Our Staff

William Taylor

Owner

William B. “Buddy” Taylor, President

Howard-Carter Funeral Home has been in the Taylor family since 1985 and continues to operate to this date under their able leadership with Buddy serving as President.

Buddy and his wife Clara have been married over fifty years. They have two children, Bill and Karen who are co-owners of the Funeral Home along with 3 grandchildren. He is a member of the Deep Run First Baptist Church, the Pleasant Hill Masonic Lodge and the Lenoir County Shrine Club.

Telephone: 1-252-523-3177

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William B. “Bill” Taylor, II

Owner,Funeral Director,Licensed PreNeed Counselor

Cell: 252-521-1000

William B. “Bill” Taylor, II, Vice President

Bill became a licensed Funeral Director in 1996 and is one of the co-owners of the Corporation. In addition, he is a licensed Preneed Counselor. 

He and his wife Christine have been married over 28 years and have two children, Elizabeth and Briley, along with a menagerie of animals that are family also. He is a proud papa to his two grandchildren, Easton and Cora Ann. They are members of the Rivermont Baptist Church and Bill is a very active volunteer with the American Red Cross where he is a Certified First Aid/CPR Instructor as well as serving on the Board of Directors. In addition, he serves as a member of the Lenoir County Economic Development Board and is a Volunteer with the Deep Run Fire/Rescue.

Telephone: 1-252-523-3177

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Karen Taylor Keene

Owner,Funeral Director,Licensed PreNeed Counselor

Cell: 252-560-8900

Karen Taylor Keene, Secretary/Treasurer

Karen has been a licensed Funeral Director since 1995 and is also a Licensed Preneed Counselor. She is the third co-owner of the Corporation and is Office Manager for Howard-Carter. 

Karen and her husband Mark are members of the Deep Run First Baptist Church. They have one daughter, Taylor.

Telephone: 1-252-523-3177

Email: 

Cliff Miller

Manager and Funeral Director/Embalmer

Cliff has been with our firm for 21 years and is the firm's Manager, a licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer and Certified Crematory Technician.

He is currently serving on the Lenoir County Board of Health as Chairman, a member of Ram Neuse Lions Club, Pleasant Hill Masonic Lodge #304, and Lenoir County Shrine Club.

A native of Lenoir County and has one daughter Katelyn and two grandson's Gibson and Mack. He and Cindy Cole of Kinston are engaged to be married. He enjoys spending his free time with his family, playing softball, skydiving and golfing.

Telephone: 1-252-523-3177

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Briley Taylor

Funeral Director

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Kendall Taylor

Funeral Director/Embalmer

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Donnie Gray

Funeral Service Apprentice

Glen Heath

Funeral Attendant

Raeford Smith

Funeral Attendant

Randy Croom

Funeral Attendant

Steve Thompson

Funeral Attendant

Taylor Cade

Secretary

Sue Hunter

Secretary