordon, formerly of Kinston, passed away on August 8, 2023, following a stroke. A memorial service will be held at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 3805 Carpenter Pond Road, Durham, NC on Friday, August 18, 2023, at 11:00 AM. Entombment will be private in Kinston.

Obituary: Jean J. Jones

Jean J. Jones, age 90, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at her home. Graveside Services will be held 3 PM Sunday, August 13th, at the Snow Hill Cemetery with Reverend Alex Ellis officiating. The family will greet friends and extended relatives immediately following the service at the cemetery.

Obituary: Carol Rouse Simmons

Carol Rouse Simmons passed away with her husband, Gerald Simmons, by her side at home on Monday, July 17, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina at age 86. A private family graveside dedication of the head stone and a portion of Carol’s ashes will take place in Kinston in the fall.

Obituary - Jesse Vernon Braswell

Jesse Vernon Braswell, 92, of Grifton, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at ECU Health. A visitation will be held on Sunday, July 23, 2023, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Howard Carter Funeral Home. A Graveside service will be held on Monday, July 24, 2023, at 10:00 am at Princeton Cemetery with Pastor Stanley Buck, Dr. Charles Russell and Reverend Larry Carter officiating.

Obituary: Virginia “Boot” Harris Spence

Virginia “Boot” Harris Spence, 88, of Kinston, went home to Jesus peacefully at home on Saturday, July 1, 2023 with her family by her side after months of declining health. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, and other times at the home of the deceased from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., July 10 through July 13, 2023.

Obituary: Sarah Smith Long

Sarah Smith Long, 88, of Kinston, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Greendale Forrest in Snow Hill. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2023 at Jackson Heights OFWB Church. Funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Ashley Summerlin officiating.