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North Carolina and Maryland • Official obituary source guide
Howell Funeral Home Obituaries
The search for Howell Funeral Home obituaries can lead to two different official funeral-home websites. Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro, North Carolina maintains its obituary archive at howellfuneral.com. Howell Funeral Homes in Maryland maintains another obituary collection at howellfamilyfunerals.com.
First, Choose the Correct Howell Funeral Home
Howell Funeral Home & Crematory
Address: 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534
Phone: (919) 731-7490
Official domain: howellfuneral.com
Its archive provides obituary listings and a name-search field, together with browsing tools for finding memorials.
Howell Funeral Homes
Official domain: howellfamilyfunerals.com
The Maryland website identifies service locations in East Baltimore, West Baltimore and Howard County.
Its obituary section includes an official memorial collection that is separate from the Goldsboro funeral home’s archive.
Prepare an Obituary Name Search
Maryland search tip: open the Maryland website’s obituary collection and select the individual memorial. Its current and past service navigation may help locate notices not immediately visible on the main obituary page.
How to Find and Verify a Howell Funeral Home Obituary
Identify North Carolina or Maryland
Look for the person’s home community, family-provided funeral-home name, church, cemetery or service city. Match this information to the correct official Howell website before searching.
Open the matching official obituary archive
Use Goldsboro’s obituary archive for Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in North Carolina, or the Maryland Howell obituary collection when that is the correct provider.
Search the person’s full name
Begin with the first and last name. Use the search or browsing options available on the selected website.
Try a different name format
If the full name produces no match, search the surname, maiden name, married name, nickname, former name, middle initial or reasonable spelling variation.
Open the complete memorial
Read the individual’s full obituary. Do not rely only on a search-engine excerpt, social media post or directory preview.
Confirm that you found the correct person
Compare the published residence, life dates, family references and service locality. Do not assume two people with identical names are the same individual.
Read every service detail separately
Look for viewing, visitation, funeral, memorial, graveside, cemetery, interment and any online participation instructions. Different events can have different venues.
Review family requests and tribute options
Follow the instructions actually published for that memorial, including flowers, donations, condolence messages, guestbook entries or private-event notices.
Recheck before travel or contact the correct office
Open the latest official memorial before attending. If details remain unclear, call the North Carolina or Maryland office associated with the arrangements.
What You May Find on the Two Howell Obituary Websites
Goldsboro, North Carolina archive
Howell Funeral Home & Crematory’s official obituary page supports name searching and alphabetical surname browsing.
- Recent and older obituary listings available through the directory.
- Individual published life notices.
- Service information when publicly announced.
- Condolence and remembrance options where provided.
- Available flower or memorial instructions.
Maryland obituary collection
Howell Funeral Homes’ Maryland website publishes its own obituary and remembrance information for families served by its Maryland operation.
- Individual memorial or remembrance pages.
- Current and past service navigation.
- Information provided by the family and funeral home.
- Service or tribute details when included.
- Official location and contact navigation.
Visitation, Funeral, Cemetery and Livestream Checks
The funeral home handling arrangements is not automatically the location of the service. A Goldsboro memorial may name a cemetery in another Wayne County community, while a Maryland memorial may direct attendees to a church or another venue.
| Event | What to verify | Before attending |
|---|---|---|
| Visitation or viewing | Date, start and end times, room, chapel or church. | Confirm the complete street address. |
| Funeral or memorial service | Event time, location and attendance instructions. | Use the venue printed for that service. |
| Graveside or interment | Cemetery, time, burial site and meeting instructions. | Navigate to the cemetery, not automatically the funeral home. |
| Livestream or tribute | Whether a broadcast or online remembrance feature is actually offered. | Use only the verified memorial or family-provided link. |
Verified Howell Funeral Home Locations, Phones and Maps
Use these maps to identify a verified funeral-home office. For an actual funeral, burial, visitation or memorial event, follow the address printed in the individual’s full obituary.
Howell Funeral Home & Crematory — Goldsboro
Goldsboro, NC 27534
Telephone: (919) 731-7490
Official website: howellfuneral.com
Howell Funeral Homes — Jessup
10220 Guilford RoadJessup, MD 20794
Phone: (301) 604-0101
Howell Funeral Homes — Baltimore East
3331 Brehms LaneBaltimore, MD 21213
Phone: (410) 485-3500
Howell Funeral Homes — Baltimore West
4600 Liberty Heights AvenueBaltimore, MD 21207
Phone: (410) 664-6800
Funeral, Cremation and Arrangement Prices
North Carolina Howell Funeral Home & Crematory and Maryland Howell Funeral Homes are distinct providers. Their funeral packages, service options, merchandise and prices should not be treated as interchangeable.
This guide does not publish estimated Howell prices as verified current charges. Contact the specific funeral home and request the current General Price List and itemized information appropriate to the arrangement.
Questions to ask before choosing services
- Which burial, funeral, cremation or memorial options are available?
- Which services and merchandise are included in the quoted price?
- What is optional and what is legally required?
- Are cemetery, newspaper, transportation or other outside-provider charges separate?
- Can the funeral home provide the current General Price List?
- Are there any applicable package exclusions or cash-advance items?
The Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule explains consumer rights concerning funeral-price information and choices.
Death Certificates: Choose the State Where the Death Occurred
A funeral-home obituary is not a certified death certificate. The correct issuing authority depends on the state where the death was registered, not simply the state where the funeral home operates.
North Carolina Death Certificates
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services operates NC Vital Records. The state explains that its certificate records are not a free public searchable database.
Open North Carolina Vital Records
After opening
- Choose the certificate-ordering service.
- Select the death-certificate request route.
- Review who may receive a certified copy.
- Prepare required identification and record details.
- Verify fees and processing instructions before submitting.
For a local Register of Deeds route, confirm the county where the death occurred and that county office’s available vital-record services.
Maryland Death Certificates
The Maryland Department of Health’s Division of Vital Records provides certified death certificates for eligible applicants. Its current instructions distinguish recent records from older records held by Maryland State Archives.
Open Maryland Death Certificate Instructions
After opening
- Confirm that the death was registered in Maryland.
- Check the record year and proper issuing office.
- Review applicant eligibility and identification.
- Choose the official mail, appointment or authorized online option.
- Verify current state and vendor charges.
Maryland identifies its authorized online ordering partner on the official Vital Records page.
Estate and Probate: Use the Correct County Court
Funeral arrangements and estate administration are separate processes. Probate jurisdiction depends on the deceased person’s circumstances and applicable law, not automatically the funeral home’s address.
Wayne County Clerk of Superior Court
Wayne County Courthouse224 E. Walnut Street
Room 230
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: (919) 722-6100
Wayne County official court contacts
After opening, use the courthouse directory and request the estates or Clerk of Superior Court information appropriate to the estate.
Maryland Register of Wills
Maryland estate administration is handled through the appropriate county or Baltimore City Register of Wills office and the Orphans’ Court system where applicable.
Maryland Registers of Wills — Official Website
After opening, locate the jurisdiction associated with the estate, review probate guidance and contact the appropriate Register of Wills office.
Do not choose Howard County or Baltimore solely because a Howell Funeral Homes chapel is located there.
Veteran Burial Benefits and Social Security After a Death
Veteran burial and memorial benefits
Eligible Veterans and qualifying survivors may have access to VA burial allowances, cemetery benefits, burial flags, headstones or markers and other memorial benefits.
Official VA Burial and Memorial Benefits
After opening: select the particular burial, memorial or allowance category. Review eligibility, documentation and application requirements before beginning the claim.
Social Security death reporting and survivors
The Social Security Administration explains how deaths are reported and which survivors may qualify for benefits or a one-time death payment.
SSA — What to Do When Someone Dies
After opening: review the death-reporting section, then check eligibility for survivor benefits and any lump-sum death payment. Benefits are not automatic for every relative.
Can You Trust Third-Party Howell Obituary Listings?
Third-party obituary directories and newspaper pages can help you discover a name or identify a possible funeral provider. However, they may display copied notices, excerpts or older event information.
Share the direct official memorial URL when possible. A live memorial link allows recipients to see corrections or changes instead of relying on an old screenshot.
Official Resources Used
- Howell Funeral Home & Crematory — Goldsboro All Obituaries — official North Carolina obituary search.
- Howell Funeral Home & Crematory — Official Website — Goldsboro business address, telephone and services.
- Howell Funeral Homes — Maryland Obituaries — official Maryland obituary collection.
- Maryland Howell — Howard County Location.
- Maryland Howell — East Baltimore Location.
- Maryland Howell — West Baltimore Location.
- North Carolina Vital Records — death-certificate ordering and state record information.
- Maryland Department of Health — Death Certificates.
- North Carolina Judicial Branch — Wayne County Court Contacts.
- Maryland Registers of Wills.
- Federal Trade Commission — Funeral Rule.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Burial and Memorial Benefits.
- Social Security Administration — When Someone Dies.