January 19, 2025, 92, Mount Olive — Mrs. Geneva Best Strickland, 92, of Tar Heel Drive, Mount Olive, passed away early Sunday morning, January 19, 2025, at Genesis Center in Mount Olive where she was receiving care. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 23, at 6:00 p.m. from Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive,…… read more »
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Geneva Best Strickland
Samuel Everett Dixon, Jr
January 18, 2025, 49, Mount Olive — Samuel Everett Dixon, Jr., resident of the Beautancus community, Mount Olive, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the age of 49. Sam, as he was often called, had been a truck driver with working experience with Burch Farms, SuperVac, a uber service, and several other businesses. He…… read more »
Hilbert Aldine Swinson, Jr.
January 18, 2025, 63, Mount Olive — Hilbert Aldine Swinson, Jr., 63, resident of the Beautancus community near Mount Olive, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Hilbert had been a truck driver during most of his working career. He leaves behind a daughter, Tiffany Jane Swinson, of Mount Olive; four grandchildren,…… read more »
Jimmy Miller
January 17, 2025, 83, Faison — Jimmy Miller, 83, resident of the Faison area, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at ECU Medical Center in Greenville. While named James Wadsworth Miller, he was known as Jimmy by both family and friends alike. He had worked at DuPont Company in Kinston, retiring with 33 1/2 years…… read more »
Donald Monroe Summerlin
January 14, 2025, 80, Seven Springs — Donald Monroe Summerlin, 80, of Seven Springs, passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, after a brief illness. He was born February 4, 1944, in Duplin County, NC to the late Stephen Lloyd Summerlin and Nona Anderson Summerlin. Mr. Summerlin married his beloved wife, Bonnie…… read more »
Kathryn Pearsall Jones
January 10, 2025, 78, Mount Olive — Kathryn Pearsall Jones, 78, life-long resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Friday evening, January 10, 2025. Known by most as Kaye P. Jones, she had spent the majority of her working career at Hamilton Beach. Kaye is survived by two sons and their wives, Robert Ray…… read more »
Dr. Michael Riley Pelt
January 9, 2025, 94, Mount Olive — Dr. Michael Riley Pelt passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Brookdale Senior Living in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He was a long-time Mount Olive resident. Dr. Pelt was born in Jackson County, Florida on December 8, 1930, to Cary Joseph Pelt and Georgia Sellars Pelt. He…… read more »
Brenda Faye Wetherington Merritt
January 6, 2025, 69, Kinston — Brenda Faye Wetherington Merritt, 69, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, January 6, 2025, at her home in Kinston. She had been an in-home care provider for many ailing individuals. Brenda is survived by a daughter, Renee Teachey and husband, William, of Kinston; a son, David…… read more »
Paula Hudson King Parks
January 6, 2025, 69, Mount Olive — Paula Hudson King Parks, life long resident of the Pleasant Grove community near Mount Olive, passed away Monday, January 6, 2025. She was 69 years old. Paula was a graduate of East Duplin High School. For most of her life she assisted her mother in the operation of…… read more »
Janice Head Kornegay
January 3, 2025, 73, Mount Olive — Janice Head Kornegay, Mount Olive attorney who practiced law as Janice S. Head, P.A., passed away early Friday morning, January 3, 2025, at ECU Medical Center in Greenville. Her family will receive friends on Sunday, January 5, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in…… read more »
