All Obituaries

Mr. Chauncey Strayhorn Sr., 87, of 907 Cunningham Road, Kinston, NC entered into eternal rest on Monday, May 23,2022 at Signature HealthCare Center in Kinston, NC.  Funeral services for Mr. Strayhorn will be held at 12:00 noon on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Jones Tabernacle Church (3550 Poole Rd., Kinston, NC).  Interment will follow in Mills Memorial Garden (1300 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Kinston, NC).  A walk-through viewing will be held from 3-6:00pm on Saturday, May 28,...

Mrs. Betty Joyner, 86, of 412 Duggins Drive, Kinston, NC peacefully closed her eyes into the joys of the Lord on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in the quietness of her home.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of Love, Dignity, and Care are being rendered by Albritton-Carraway Funeral Home.  

Mrs. Cheryl Jean Grant Shaw, 67, of 3020 Twatchan Drive, Raleigh, NC, (formerly of Snow Hill area) closed her eyes into the joys of the Lord on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Wake Med Hospital in Raleigh, NC.  Funeral services for Mrs. Shaw will be held at 1:00pm on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at New Christian Fellowship in Snow Hill, NC.  Interment will follow in LaGrange Cemetery in LaGrange, NC.  A visitation will be held from 3-6:00pm on Monday, May 23, 2022, at New Christian...

Mr. George W. Graham, 73 of 419 Duggins Drive, Kinston, NC peacefully closed his eyes into eternal rest early Sunday morning, May 15, 2022, in the quietness of his home.  Funeral services for Mr. Graham will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at United American Free Will Baptist Tabernacle (1011 J.E.Reddick Circle) Kinston, NC.  Interment will follow in Pinelawn Memorial Park, Kinston, NC.  A public viewing will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022, from 4-7:00 pm at...

Ms. Nell Beech Dabney, 100, of 1115 E. Shine Street, Kinston, NC peacefully closed her eyes into the joys of the Lord early Saturday morning, May 14, 2022, at UNC Lenoir Health Care in Kinston, NC.  Graveside service for Ms. Dabney will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, May 19,2022 at Southview Cemetery (1351 Old Asphalt Road), Kinston, NC.  There will not be a public viewing.  DUE TO VARIANTS OF COVID-19, MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT THE CEMETERY.   Ms. Dabney is survived...

Mr. Lester Lavon Sutton, 59, of 511 N. Queen Street, Kinston, NC entered into eternal rest early Sunday morning, May 15,2022 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center in Greenville, NC.  Graveside service for Mr. Sutton will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, May 19,2022 at Southview Cemetery (1351 Old Asphalt Road) Kinston, NC.  A walk-through viewing will be held from 3-6:00 pm on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at the funeral home.  DUE TO VARIANTS OF COVID-19, MASKS AND SOCIAL...

Mr. Levon Whitfield, 66, of 107 E. Peyton Avenue, Kinston, NC entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in the quietness of his home.  Graveside service for Mr. Whitfield will be held at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Southview Cemetery (1351 Old Asphalt Road, Kinston, NC).  A walk-through viewing will be held from 3-6:00 pm on Monday, May 16, 2022, at the funeral home.  DUE TO VARIANTS OF COVID-19, MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE REQUIRED AT THE FUNERAL...

Ms. Vanessa Lynn Freeman Ashley, 65, of Gainesville, Florida, (formerly of Kinston) closed her eyes peacefully into eternal rest on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Florida.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of Love, Dignity, and Care are being rendered by Albritton-Carraway Funeral Home.

Ms. Tracy Leshelle "Trickey" Evans, 53, of 912 Highland Avenue, Kinston, NC peacefully closed her eyes into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at UNC Lenoir Health Care in Kinston, NC.  A Memorial Service for Ms. Evans will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, May 21, 2002, at Rhema Word Christian Center, Kinston, NC.  DUE TO VARIANTS OF COVID-19, MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE REQUIRED AT THE CHURCH.   Ms. Evans is survived by her aunts, Gloria...

  Terry Earl Albritton transitioned to his heavenly home to be with our Lord and Savior on May 4, 2022. Terry was received into this world with praise and thanksgiving by his parents, the late John F. Albritton, Jr. and the late Dora M. Albritton on April 14, 1957. Terry grew up and lived in Kinston as he matured from a young boy to a well-rounded man and loving husband. He graduated from Kinston High School in 1975 and then attended Lenior Community College, studying electrical...