New Bern High North Carolina Alumni Obituaries

Glenn Jeff Jeffrey Britt went home to be with his Heavenly Father on January 13 2026 at the age of 68. He was born on June 28 1957 in New Bern North Carolina to the late Andy Crowell Britt and Hazel Thompson Britt. Jeff was the youngest of Hazels twelve children. A funeral service will be held at 30...

Raymond Allen Sharpes, of Mount Vernon, Ohio, passed to his eternal home in heaven on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. He was born on August 21, 1938, in New Bern, North Carolina, to the late Lowell Sr. and Lucile Sharpes.Raymond was the youngest of six children. He attended Pleasant Hill Elementary Sch...

Henry Burton Whiteside passed away surrounded by his three children on Friday December 26 after being badly injured in an auto accident on Christmas Eve morning. Ton was born in Burgaw North Carolina on July 14 1952 to Beulah Gibbons RochelleWhiteside a homemaker and Heustis Pennington Whiteside an ...

John Holeman Hawley III, 79, of Goldsboro, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2026, at his home in Crozet, Virginia.The family will receive friends on Friday, January 30, 2026, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home in Goldsboro followed by a service to celebrate Johnny’s life at 11:00 a...

Emily was born on the family farm in Washington, NC (now known as 1838 Carolina Ave/Rt.17) to William Johnston Francis & Ethel Lee Witherington Francis in November of 1935. She attended John Small School & Washington High School, graduating in 1954. She excelled at reading, bowling, tennis, ...

Gastonia, North CarolinaMarvin Roy Short, Jr., 90, devoted husband and loving father, died peacefully in his sleep on January 26, 2026. Born in 1935 in Gastonia, North Carolina, Roy lived there most of his life and remained deeply connected to the community he loved. His Aunt Minnie Lee Peedin of Pe...

Ms. Trudy Britt Hardy, age 77, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Magnolia Cottage Assisted Living. A native of Greene County, she was born April 11, 1948, the daughter of Robert Allen and Litha Mae Shirley Britt.Trudy was a 1966 graduate of Greene Central High School and attende...