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 noted by The Roanoke Times & World News on January 2nd, 2022 that Kenneth Cundiff died 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 share your condolences and honor David Wilson Jr's life.

It was written by New Bern Sun Journal on July 12th, 2021 that Virginia Chevalier died in Morehead City, North Carolina.  Chevalier was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Virginia's life.

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

It was reported 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 written 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 express your sympathy and honor Marjorie Jean Edwards's life.

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

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

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

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

History

Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007. 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. Much of this "Philadelphia plan" still exists today. 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. The popularity of this particular hotel, with its train depot entrance, grand ballroom, piers, sailing and ferries to the beaches of Bogue Banks, helped to establish Morehead City as a summer destination.