All in Obituaries
Patrick Allen Gordon, formerly of Kinston, passed away on August 8, 2023, following a stroke. A memorial service will be held at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 3805 Carpenter Pond Road, Durham, NC on Friday, August 18, 2023, at 11:00 AM. Entombment will be private in Kinston.
Jean J. Jones, age 90, passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at her home. Graveside Services will be held 3 PM Sunday, August 13th, at the Snow Hill Cemetery with Reverend Alex Ellis officiating. The family will greet friends and extended relatives immediately following the service at the cemetery.
Carol Rouse Simmons passed away with her husband, Gerald Simmons, by her side at home on Monday, July 17, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina at age 86. A private family graveside dedication of the head stone and a portion of Carol’s ashes will take place in Kinston in the fall.
Thomas Bursell “Nick” Thompson, Jr., 70, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2023. A memorial service will be conducted Friday, July 28, 2023, at 11am in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service.
Jesse Vernon Braswell, 92, of Grifton, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at ECU Health. A visitation will be held on Sunday, July 23, 2023, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Howard Carter Funeral Home. A Graveside service will be held on Monday, July 24, 2023, at 10:00 am at Princeton Cemetery with Pastor Stanley Buck, Dr. Charles Russell and Reverend Larry Carter officiating.
Harry T. Moody, 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. His funeral service will be conducted Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 11AM Edwards Funeral Home.
Dr. Walter Wright died peacefully Thursday afternoon, July 6, 2023. The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 15, 2023, from 3-5pm at Edwards Funeral Home, 702 N. Queen St. Kinston, N.C.
Rylend Zachary Andrade, 3, of Kinston, passed away on Monday, July 3, 2023.
Betty W. Potter passed away peacefully in Goldsboro, NC on June 30, 2023, after her battle with dementia. Services for Betty Potter will be held at Howard and Carter Funeral Home in Kinston, NC, on Friday, July 7th, 2023, at 6:00pm with visitation to follow.
Virginia “Boot” Harris Spence, 88, of Kinston, went home to Jesus peacefully at home on Saturday, July 1, 2023 with her family by her side after months of declining health. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, and other times at the home of the deceased from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., July 10 through July 13, 2023.
Sarah Smith Long, 88, of Kinston, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Greendale Forrest in Snow Hill. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2023 at Jackson Heights OFWB Church. Funeral will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Ashley Summerlin officiating.
David Earl Rose, age 69, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held 3 PM Sunday, July 9th, at the Hookerton Methodist Church with Reverend Rebecca Harrison officiating.
Mildred L. Koonce Cunningham, 92, of Kinston, passed away on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral service will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at Howard-Carter Funeral Home with visitation to follow.
Jesse Raymond Shackelford lll, 55, passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023, at ECU Medical Center. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, from 5 – 7pm at Edwards Funeral Home.
Georgia Allen Lewis Ormond, 84, of Kinston, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at Magnolia Cottage after a long battle with dementia. Services for Georgia will be held at Queen Street United Methodist Church in Kinston, NC on Saturday, July 8, 2023. Visitation will begin at 10:30am followed by a memorial service beginning at 11:30am.
