Phyllis Jean McCuiston
1939 - 2021 (81 years)
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Name Phyllis Jean McCuiston Birth 24 Nov 1939 Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 
[1] Gender Female Death 4 Apr 2021 Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina [1] - Phyllis “Jean” McCuiston Bowers Umstead, 81, of Waynesville, formerly of Beaufort, a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Waynesville.Her service is at 1 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Park with the Rev. John White officiating.Jean was born to Ralph and Myrtle McCuiston Nov. 24, 1939, in Greensboro. She was a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jean worked as a medical technician for UNC and later for Carteret General Hospital, now Carteret Health Care, in Morehead City.
Jean loved spending time cooking, sewing and attending Bible study with her Calvary Baptist Church women’s group. Together, Jean and Mike loved dancing the shag, boat with friends and brag on their grandchildren. Jean also enjoyed her volunteer work at Loaves and Fishes in Beaufort.
Jean is survived by her sister, Mary Kathleen “Kay” Simmons of King; two daughters, Joy Bowers-Campbell and husband Jonathan Campbell of Cullowhee and Rebecca Bowers of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; a stepson, Gregory Umstead and wife Felicia Umstead of Holly Springs; and two grandchildren, Cassidy Campbell of Cullowhee and Hampton Campbell of Athens, Ga.
Jean is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Michael Paige Umstead.
Her visitation is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Slate Funeral Home in King. Due to current restrictions, the family will not be present.
Burial 8 Apr 2021 King, Stokes County, North Carolina [1] Person ID I9799 Family Last Modified 22 Feb 2022
Father William Ralph McCuiston, b. 18 Sep 1911, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina d. 4 Aug 1973, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina (Age 61 years) Mother Myrtle Irene Jones, b. 14 Apr 1914, King, Stokes County, North Carolina d. 4 Sep 1972, Carolina Beach, New Hanover County, North Carolina (Age 58 years) Marriage 10 Dec 1933 Independence, Virginia Family ID F3047 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Dr. William H. Bowers Marriage Dec 1962 Children 1. Joy Bowers 2. Rebecca Bowers Family ID F3184 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Oct 2024
Family 2 Michael Paige Umstead Family ID F15025 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 26 Oct 2024
- Phyllis “Jean” McCuiston Bowers Umstead, 81, of Waynesville, formerly of Beaufort, a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Waynesville.Her service is at 1 p.m. Thursday at King Memorial Park with the Rev. John White officiating.Jean was born to Ralph and Myrtle McCuiston Nov. 24, 1939, in Greensboro. She was a proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jean worked as a medical technician for UNC and later for Carteret General Hospital, now Carteret Health Care, in Morehead City.
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Birth - 24 Nov 1939 - Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina 
Burial - 8 Apr 2021 - King, Stokes County, North Carolina = Link to Google Earth
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Phyllis Jean McCuiston (1939 - 2021)
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Sources - [S4617] Carteret County News-TImes, Phyllis Umstead, 81; service Thursday; obituary; 6 April 2021; Phyllis McCuiston; 22 February 2022.
- [S4617] Carteret County News-TImes, Phyllis Umstead, 81; service Thursday; obituary; 6 April 2021; Phyllis McCuiston; 22 February 2022.