Audrey Mallard Carter

New Bern, N.C.- Audrey Mallard Carter, 93, passed away on May 21, 2021. Audrey was born and raised in Trenton, the daughter of Manly and Ella Mallard. She graduated from Trenton High School and attended East Carolina Teachers College. Audrey started her working career with Jones County Health Department working with Dr. Thomas Vassey and his wife, Alma Vassey who was a public health nurse with Jones County Health Department. After her marriage to Benny Clifford Carter she lived and worked in Craven County. She worked for Craven County Tax Office for many years. She was later a patient coordinator for Dr. Hand’s dental office, worked for Craven County Department of Social Services, and after retirement worked as a receptionist for a salon in downtown New Bern. Audrey enjoyed working in her yard, visiting with friends and reading. She loved Tabernacle Baptist Church and made many friends there in the fellowship.

Audrey was preceded in death by her sister, Therian Wilson and her two sons, Timothy Carter and Brian Carter. She is survived by her daughter, Celeste C. Kenney (Roger) of Carolina Beach, N.C and grandsons Matt Hasell of Charlotte, N. C. and Marc Hasell of Yellowstone, Wyoming, her grandson, Daniel Carter of Pelham, Alabama (Angel) and great grandson, Grant Carter of Panama City, Florida, her niece Phyllis Carter of Trent Woods and nephew Jack Wilson (Angie) of Kinston, NC as well as several grand nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held 2 pm on Wednesday May 26, 2021 at Cotten Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to the service. Private burial will follow at Greenleaf Memorial Park.

Memorials, in Audrey's name, may be made to a charity of your choice or Crystal Coast Hospice House 100 Big Rock Weigh Newport, N.C. 28570 www.3hc.org or National Alliance for Mental Illness [email protected]. The family would like to give their heartfelt appreciation to Crystal Coast Hospice House for their kindness and care of Audrey in the last week of her life.

Arrangements by Cotten Funeral Home and Crematory. Online condolences may be made to the Carter family at www.cottenfuneralhome.com.