All Obituaries

Stella, NC   Marvin C. Smith, 93, passed away June 29, 2022. A graveside service will be held 2:00PM Sunday at Gethsemane Memorial Park in Morehead City, NC. He was Marine Corps veteran and retired from civil service at Cherry Point. He is survived by a brother, Roland Smith of Lakemont , GA. Services by Sayland Funeral Home, Maysville

Maysville NC Elizabeth “Nell” Genell   Jones-Pierce passed away at her home on June 27, 2022. Nell retired from the banking industry after working for many years with First Citizens Bank and Bank of America. She was a very faithful member of the Maysville United Methodist Church where she served on many boards and was a member of the church choir. Nell was preceded in death by her parents, Alonza Ralph Jones and Sudie Mae Mills Jones; her brother Roger Jones; her...

Frances Marie Jones Burch, 69, passed away Saturday June 18, 2022 at Carolina East Medical Center. She was retired from Moen as a production manager. Frances was a member of the Pollocksville Baptist Church. She is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, Charles Evans Burch, Sr.; her son, Charles Evans Burch, Jr. of Pollocksville; her daughter, Angela Burch Howald of Richlands; her sisters, Bertha Jones Hill of Vanceboro and Marybeth Jones Hornbeck of Ernul; and her grandchildren,...

Jacksonville, NC Herman Edward Norris, 59, passed away May 27, 2022 at Premier Nursing & Rehab Center. Edward was a retired heavy equipment operator in the road construction business. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Thelma Bell Norris. He is survived by his daughters, Jessica Sandison, Amanda Norris and Laura Anderson and his grandson, Avery Warren. Private services will be held. Arrangements by Sayland Funeral Home in Maysville

Annette Macy Bell, 84, of Pollocksville, passed away, peacefully at her home on May 12, 2022. She was born a resident of Jonesville, NC, but called Pollocksville “HOME” for over 60 years. She was the “unofficial” informant of Pollocksville until she suffered a massive stroke in June 2013. She was the one that knew all the happenings around town and everyone knew exactly who to call for the latest and greatest whether she was at Bell’s Service Station or at home...

Maysville NC Sara Nell Newton Thompson, 94, passed away May 1, 2022 at Carolina East Medical Center. Our dear mother is now where she always wanted to be and we cannot even imagine what a glorious sight it was that greeted her when she entered the gates of Heaven and saw Jesus. We celebrate through our tears that she is now with her Saviour and that we all had such precious time with her during the last few days and have so many precious memories of her. We thank God that she and...

Mabel Irene Ruark Hurley, 101, passed away peacefully Feb. 5, 2022. She was born on October 6, 1920, in Cambridge, MD. to Elijah “Ottie” W. Ruark and Alice Flowers Ruark. Mrs. Hurley was a formerly employed at Devos Jewelry in Cambridge as a salesclerk. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Davidson Hurley and her son, Thomas Reid Hurley. She is survived by her son, Wayne Daniel Hurley, Sr. of Pollocksville and her daughter, Sheila Pierce Knight of Cary, NC; her...

Richard P. McPhee, New Bern, NC   Richard P. McPhee, 74, of New Bern, NC passed away at home on January 11, 2022, following a period of declining health. He was born in Rutland, VT on July 31, 1947, to Edward A. and Anna (Martel) McPhee. A longtime resident of Chittenden, Pittsford and Brandon, Vermont, Mr. McPhee married Christine (Comeau) in 1968. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoying many excursions to Pulaski, NY for salmon fishing, He also enjoyed spending time with...

Juanita Denise Jenkins, 60, of Louisburg, NC passed away January 8,2022 at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson, NC.  She was born in Lenoir County to Jacob Clifton Jenkins and Mary Elizabeth Griffin Jenkins; on Nov. 23, 1961.She was a cook. Surviving are her daughter, Kayla Melton of Trenton her grandson, Jackson Smith; her brothers, David Jenkins of Trenton and Jacob Clifton Jenkins of Lineville, AL and her sister, Gayle Elizabeth Apac of Pollocksville. Graveside service 2:00PM...

Michael Leroy Trott, 37, a devoted husband, a loving father and a faithful son was called home on December 21, 2021. He was born in New Bern on Dec. 5, 1984 to Diane and Tommy Trott and spent his youth in Maysville. Michael enlisted in the US Navy.  As gas turbine mechanic he proudly served his country and was honorably discharged only to begin his time in school for motorcycle mechanics in Florida. He had a love for motorcycles and all things mechanical. He could fix anything, He...