All in Obituaries
Dorothy Carol “Dot” Bizzell Kennedy,81, stepped into eternity and was greeted by her Lord and the loved ones who had finished their course on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. A service of love and remembrance will be held at Rouse Funeral Home on Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Bob Smith officiating. Committal will follow at Daly’s Chapel Church Cemetery, Seven Springs.
On Thursday, October 27th, Braxton Hunter Spence of Kinston, NC passed away at the age of 28. A Celebration of Life will be held at our family home on Friday, November 11th, 2022. at 4:00 p.m. Friends and family are welcome to come and celebrate his life with us. 2860 Sybil Dr. Kinston, NC 28504
John David Taylor, Jr., 75, of Kinston, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at UNC Lenoir Health Care. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2022 at Maplewood Cemetery in Kinston.
Stuart Craig Smith, 53, of Deep Run, NC, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 1, 2022 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Howard-Carter Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Jessie Howard Cemetery, Deep Run, NC with Pastor Joe Ard officiating.
Having lived a long and fruitful life, George Allen Byrd, Jr. passed away on October 28, 2022, at the age of 103. A service of love and remembrance will be held by the graveside at Pinelawn Memorial Park on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 3 p.m., with Pastor Doug Stokes officiating and the rendering of military honors.
Jack Copeland Schwartz, 51, died October 13, 2022, after suffering a heart attack at his home in New Bern, NC. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, Nov. 12th at Centenary United Methodist Church at 309 New Bern St., New Bern, NC. Visitation will follow the service.
Donna Jean Watkins Sowers, 71, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at her home in Kinston. A funeral service will be held at 1100 a.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2022 in the chapel at Howard-Carter Funeral Home with burial to follow at Westview Cemetery with Pastor Jimmy Sowers, Pastor Chris Truett, and Pastor Bert Potter officiating.
La Grange – Jimmie Dee Herring went from the valley of his earthly home to the mountain top of his eternal home on Friday, October 20, 2022, surrounded by his family. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Monday, October 24, 2022 at La Grange First Free Will Baptist Church at 11 am with a committal service to follow at Fairview Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held at Rouse Funeral Home on Sunday, October 23, 2022 from 4 pm – 6 pm.
Marilyn Avery Owens, 92, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022. A service of remembrance will be held graveside at Westview Cemetery on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.
Our precious MawMaw was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Linda was an angel on earth. Tanglewood Church will be having a separate memorial service in Kinston at a later date and details will be posted as they are finalized.
David Michael “Mickey” Williams of Columbia, South Carolina passed away on Sunday October 9, 2022, in Columbia, South Carolina. Graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 15 at 1:00 pm in Westview Cemetery. Rev. Doug Stokes of Gordon Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) will officiate. The family will receive friends after the service at the cemetery.
Ronald Durwood Rouse, 72, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the First Presbyterian Church, 2101 N Herritage Street Kinston, NC 28501. The family will receive friends at the church following the service, and anytime at the home.
Arthur Hope Shackelford, 87, formerly of Kinston, died peacefully on October 2, 2022, in Tarboro. While he began his career in journalism and communications for the Goldsboro News Argus and then the N. C. Bankers Association, he built his career in retail sales as owner of Canady’s and later at JCPenney in Kinston. For many years, he was an active member of the Kinston Rotary Club where he led the music, was a past president, and was a Paul Harris Fellow.
Seven Springs - Lannie Nell Harper Smith, 89, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. A service of love and remembrance will be held on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church. The family will receive friends in the hour prior to the service. Committal will follow at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Earl Franklin Greene Deep Run Earl Franklin Greene of Deep Run died peacefully on September 21, 2022, at the age of 100 surrounded by family and friends. Visitation will be held at Pink Hill Funeral Home on September 24, 12:30 pm, followed by funeral service at 1:30 pm officiated by Pastor Dave Fishman.
