All Obituaries

Allan Heltzel, 71, of Beaufort, passed away on December 6, 2022 at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at this time. Condolences and life tributes may be sent to the family at www.noebrooks.net Arrangements by Noe-Brooks Funeral Home, Morehead City, NC

Vanna McKay, 85, Passed away on Friday December 2, 2022, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. On December 2, 2022, Vanna Ann Valera McKay, our beloved Mother, Grandma (GV), and Auntie, passed away at the age of 85. Vanna was born on Nov. 2, 1937, in Hilo, Hawaii, to Mike and Mary Valera. She is survived by her brother, Ray Bula Valera (Michigan). Married to the late John Franklin McKay for 36 years, Vanna was the loving mother of their 6 children-John Michael McKay (Karen), Dwayne Patrick...

Elmore Curtis Jr., 43, of Newport, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022 in Lenoir County, NC. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at God's City of Refuge Church in Newport. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service. Condolences and life tributes may be sent to the family at www.noebrooks.net Arrangements by Noe-Brooks Funeral Home, Morehead City, NC.

Bobby H. Croom, 84, of Beaufort, passed away Tuesday November 29, 2022, at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City. The funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday December 3, 2022, at Ann St. United Methodist Church in Beaufort with Pastor Taylor Mills and Rev. Dennis Goodwin officiating. The entombment will follow at 3:00 p.m. in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens in Zebulon, NC, the family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday December 2, 2022, at Noe-Brooks Funeral Home in Morehead...

William “Buddy” Earl Hill Sr, 87, of Morehead City, peacefully transitioned from his Earthly home to his Heavenly home on God’s celestial shore, to a land where joy shall reverend on Saturday, November 26, 2022, surrounded by loved ones at Carteret Health Care. William was born on November 10, 1935, to the late Fred Pritchett and Alvenia Hill in Morehead City, NC. William received his education from Queen Street High School, Beaufort, NC and W.S. King High School, Morehead...

Charles Franklin Marcus (Frank), 77, of Morehead City, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at the Crystal Coast Hospice House of Newport. A native of Reidsville, NC Frank attended UNC Chapel Hill and later served in the US Air Force as a General’s aide in Colorado Springs, CO. He retired from the US Department of Defense as a federal investigator. In 2013, he moved to Morehead City, NC, as he loved all aspects of living on the coast. He spent many years at the Crystal Coast...

Geraldine “Jerry” Nelson Fischler, 89, of Morehead City, died Thursday, November 24, 2022, at Carteret Health Care, Morehead City. A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10, at First Methodist Church, Morehead City, with the Rev. E. Powell Osteen, Jr. officiating. Jerry was born March 10, 1933, in Gloucester, NC, to Charles Gordon and Addie Mae Gaskill Nelson. Following the death of her mother when Jerry was two, she alternated between the family...

Donnie Whitman, 71, of Newport, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at home. A visitation will be held at Noe-Brooks Funeral Home in Morehead City, NC from 6 to 8 PM on Monday, November 28, 2022. Donnie was born June 29, 1951, in Rocky Mount, NC. Donnie and his wife, Vickie have operated a small business together in Carteret County since 2001. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends at home and on the water but could not wait for deer season every year with his friends at...

Charlie "Captain Rex" Lewis Sr., 70, Gloucester, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at the Crystal Coast Hospice House of Newport. Charlie started out as a commercial fisherman, he would later work as a lineman in Cape May, NJ and then as a locksmith. He then returned to commercial fishing in his later years. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Harkers Island. He is...

Frances Christine Cooper, 62, of Newport, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at home. Frances is a retired Postal Worker of after 35 years of government service. She was a loving sister and aunt.  Frances is survived by a brother James Cooper, Wilmington, NC; Nieces Jamie Dee Cooper, Raleigh, NC; Francis Cooper (Anthony Welsh) nephew James Arthur Cooper of Virginia; 4 great nieces and 2 great nephews. Arrangements are pending at this time. Condolences and life tributes may...