Funeral Homes in Morehead City, NC

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Vaughan Johnson (american football player), Calvin Daniels (american football player), Algenon L. Marbley (judge), John Kearns Jr. (cinematographer and film producer), Matt Dodge (american football player), and Lonnie Chisenhall (baseball player).

Morehead City is a port town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007. It forms part of the Crystal Coast.

Morehead City Obituaries

It was reported by New Bern Sun Journal on January 29th, 2020 that Kelly Warren Clark passed on in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Clark was 69 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kelly Warren's life.

It was disclosed by New Bern Sun Journal on January 29th, 2020 that Michael Arturo Dudley passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Dudley was 69 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Michael Arturo's life.

It was revealed by New Bern Sun Journal on January 16th, 2020 that Robert Stanley Hakkila died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Hakkila was 80 years old and was born in Quincy, MA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert Stanley's life.

It was reported by New Bern Sun Journal on December 20th, 2019 that Phyllis Marie Felton Garr passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Garr was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Phyllis Marie Felton's life.

It was written by New Bern Sun Journal on November 14th, 2019 that Leah H Hester passed on in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Hester was 89 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Leah H's life.

It was noted by New Bern Sun Journal on November 12th, 2019 that Tim Nobles died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Nobles was 55 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Tim's life.

It was noted by New Bern Sun Journal on October 26th, 2019 that James Quimby III Wallace died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Wallace was 66 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James Quimby III's life.

It was noted by New Bern Sun Journal on September 28th, 2019 that Patsy Sammons Acha died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Acha was 74 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Patsy Sammons's life.

It was disclosed by New Bern Sun Journal on September 24th, 2019 that Golena Mae Wallace Davis passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Davis was 71 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Golena Mae Wallace's life.

It was noted by New Bern Sun Journal on September 18th, 2019 that Guion James Jr Garner perished in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Garner was 73 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Guion James Jr's life.

History

The war disrupted commerce, and the economy of the port declined along with the town’s population. The town was officially incorporated by the North Carolina Senate in 1860, by which time the town’s population had grown to more than 300. Their objective was to take advantage of the deep channel of Beaufort Inlet, leading into Shepard Point, to construct a port and connect it by rail to Goldsboro, North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead, for whom the town is named, a principal member of this group, initiated construction of the railroad in 1855 and by July 1858 rail service had been established. It forms part of the Crystal Coast.

In the early 1850s, a group of investors named the Shepard Point Land Company purchased of land on the eastern tip of the peninsula that is now the site of Morehead City. Finally, in the 1980s, a renewal began when the town obtained a Community Development Block Grant to replace an aging infrastructure and improve the appearance of the waterfront area.