Mount Olive High School Alumni Obituaries

Your life was a blessingYour memory a treasure.You are loved beyond wordsYou are missed beyond measure.On December 22, Gloria Brock Morgan ascended to heaven to join her Heavenly Father and her beloved family members who went before her. Her sudden death followed several years of declining health wh...

Joseph Lynn Hill, known by most as Joe, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at Wayne UNC Healthcare.Joe had been a long time resident of the Spring Bank area of Goldsboro, prior to relocating to Helping Hands Assisted Living Center about 18 months ago.Joe was a member of the 1981 graduating class o...

Danny Kay Best, Sr. passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 28, 2025, surrounded by family and loved ones, while being cared for at  New Hanover Regional Medical Center.A native of Warsaw, NC, and a graduate of James Kenan High School, Danny was a resident of Faison for over 40 years. He wa...

Bernard L. DeCristofaro Jr. passed away suddenly on December 27 2025 at Hackettstown Hospitalsurrounded by his loved ones.He was 70 years old.Bernie had recently received a livertransplant andwas full of hope and gratitude in his final days. Bernie grew up in the Germania Park area of Rockaway Towns...

Geraldine Hayes was born on March 10 1957 in Orlando FL to Marva Cato and the late David Cato. Geraldine matriculated through the local schools of her community and then eventually relocated to Saint Lucie County where she attended Fort Pierce Central High School graduating in 1976. She then further...

Dorothy Marie Thomas was born on June 12 1927 in Wilmington Delaware. She was the only child born to the late Herman and Dorothy Thomas. Marie as she was always called began elementary school in Delaware. At the age of 13 she and her family moved to Upper Pittsgrove Township New Jersey where she con...

Sis. Olive Franklin was born on August 5, 1927, in Goldsboro, North Carolina to Simon Joyner and Ida Dawson. She received her education through the Goldsboro public schools, graduating from Dillard High School. At an early age, she became a member of Antioch Baptist Church.In the late 1940s, Sis. F...

Homegoing services for Mrs. Karen B. Johnson will be 1100 a.m. Saturday January 17 2026 at East Grove Missionary Baptist Church 1642 Oak Ridge Road East Tallahassee FL 32305 with the interment concluding in Mt. Olive Church Cemetery West Lake. was born on July 29 1957 and peacefully transitioned on ...

Funeral services for Betty A. Papstein age 96 of Norfolk Nebraska will be 1030 a.m. Saturday December 27 2025 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Reverend Robert Wiest will officiate with burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Norfolk. Betty Ann Papstein daughter of Melvin and Blanche Carrico Ni...

Funeral services for Dorothy A. Uttecht age 92 of Norfolk will be 1030 a.m. Tuesday January 13 2026 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Reverend Robert Wiest will officiate with interment in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Norfolk. Visitation will be Monday from 430 to 600 p.m. at Home fo...

Donna Lou McFadden age 68 of Leesburg Virginia peacefully transitioned from this life on December 20 2025. She was born on August 2 1957 in Lima Ohio to James and Odessa Bass who preceded her in death. From an early age Donna demonstrated faith kindness dedication and a deep love for her family and ...

On December 2 2025 Miss Lucille Majorie Woodley 82 peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the presence of her family and two favorite Deacons. Affectionately known as Thomasine Tommy or Tom Lucille was born on November 26 1943 to the late Thomas Hardy Mason and Emma Virg...

Mildred Margaret Schmidt Bailey passed into the presence of God on November 2 2025. She was born in Hebo Oregon on August 25 1929 in the home of her parents Omer and Olive Bailey. Her father was a pastor in the Assemblies of God denomination. During her fathers time as a pastor mom lived in Hebo Ore...

Mr. Willie Ray King passed away peacefully on October 16 2025 in North Carolina at the age of 73. Born on July 31 1952 in Winona Texas Ray was the beloved son of the late Robert L. and Martha King. He was a proud graduate of Emmett J. Scott High School and a lifelong resident of Tyler Texas where he...

OBITUARY It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Brenda Joyce Raymond Sinegal who departed this world on Tuesday December 30 2026 in Beaumont Texas. Memorial Service will begin10AM Saturday Jan. 17 2026 at Proctors Mortuary 3522 Washington Blvd. Beaumont TX. Brenda Joyce ...

Triston Amarion Pippins was born on September 12 2003 in Mount Pleasant Texas to Trear Pippins and Bill Anderson Beard. He entered eternal rest on January 4 2026 in Fayetteville North Carolina. Triston was a faithful member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant Texas. He was a proud gradua...

Edna Earl Mitchell was born on February 18 1938 in Mount Pleasant Texas to the late Earl Williams and Odessa Brown. She transitioned peacefully following injuries sustained in an automobile accident that occurred on December 29 2025 in Longview Texas. Her beloved grandson Jamie Mitchell was also inv...

Reflection of LifeOn May 12, 1949, a baby boy was born under the parentage of Levell Durham and Blanchie Harris in San Marcos, Texas. They would affectionately name him Travis Levell Durham Junior, after his father. His parents would soon leave San Marcos for Lubbock, Texas where he would spend the ...

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Mrs. Algenia Carter 86 of Fletcher who departed this earthly life for her eternal reward on Tuesday September 23 2025 at Care Partners Hospice. Born On September 17 1939 in Savannah Georgia Algenia was the only child of Rosa Deberry Brown 19232005 and Nat...

age 57 passed away at home surrounded by her loving family leaving behind a legacy of compassion faith and service to others. Linda was a graduate of Mount Olive High School and earned her Associate of Science Degree in Nursing from the County College of Morris which led her to her calling as a devo...

MOUNT WOLF Carolyn Joan Hess Sides 84 of Mount Wolf PA passed away Tuesday December 30 2025 at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York PA. She was the wife of Donald E. Sides whom she married nearly 58 years ago on January 24 1968. Carolyn was born on October 10 1941 in Parkersburg West Virginia and was the...

We celebrate the life of Helen Joyce Smith York also known as Joy with deep love and joyful memories. Joyce was the third of seven children born on September 9 1937 to the parentage of John Frank Smith and Carrie Dortch Smith of Rocky Mount North Carolina. She passed away peacefully at home surround...

Kathryn G. Ziese passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Wednesday December 3 2025 in Mount Olive Township. She had shared 83 years of unconditional love infectious laughter priceless wisdom and unforgettable memories with family and friends. Born and raised in Union City to the...

On July 7 1948 in Longview TX Rev. Hal and Mrs. Herelene Polk Jackson welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world whom they named Bettye Louise Jackson. From birth Bettye was raised in the Lord grounded in faith and guided by His word. Her father ensured that faith was a central part of their dail...

COLUMBIANA Bruce Duncan MacLellan 80 of Lisbon passed away Sunday afternoon December 7 2025 at Parkside Health Care Center in Columbiana with his wife beside him. Bruce was born on May 29 1945 in Youngstown a son of William Duncan and Marion Wite MacLellan. A Liberty high school graduate he entered...

Funeral services will be held at 200 p.m. on Thursday October 16 2025 at the Mount Olive Methodist Church in Mount Olive for John Hayes Powell 55 of Brandon who passed away on Sunday October 12 2025 at the St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson MS. Reverend Steve Parten Reverend Adam Day and Lay Leader Bil...