Local Obituaries for Families in Morehead City, NC
Yolanda North
Dec 15, 2025
Yolanda North, 65, of Beaufort, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2025, at home.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2025, at Noe-Brooks Funeral Home in Morehead City. There will be a visitation one hour prior.
A full obituary is forthcoming.
Condolences and life tributes may be sent to the family at www.noebrooks.net.
Arrangements by Noe-Brooks Funeral Home,...
Charles Plum
Dec 14, 2025
Charles E. Plum, 75, of Swansboro, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Born October 14, 1950, in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Joseph E Plum and EllaMae McFarland Plum.
Charles was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
He is survived by his partner, Wendy Largen, two daughters, Jennifer Fout, Jacksonville and Kristen Plum, of Hagerstown;...
Sandra Croom
Dec 14, 2025
Sandra B. Croom, 88, of Beaufort, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2025 at home with family by her side.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Ann St. United Methodist Church in Beaufort with Rev. Dena White and Rev. Dennis Goodwin officiating. The entombment will follow at 3:00 p.m. in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens in...
Jerry Taylor
Dec 13, 2025
Jerry Taylor, 85, of Newport, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at home.
A full obituary is forthcoming.
Condolences and life tributes may be sent to the family at www.noebrooks.net.
Arrangements by Noe-Brooks Funeral Home, Morehead City, NC.
Carol Acker
Dec 12, 2025
Carol Acker, 79, of Pine Knoll Shores passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Carteret Health Care.
Carol was an English and literature teacher. The joy she spread will be missed.
Condolences and life tributes may be sent to the family at www.noebrooks.net.
Arrangements by Noe-Brooks Funeral Home, Morehead City, NC.
Pamela Lewis
Dec 9, 2025
Pamela Huff Lewis, 78, of Beaufort, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, in Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
A private graveside service will be held at Oceanview Cemetery in Beaufort, with Pastor Patrick Whaley officiating.
Pamela was born in Long Beach, California and her family relocated to Beaufort, N.C. when she was thirteen. She graduated from Beaufort High School with the last...
Twyla Matthews
Dec 6, 2025
Twyla Matthews (Gillikin), 78, of Morehead City, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at the Gillikin Family Cemetery in Otway.
Twyla and her husband owned and operated, Matthew’s Shoe Repair of Morehead City.
She is survived by her two sons, Robert...
Jon Covert
Dec 4, 2025
Major Jon Benjamin Covert USMCR, Ret, 75, of Newport, died on December 4, 2025, at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City.
Son of the late Walter Ray and Velma Marie Franklin Covert of North East, PA, he graduated from North East High School where he played baseball and was Captain of the wrestling team. He continued his education at East Carolina...
Charles "Chuck" Harris
Nov 27, 2025
Charles Farrell Harris, 84, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025, in Durham, NC.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Morehead City, NC on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 11:00 AM.
Chuck, also known as Charlie, was born at home in Moravia, NY on December 6,1940. The son of William S. and Nellie May (Van...
John Albright
Nov 27, 2025
John Howard Albright, 78, of Newport, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport.
John was born in Buffalo, New York where he graduated from high school and then joined the United States Navy. He was a Vietnam veteran, longtime member of Patriot Guard Riders, VFW Auxiliary, and Loyal Order of the Moose. He...
Sondra "Sandy" Gillikin
Nov 24, 2025
Sondra Lee Gillikin, 79, of Morehead City, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025, at Carteret Health Care.
A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Noe-Brooks Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service.
Sondra, lovingly referred to as Sandy, was born on August 9, 1946, to William Burdette Asher Jr....
Raymond Manieri Jr.
Nov 23, 2025
A lover of history, animals, civic design and eccentric American ephemera, Raymond Edward Manieri Jr. died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease on November 23, 2025, in Beaufort, N.C. He was 77.
Born December 18, 1947, in Greensboro, N.C. to Donna Lewis Urban and Raymond Manieri, Ray attended public schools in Greensboro, graduating from Walter Hines Page High School, where he lettered...
Wanda "Windy" J. Penny
Nov 22, 2025
Wanda “Windy” June Penny, 77, of Newport, passed away peacefully at CarolinaEast Medical Center with family by her side on November 22, 2025.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 Sunday, November 30, 2025 at Noe-Brooks Funeral Home in Morehead City. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery in Newport. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00pm at the...
Christine Mitchell
Nov 22, 2025
Christine Robertson Mitchell, 102, of Harlowe, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Crystal Bluffs in Morehead City.
Born to Nellie Gray Robertson in Danville, VA, in 1922, Christine and her siblings, Mildred, Hazel, Tom, Bill, and JC moved to the local area with the opening of Cherry Point in the early 40s. “Chris” was considered the matriarch of the...
Bois Delaney Cox
Nov 15, 2025
Bois Delaney Cox, 69, of Newport, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at home.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at Rainbow United Methodist Church Cemetery in Snow Hill, N.C.
Delaney worked as an electrician and was an avid UNC Tarheels fan.
He is survived by his son, Mathew Windham of Morehead City; brother,...
Carl Williams
Nov 11, 2025
Carl Edward Williams, 72, of Cedar Point, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at his home.
A proud veteran of the United States Navy, Carl retired with the rank of Commander after a distinguished career. As a nuclear engineer he served as Executive Officer of the USS California, plank owner of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and spent his final tour...
Vera Jean Alderman Humphrey Sutton
Nov 4, 2025
Vera "Jean" Sutton of Morehead City, NC, left to be with her Lord on November 4, 2025, while resting at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport, NC.
Vera is preceded in death by her father, William Warren Alderman and mother, Wavie Blanche Perry Alderman of West Virginia; one brother, Warren Alderman; three sisters, Betty Bailey, Mary Clay, and Phyllis Sizemore; and...
Bette Cote
Oct 26, 2025
Bette Lou Bothun Cote, 71, entered her heavenly home on October 26, 2025, at Novant Hospital, Wilmington, NC.Her Celebration of Life will be at 2 pm, Saturday November 8th, at Noe-Brooks Funeral Home, Morehead City, NC. The service will be live-streamed. A reception will be held following the service. Bette was born on August 2, 1954, to Chester Ely Bothun and...
Rosa Baldridge
Oct 26, 2025
Rosa Baldridge, 86, of Stella, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at her home.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025, at Noe-Brooks Funeral Home. A viewing will be held an hour prior at the funeral home. Burial to follow the service at Barnhill-Morris Family Cemetery in Stella.
She was survived by her brothers,...
Jerry Fox Jr.
Oct 23, 2025
Jerry Fox Jr., 64, of Morehead City, passed away on Thursday, October 23 2025, at home.
Jerry is survived by his sister, Carrie Millis (Marvin) of Newport; two nieces, Heather and Kimberly Millis; and a nephew, Eric Neesmith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jerry Monte Fox Sr. and Mildred Carol Romey Fox.
Condolences and life tributes may be sent to...
