Naomi Honea died peacefully Friday night at Carolina East Medical Center with her husband Aubrey Ray Honea and granddaughter Andrea Brianna Honea by her side. Naomi Rice was born March 12, 1934, the third child of Jim and Duffie Lee Rice. She was predeceased by brothers, JC Rice and LD Rice and sister Imogene.
Also mourning Naomi's death are her daughters, Audrey Kay Wilson and Brenda Renay Karaska; grandchildren Christopher McMurray, Melissa Walker, Terrena Miller, Justine Kelso and Mallory Karaska and great-grandson Taylor Walker.
Naomi and Aubrey met as childhood sweethearts at Godley High School (Godley, TX). Three years her senior, Aubrey noticed the pretty girl on the basketball team, and he was hooked. They married July 18, 1950 in Cleburne, Texas. Naomi was a loving mother, wife and grandmother. In addition to 40 years in New Bern, Naomi and Aubrey lived abroad in Panama and Germany. Naomi enjoyed learning about the places she lived, and sharing her knowledge with her husband and daughters.
Many in New Bern came to know Naomi during her years working as a seamstress at The Fashion Center, a women's clothing store on Middle St. A craftswoman, Naomi crocheted and sewed her family's clothing. With an artistic touch, Naomi also created handmade Christmas ornaments. An voracious reader, a truth-seeker and a woman of great faith, Naomi would read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Always welcoming with a ready smile, Naomi was kind to everyone, and she was loved by all who knew her.
Viewings will be held Sunday from 6-8 p.m. and Monday at noon with the funeral, officiated by the Rev. Bill Hawkins, following at 1 p.m. at the Cotton Funeral Home Chapel (2201 Neuse Blvd.)
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