All Obituaries

Arlene Brown Hill, 98, passed away July 1 at Brookstone Living Center in Pollocksville. She was preceded in death by her parents Charlie and Bessie Thomas Brown , her husband Murray C. Hill and her son, James "Jimmy" Louis Stahl, Jr. She is survived by her step children , Pam Stone and Murray C. Hill of Lakeside CA; and Deborah Samovor of Boise ,Iowa  ; and several grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews . A graveside service will be held Friday...

Margaret Eubank Humphrey, age 95, of Pollocksville NC passed away June 23, 2020. She leaves as her legacy two sons, Charles Humphrey (wife, Becky) of Cary, NC and Jeffrey Humphrey of Richmond, Va.; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a sister Eleanor Rose Eubanks of Kinston. She was preceded in death by her husband, Theron D. Humphrey. Together they shared 66 years of marriage. Margaret was a down to earth country lady. Grew up in Eastern NC in a time when the world was a...

Lillie Hazel Morton Horne, 93, passed away June 9, 2020 at the Lighthouse Village Nursing Home in Jacksonville. She was the cafeteria manager for 26 years at the old Tabernacle School. She was preceded in death by her parents, Haywood B. Morton and Lillie Meadows Morton; her husband, Rev. Herbert Horne; her son Ronald Herbert Horne; her brothers, Colon, Haywood B. Jr., and Johnny. Services were held June 12 at the Sayland Funeral Home with her neighbor and friend, Tom Chavis officiating....

New Bern, NC   Marian Gail Jones, 64, passed away May 28, 2020 at Carolina East Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents Nobe and Lucy Saulter Jones. Services and burial will be private. Surviving are her brothers; John Harold Jones and Leslie Hugh Jones of Newport. Special thanks to the staff and her friends at  Cherry Lane Group Home and Life Incorporated Day Program for the care and love they showed Gail. Arrangements by Sayland Funeral Home in Maysville.

    Thomas Edward Hetzel   Turkey, NC    Thomas Edward Hetzel, 73, passed away May 14 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He was a native of Chicago, IL; a Vietnam Marine Corps veteran and was retired from the construction industry. Private services will be held. Burial will be in the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro. Surviving are his wife, Lica Smith Hetzel; daughter, Gina Hawkins of Snow Hill; sons, David and Chris Hetzel of La...

New Bern, NC   Ted Lee Fornes, 85, passed away April 30, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Ted was a native of Greenville, NC and retired from the US Navy .  No services will be held. Surviving are his brother, Glenn Fornes of New Bern and his sister, Gail White of Albuquerque, NM. Arrangements by Sayland Funeral Home in Maysville.

Maysville, NC John Rodney Kmaras Maysville, NC John Rodney Kmaras, 77, passed away at the Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport April 26, 2020. He was a native of Massachusetts; a Marine Corps veteran; a former math teacher at Newport Elementary and retired building contractor of his own business, Kmaras Construction. He was a member of Triune Holiness Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam and Lavinia Kmaras and his first wife, Kay. Private services will be held. Surviving...

Trenton,NC   William “Bill” Kasten, 85, passed away at his home Wednesday. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jean Monette Kasten; his son, William Michael Kasten of Jacksonville and his daughter, Mylinda Rusch of Jacksonville. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Sayland Funeral Home in Maysville.

Maysville, NC                  Louise Tolin Mateja, 92, passed away Wednesday at her home. She was a native of Covington County, Alabama. She was a former bookkeeper at Jenkins Gas Company in Pollocksville and was a member of the Memorial Baptist Church in Maysville. She was preceded in death by her parents Jake and Ella Parrish Tolin; her husband, George Mateja and her brothers, Robert, Charles and Wade and her...

Maysville         Aaron H. Trott, 87, passed away at his home March 27, 2020. He was born in Carteret County on Oct 21, 1932 to Ernest and Elizabeth Godwin Trott.  Aaron was a Navy veteran of the Korea War. He was the former office manager of Jacksonville Building Supply, retiring after 44 Years. He was a member of the Grants Creek Baptist Church for 58 years where he was a deacon. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Marie Collins...