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 written by The Roanoke Times & World News on January 2nd, 2022 that Kenneth Cundiff passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Cundiff was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Kenneth's life.

It was reported by New Bern Sun Journal on September 1st, 2021 that David Wilson Jr Radford passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Radford was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor David Wilson Jr's life.

It was reported by New Bern Sun Journal on July 12th, 2021 that Virginia Chevalier passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Chevalier was 78 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Virginia's life.

It was disclosed by New Bern Sun Journal on February 16th, 2021 that Gilbert Jr Mealer passed away in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Mealer was 70 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Gilbert Jr's life.

It was disclosed by New Bern Sun Journal on December 30th, 2020 that Otis Jr Roberts perished in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Roberts was 81 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Otis Jr's life.

It was revealed by New Bern Sun Journal on November 15th, 2020 that Marjorie Jean Edwards Cornick died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Cornick was 78 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Marjorie Jean Edwards's life.

It was written by The Roanoke Times & World News on August 23rd, 2020 that Eileen Wright (Zion) perished in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Ms. Wright was 89 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Eileen's life.

It was disclosed by New Haven Register on August 14th, 2020 that Marjorie M Zukunft (Menzies) perished in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Ms. Zukunft was 92 years old and was born in New Haven, CT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Marjorie M's life.

It was reported by New Bern Sun Journal on August 1st, 2020 that Gregory Harrison died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Harrison was 84 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Gregory's life.

It was reported by New Bern Sun Journal on July 26th, 2020 that Terry Jay Sheppard passed on in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Sheppard was 63 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Terry Jay'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.