Local Obituaries for Families in Morehead City, NC
Richard Muller
Jul 25, 2014
Obituary Richard Stephen Muller, CDR, USCG, (Ret.), 65, of Morehead City, died Friday, July 25, 2014, at his home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at St. Egbert Catholic Church at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Thomas R. Davis officiating. Commander Muller was born in Seattle, Washington on October 19, 1948, to...
Brunhild Lacy
Jul 25, 2014
Obituary Brunhild Telling Lacy, 73, of Atlantic Beach, died Friday, July 25, 2014, at Carteret General Hospital. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 2, 2014, at Brooks Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Matt Dymmel officiating. Mrs. Lacy was born in Germany to Walter and Helga Rauschenbach Telling. She is survived by a son, Mike...
Blanche Merrill
Jul 19, 2014
Obituary Blanche Temple Merrill, 90, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother died peacefully on July 19, 2014. Blanche Helen Temple Merrill was born December 13, 1923 on Temples Point in the Harlowe community to the late Lucy Ann Garner and Ralph Gray Temple. Blanche married Charles Merrill in 1943 and they were married for 53 years before his passing. They...
Ormond Thomas, Jr
Jul 19, 2014
Obituary Ormand Lee Thomas, Jr., 61, of Straits, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House of Newport. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Straits United Methodist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Ricky Nelms, pastor of the Smyrna Pentecostal Holiness Church, presiding. The family will receive friends after...
Jane Nelson
Jul 16, 2014
Obituary Jane Suggs Nelson of Morehead City passed away at home on July 16, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, at First United Methodist Church, Morehead City, with the Rev. Powell Osteen and the Rev. Joseph Franklin officiating. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the service. She...
James "Sonny" Benton
Jul 9, 2014
Obituary James Sonny Benton, 73, of Beaufort, formerly of New Bern, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at home. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Smyrna Pentecostal Holiness Church, 85 Hwy 70 East, Smyrna, followed by a second service at 4:30 p.m., at Greenleaf Memorial Park, Lakeview Chapel, 900 River Road,...
Dolores Meelheim
Jul 8, 2014
Obituary Dolores Frick Meelheim, loving mother, grandmother and friend, passed away July 8, 2014 at the age of 81. She was born on November 26, 1932 in South Shore, Kentucky. She is predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Richard Y. Meelheim (Dick) and her parents Pauline Adkins Frick and Eugene Frick. She is survived by her three children,...
Ginger Cox
Jul 5, 2014
Obituary Ginger Spence Cox, 59, of Morehead City, died Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Carteret General Hospital. She is survived by her father, Lee Spence, Jr., of Augusta, GA; sisters, Brenda Jones of Jacksonville and Anne Gurkin Eubanks of New Bern; brothers, Steve Spence of Virginia Beach, VA, Ricky Spence of New Jersey, and Michael Spence of Rocky Mount....
Alfred Parks, Ii
Jul 4, 2014
Obituary Alfred Hall Parks II, 55, passed away on July 4, 2014. Born in 1958 to Doris Mullen Parks and Alfred Hall Parks Sr., Al was a devoted and loving provider to his family. He was an adored son, husband, father, uncle, brother, nephew, cousin, grandfather, and friend. Big Al was always the life of the party. Never one...
Michael Osborne
Jun 29, 2014
Obituary Michael L. Osborne, 58, of Newport, died Sunday, June 29, 2014, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014, at Brooks Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Conner officiating. Michael was born September 10, 1955, in Pasquotank County to Mike A. Osborne and Sybil Maxine Scott Osborne....
Sid Thrasher
Jun 17, 2014
Obituary Sid Thrasher, 87, of Morehead City, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Carteret General Hospital. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Brooks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Max Murphy, Dr. Steve Creech, and Rev. Mike Barefield officiating. The interment will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Park. Sid was born in Akron, Ohio...
Miyoko Miller
Jun 16, 2014
Obituary Miyoko Ikema Miller, 75, of Havelock, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Havelock. A funeral service will be held Friday, June 20, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Brooks Funeral Home with The Rev. Caleb Lee officiating. Mrs. Miller was born in Okinawa, but has lived in North Carolina for over 50...
Barney Culp
Jun 15, 2014
Obituary Barney Leon Culp, 85, of Morehead City, died Sunday, June 15, 2014, at Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City. All services will be private. Mr. Culp was born October 7, 1928, in Edgemoor, SC to Elbert Lewis and Elizabeth Garrison Culp. He attended schools in Edgemoor and served his country in the U. S. Air Force during 1947 and...
Donald Zurek
Jun 12, 2014
Obituary Donald Francis Zurek, 76, of Newport, died Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Crystal Coast Hospice House, Newport. At Mr. Zureks request, there will be no funeral service. Donald was born on December 16, 1937, in New Britain, CT, to Matthew Stanley and Estelle Sabot Zurek. He was a building contractor and co-owner of Crystal Coast Crafters. He is...
Daniel Amick
Jun 12, 2014
Obituary Daniel Chadwick Amick, 91, of Newport died Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Carteret General Hospital surrounded by his children. At Mr. Amicks request, there will be no services. Mr. Amick was born November 13, 1922 , in Alamance County, NC, the eldest son of Grady and Florence Ferguson Amick. Dan proudly served in the Navy during WWII. After...
John Quigley
Jun 11, 2014
Obituary John Henry Quigley, 96, of Morehead City, died Thursday, June 11, 2014, at home. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 28, 2014, at the First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Timothy J. Havlicek officiating. A reception will follow in Westminster Hall. Mr. Quigley was born in Youngstown, OH to Fred and Mable Blankenhorn Quigley...
William Filan
Jun 10, 2014
Obituary William Robert Filan, 85, of Pine Knoll Shores died Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at Cherry Point Bay of Havelock. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 13, at St. Egbert Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas R. Davis officiating. Mr. Filan was born in Irvington, NJ on December 31, 1928 to John...
Carolyn Mann
Jun 9, 2014
Obituary Carolyn Ballou Mann, 83, of Morehead City, died Monday, June 9, 2014, at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Michael D. Frese officiating. The interment will follow at Bayview Cemetery. She was born in Morehead City on October 19, 1930...
Joyce Nobling
Jun 8, 2014
Obituary Joyce Gower Nobling, 88, of Beaufort, died Sunday, June 8, 2014, at Carteret General Hospital. No services are scheduled. Mrs. Nobling was born on February 14, 1926, in Wake County, to Hubert and Hallie Britt. She worked as a meat cutter for Swift and Company before retiring. She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Larry Nobling...
Iris Douglas
Jun 6, 2014
Obituary Iris M. Douglas, 80, of Newport, died on Friday, June 6, 2014 at Onslow Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville. Iris was born in Newport News, VA to Iris Eggleston Mitchell, and John Mitchell. She worked as a nurse for most of her life. She is survived by a friend, Catherine Kitty Platt, of Newport. Her parents preceded her in death....
