OBITUARY 
James "Bert" Bertrand Midgette, 85, of Newport, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Carteret General Hospital.  Mr. Midgette was born on November 28, 1924, in Elizabeth City to Evan James and Nancy James Williams Midgette.  He served his country in the U.S. Army and volunteered at the Carteret Correctional Center.

SERVICES
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 8, 2010, at Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ray Conner, officiating.  Committal will follow, with military honors, at Gethsemane Memorial Park.

SURVIVORS
Wife
    Audrey M. Midgette of Newport
Daughters
    Mattie Ann Midgette of New Bern 
    Susan Bratcher of Newport
Sons
    Evan Timothy Midgette and wife, Virginia Midgette, of Sherman, TX
    Paul Bertrand Midgette and wife, Julie Miller Midgette, of Newport
    Bruce William Midgette and wife, Kelley R. Midgette, of Newport  
    Thomas Keith Bratcher of Arapahoe 
Sister
    Mary Meiggs of Elizabeth City
Grandchildren
    Mary Ann Williams, Kenneth Lee Garner, Melissa Doughty, Kimberly Stone, Tracy Thomas, Elizabeth Abercrombie,
    Bruce S. Midgette, Evan Midgette, Jr., Mary Petty, Suzanne James, Martha Robinson, Bobby Midgette,
    Connie Matthews, Amy Leslie, Elizabeth Parker, and Tammy Yagie.
    24 Great-Grandchildren
His parents, Evan James Midgette and Nancy James Williams Midgette and first wife Mattie Cooper Midgette  preceded him in death.
 
VISITATION
The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 8, 2010.

MEMORIALS/DONATIONS
Flowers are welcome or donations may be made to Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church (Building Fund), 182 Holly Springs Road, Newport, NC  28570.  

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Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Morehead City, North Carolina.