All in Obituaries

Obituary: Ruth Privette

Ruth Privette, 88, of Newport, formerly of Kinston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Her service will be Saturday, November 18 at 1:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Kinston.

Obituary: Mary Kathy Hughes Beaman

Mary Kathy Hughes Beaman, age 72, passed away Saturday morning, November 11th, 2023. A Service of Death and Resurrection to remember and celebrate Kathy’s life will be held by the graveside 2 PM Tuesday, November 14th, at the Snow Hill Cemetery with Reverend Emily Hamil-Blair officiating. The family will greet friends and extended family at the cemetery immediately following the service.

Obituary: Edna Garner

Edna Browder Garner passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The family will receive friends at Rouse Funeral Home on Friday, November 10, 2023, from 12-12:45 p.m. and other times at the home of Angie and Jimmy Rouse, 2387 Fred Everett Road, Kinston. A service of remembrance will follow at 1 p.m. in the chapel. Committal will take place at Westview Cemetery, Kinston.

Obituary: William Frederick Simpson, Jr.

William Frederick Simpson, Jr. was called home on November 1, 2023. Service will be held at Pink Hill Funeral Home, 1056 N NC Highway 11, Pink Hill, NC 28572 at 3:00 pm on Sunday, November 5, 2023 with Reverend Hank Jarman officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow at Oak Ridge Memorial Park, 985 N NC Highway 11, Pink Hill, NC 28572 and visitation will follow at the graveside.

Obituary: Gary Hines

On Monday, October 30, 2023, Gary Hines slipped from his earthly bondage to the waiting arms of his savior Jesus Christ. A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, November 3, 2023, at Tanglewood Church on Rouse Rd, Kinston. Visitation will be held from 10am-11am with funeral following at the church.

Obituary: Wilbur Felton Eubanks

On Thursday morning October 26, 2023, at 3:00am Wilbur Felton Eubanks, 89, of Trenton, NC received his ultimate healing from an ongoing battle with COPD and a recent stroke. The Celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov 1st at Kinston First Pentecostal Holiness Church located at 711 Phillips Rd with the Reverend Brian Rogers officiating. Visitation will follow the service.

Obituary - Nathan “Sig” Grady

Nathan “Sig” Grady, 88, of Kinston, NC went home to be with his Lord on October 27, 2023. A Funeral Service will be conducted Monday, October 30, 2023, at 3pm at Edwards Funeral Home, with Pastor Tim Daniel officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Obituary: M. Bailey Barrow

M. Bailey Barrow passed away on October 22, 2023. Born on December 21, 1925 in Snow Hill, NC. On Sunday, October 29, the family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church at 2600 Rouse Road, Kinston, NC beginning at 2:30 p.m. with a memorial service following in the sanctuary at 3:30 p.m.