All in Obituaries
Joseph John Forkl, III, 73 of Kinston passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville. A Memorial Service will be conducted Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 1pm at Faith Lutheran Church, 709 W. Vernon Ave., Kinston, NC.
Dempsey Craig Hill died peacefully on September 9, 2023, at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro. A memorial service celebrating Dempsey’s life will be held at Kinston First Baptist on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 3:00 pm.
Peggy Ann Price, 79, of Deep Run, NC passed away on September 12, 2023, at her home. The funeral services and visitation will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Woodington Ward on September 15, 2023.
Willie “Leo” Pate, 91, of Kinston passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Harmony Hall. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Monday, September 18, 2023 at Garner Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow the visitation with Dr. Tim Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
Mavis Elaine Avery Taylor, 88, of Kinston, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023 at Kitty Askins Hospice, Goldsboro, NC. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at Westview Cemetery.
Mr. Tony Allen Hill, age 45, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 8th, 2023. A service to remember and celebrate Tony’s life will be held 3 PM Tuesday, September 12th, at Pinelawn Memorial Park with Pastor Hank Jarman officiating. The family will greet friends and extended relatives at the cemetery immediately following the service and other times at the home of his mother, “Bunny” Hill.
Linda Peyton Grant, 79, of Kinston passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at her home. A visitation will be held from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. Friday, September 8, 2023 at her home, 1715 Holly Ridge Road, Kinston, North Carolina 28504.
Betty Jane Jackson, 87, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville. A graveside service will be held Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 11AM at Maplewood Cemetery, 419 Lincoln Street, Kinston. The family will receive friends at the family home after the service.
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.
Milton Dale Warner, 88, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, August 25, 2023. A graveside service will be held at Westview Cemetery in Kinston on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life at Kinston Country Club.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
