All Obituaries

La Grange  Mr. Walter L. Parks ,79, of 611 N. Forbes St. died Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. 

Kinston  Mrs. Melvis Williams ,83, of 3300 Hodges Rd. died Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. 

Grifton Mrs. Mary Esther Cannon ,66, of 2544 Cameron Langston Rd. died Thursday March 21, 2019 in Bowling Green, KY Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. 

James Wright Jones , 81, of 601 Wyse Fork Rd. died Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. He was born on February 2,1938 in Jones County to  the late Gladys Kinsey Jones and John Thomas Jones Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at the North West "A" FWB Conference Tabernacle. Burial will follow in the Haiti Cemetery. Public viewing will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2019, at the...

John Quill Mervin, 86, of 2325 Rouse Road EXT, died Thursday, March 14,2019 at UNC Lenoir HealthCare. He was born on October 13, 1932 in Jones County to the late Henry C. Mervin Sr. and Essie B. Flowers. Funeral services will be held 12noon Monday, March 18,2019 at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Holly Hill Church Cemetery.  Visitation will be held  one hour prior to the service. The family will assemble at the residence in preparation for...

Cove City    Charles Ray Bryant , 62, of 2332 Dover Rd., died Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at CarolinaEast Medical Center. He was born on August 2, 1956 in Craven County and was raised by the late Mary Fonville Wesley.  Funeral services will be held 3:30 PM  Sunday, March 17, 2019 at St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Wesley Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 5 PM until 7 PM at the ...

 Raleigh  Chinika Tone' Gatlin ,27, of 448 Woods of North Bend Dr.formerly of New Bern died Sunday, March 11, 2019. She was born August 27,1991 in Craven County to the Shonya L. Buck and Tony R. Gatlin. Funeral services will be held 1:00 PM  Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Pilgrim Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, New Bern  Burial will follow in the Gatlin Family Cemetery.  The family will assemble at D2-214 Trent Court, New Bern  in preparation for...

Mr. Delmore Mitchell Jr. , 82, of 2711 Dover Rd. Cove City, NC died Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Pruitt Health Care. He was born May 4,1936 in Craven County to the late Delmore Mitchell Sr. and Leonia Bell Mitchell. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, March 10,2019 at Mt. Mariah Missionary Baptist Church.  Viewing will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.  The family will assemble at the residence in preparation for the funeral service. Funeral...

Reverend Levi Hall Sr., 73, of 2655 Dover Road, died Friday, March 1, 2019, at his residence. He was born February 4,1946 in Craven County to the late Charlie and Elner Hall. Funeral service will be held 1:00 PM Thursday, March 7, 2019, at the North West "A" Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. Burial will follow in the Core Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the House of God 1021 Biddle St., New Bern The family will receive...

Barbara J. Blake, 71, of 7126 Gum Branch Road, Richlands died Wednesday, February 26,2019 in the Onslow Memorial Hospital. She was born February 15,1948 in Onslow County to the late Katherine Murrill Kinsey and Roosevelt Hunter.  Funeral services will be held 3:00 PM Saturday, March 2,2019 at St. Paul Free Will Baptist Church, Richlands.  Burial will follow in the Kinsey-Murrill Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6PM-8PM Friday, March 1,2019 at St....