Obituaries in Mount Olive, NC

Carolyn Ann Witherington, 72, passed away Friday, January 23, at Rex UNC Hospital in Raleigh.Carolyn was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a kind soul who found her greatest joy in taking care of her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil Ray Williams, Sr. and Margaret Mae Jones ...

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...

Moses Gregg King, known locally as simply Gregg King, passed away in the early morning hours on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh.Gregg, 68, was a life-long resident of the Suttontown area of Sampson County.  HIs life's work was as varied as he was.  He had bee...

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...

Mrs. JoAnn Baldwin Adams, at the age of 80, passed away Saturday, 27 Dec. 2025, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla.She was a resident of Yulee, Fla., and was the daughter of the late James Kenneth Baldwin and Juanita Frady Baldwin Tillman. She was the widow of Hayward Lee Adams, a nativ...

It was one minute past midnight on the morning of Tuesday, December 23, 2025, that Mr. Paul Cameron Dean, Jr., passed away.  Death came while he was in Faison, N.C.Mr. Dean was a resident of Pittsboro, NC.  He was retired from Monsanto Chemical Company at the Research Triangle Park where h...

Harriett Pate Taylor, 91, found rest in death on Sunday, January 25, 2026, while being cared for at Snow Hill Memory Care Nursing Home in Snow Hill.Mrs. Taylor was a native of the Brock’s Chapel section near Mount Olive. She was the daughter of the late Elijah and Sallie Mac Pate, the widow of Emmet...

Roy Lee Taylor, native of the Summerlin's Crossroads area of Duplin County, and a long-time resident of Calypso, passed away early Friday morning, January 9, 2026, while receiving care at Wayne UNC Healthcare.  He was 86.Roy Lee was a retired volunteer with Oak Wolfe Fire Department, and he was...

Connie Kornegay Summerlin, 64, died Monday, December 22 at ECU Health in Kenansville. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Summerlin of the home; a daughter, Jessica Hoskin and her husband Jesse of Mount Olive; a step-daughter, April Barnes and her husband Darius of Durham, NC; and a sister, Wendy ...

Emery Mills Walker, 60, life long resident of the Mount Olive area, left his disease-strickened body to receive an immortal body to forever live with the Lord.  He was at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, when he left earth for heaven.Emery had been employed at Southern Wayne Country Club...

James Earl Whitley, Sr., 87, passed away quietly at his home on Saturday morning, with his family by his side. Better known as “Earl’, he is survived by his wife of 65 years; Doris Myers Whitley; their daughter, Lisa W. Whitfield and husband Jeff, of Mount Olive; and their son, James Earl Whitley, J...

Bruce Jones, Jr. passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville after the onset of a sudden illness.  He was 77.Bruce had been a long time resident of the Outlaw's Bridge area, Albertson, and had recently relocated to the Beulaville area."Bruce Jr.," as he wa...