Local Obituaries for Families in Morehead City, NC
Gertrude Cavett
May 1, 2015
Obituary Gertrude Cole Cavett, 87, of Beaufort, died Friday, May 1, 2015, at her home. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at Carteret Memorial Gardens, Beaufort, with the Rev. John B. Carlisto officiating. She is survived by her son, David Cavett, of Beaufort; brother, Edgar Cole and wife, Edith, of Beaufort; and numerous...
Mark Parsons
May 1, 2015
Obituary Mark Thomas Parsons, 58, of Cape Carteret , died Friday May 1, 2015, at his home. At his request, there will be no services. Mark was born in Kenmore, NY, on March 19, 1957, to Thomas and Carolyn Jean Stallings Parsons. He is survived by 3 sisters, Peggy Jean Griffin, of Cape Carteret, Linda Lannoye, of Avoca, NY...
Matilda "Tilly" Ballance
May 1, 2015
Obituary Matilda Janet Anne Hall Schmidt Ballance, 54, of Mill Creek, wife, mother, gma, daughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend went home to be with Jesus early Friday morning, May 1, 2015, at her home. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 4, at Reeces Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Mill Creek, with the Rev. James...
John Jones
Apr 23, 2015
Obituary 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2002089P John Robert Jones, 90, of Cedar Point died Thursday, April 23, 2015, at his home. He was born May 1, 1924 in the Octagon House at Cedar Point to John Sherwood Jones and May Fulford Jones. At the request of Mr. Jones, there will be no services. He served in the United States Marine Corps...
Elizabeth "Betty" Belle
Apr 21, 2015
Obituary Elizabeth Betty Belle, 75, of Morehead City, died on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Brooks Funeral Home, with the Rev. Joseph Franklin officiating. Mrs. Belle was born on October 29, 1939, in North Tarrytown, NY, to Preston and Mildred Bellio Elder. She was a...
William Potter, Jr
Apr 19, 2015
Obituary William Stanley Potter, Jr., 82, retired insurance executive, died April 19, 2015 in Beaufort, NC. Mr. Potter, whose father and grandfather were Methodist ministers, was born December 23, 1932, in St Joseph, Missouri. Moving to North Carolina in 1935, Mr. Potter lived in Clayton, Beaufort, Raleigh, Henderson, Durham and Rougemont. He lived a number of years in Roanoke...
Junior Beard
Apr 19, 2015
Obituary Junior Wilton Beard, 94, of Newport, formerly of Fayettville, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Sunday, April 19, 2015, at Crystal Coast Hospice House. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2015, at Graham Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church, 3448 Mill Creek Road, Newport, with burial to follow in the church cemetery, with Rev....
Sallie 'Captain Sallie' Lee
Apr 18, 2015
Obituary Sallie Wright Emerson Lee, Captain Sallie, 94, of Beaufort, died Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Snug Harbor on Nelson Bay, Sea Level. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 24, 2015, at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, with the Rev. John Carlisto officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Lee was born October...
Nancy Forbes
Apr 18, 2015
Obituary Nancy Jean Forbes, nee Wagner, 74 of Newport, NC, died Saturday, April 18, 2015 at home. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Charles Forbes, Sr. There will be a celebration of her life for family and friends from 3-7 p.m., Wednesday, April 22 at her home. Mrs. Forbes was born January 18, 1941 in...
Phillip Harris
Apr 15, 2015
Obituary No services are scheduled. Services You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or by planting a memorial tree in the memory of Phillip Harris
Robert Alese
Apr 14, 2015
Obituary Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans, NC Department Headquarters, P. O. Box 28146, Raleigh, NC 27611 or to Wounded Warriors Leave, MOPH, P. O. Box 639, Newport, NC 28570. A private service will be held by the family. Services You can still show your support by sending flowers...
Fayleen Nelson
Apr 9, 2015
Obituary Fayleen Nelson, 54, of Pine Knoll Shores, died Thursday, April 9, 2015, at home. A memorial service will be held 2 PM, Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the Unitarian Coastal Fellowship, 1300 Evans Street, Morehead City, with the Rev. Sally B. White, officiating. Fayleen was born on October 19, 1960, in Boston, MA, to John Francis ONeill and...
Henry Hirschy
Apr 7, 2015
Obituary Capt. Henry Eugene Hirschy, Jr., US Navy (ret) 82, of Beaufort, died Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at his home. A memorial service will be held at Brooks Funeral Home at 2pm, Sat April 11, 2015, with visitation following services. Hank Hirschy was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 13, 1932, to Henry Eugene and Jessie Dunn Hirschy. He...
Anne Logan
Apr 6, 2015
Obituary  Born: April 22, 1943 Death: April 6, 2015 Memorial Service Friday June 5, 2015 , 1:00 p.m. at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, Labyrinth Share your thoughts and memories in the guestbook. Services You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or by planting a memorial tree in the memory of Anne...
Andrew Schwartz
Apr 4, 2015
Obituary Andrew Andy James Schwartz, 86, of Morehead City, died peacefully Saturday, April 4, 2015, at his home surrounded by loved ones. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at All Saints Anglican Church, with the pastor, Rev. David Linka, officiating. Mr. Schwartz was born in the Bronx, NY, on April 10,...
Wanda Gaskill
Mar 28, 2015
Obituary Wanda Owens Gaskill, 86, of Beaufort, died Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Carteret General Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with the Rev. John Carlisto officiating. The interment will follow in the church cemetery. She was born September 11, 1928 in Beaufort to Charles Edward and...
Violet 'Vi' King
Mar 24, 2015
Obituary Violet Vi F. King, 89, of Morehead City, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Carolina House of Morehead City. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 25, 2015, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 1605 Neuse Blvd., New Bern, NC, with the pastor, Dr. Theodore Rust, officiating. Mrs. King was born on November 20, 1925, in Brooklyn,...
Steven Markland
Mar 22, 2015
Obituary Steven Mack Markland, age 69, of Morehead City, North Carolina, formerly of Elizabethton, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his residence, following an extended illness. Mr. Markland was born in Carter County to the late Elwood and Mattie Belle Norris Markland. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Steven R....
Richard Smith
Mar 22, 2015
Obituary 1-888-579-7953 Code: 2002089P Richard Travis Smith, 89, of Beaufort, March 22, 2015, Crystal Coast Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Brooks Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Michael Fields of the First Baptist Church officiating and Masonic Rites conferred by Franklin Lodge #109 A.F. and A.M. He was born...
Maxine Conklin
Mar 21, 2015
Obituary Maxine O. Conklin, 90 years old, was born in Pawnee, Texas on January 16, 1925 to parents B. L. And Daisy Franklin and passed away peacefully in her daughters home with family at bedside in Morehead City, NC at 4am on Saturday March 21st. Maxine lived all her life in South Texas until the last 4 years where...
