Funeral Homes in Morehead City, NC

Facts about Morehead City, North Carolina

• 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 July 27th, 2018 that Walter Graig Guthrie died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Guthrie was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Walter Graig's life.

It was written by New Bern Sun Journal on July 13th, 2018 that Wesley Daw passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Daw was 64 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Wesley's life.

It was disclosed by New Bern Sun Journal on June 19th, 2018 that Dauphne Gayle Long (Pendergraft) passed on in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Ms. Long was 78 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dauphne Gayle's life.

It was written by New Bern Sun Journal on May 29th, 2018 that Clyde E Murray perished in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Murray was 83 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Clyde E's life.

It was written by New Bern Sun Journal on May 22nd, 2018 that James Dickinson passed on in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Dickinson was 69 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James's life.

It was noted by New Bern Sun Journal on April 28th, 2018 that Lela Quidley Winslow died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Winslow was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lela Quidley's life.

It was written by New Bern Sun Journal on March 15th, 2018 that Barbara Harmon (Blandford) died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Ms. Harmon was 82 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Barbara's life.

It was noted by New Bern Sun Journal on March 14th, 2018 that Jerrell Wayne Jr Stockdale passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Stockdale was 74 years old and was born in St Louis, MO.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jerrell Wayne Jr's life.

It was disclosed by New Bern Sun Journal on February 28th, 2018 that Catherine Angell (Hicks) passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Ms. Angell was 85 years old and was born in Yancey Mills, VA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Catherine's life.

It was written on February 11th, 2018 that Jerry R Webster passed on in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Webster was 77 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jerry R's life.

History

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. 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. The town was laid out in city blocks of 16 lots each, reaching to 15th Street, with a system of alleys within each block in the form of an H, so that all houses and businesses could be serviced from the alleys. These fishermen became the nucleus of the fishing industry that has remained an important part of the town's economy. It was not until the 1880s, with the construction of the Atlantic Hotel at the tip of the peninsula, and its promotion by the railroad as the "Summer Capital by the Sea", that the area began to experience a resurgence.