Junius "June" H. Rose, Jr.

Junius H. "June" Rose, Jr., DDS of Kinston, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice House in Goldsboro.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 21, 2023, at 11am at Westminster United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends at a reception following the service at the church.

Junius "June" was born in Greenville, NC on August 1, 1929. He was the son of Junius and Lenna A. Rose. He was an ECU graduate in 1951 and a graduate of UNC School of Dentistry in 1957. Staff Dentist at Dorthea Dix Hospital in Raleigh from 1957-1959. He had a private practice in Kinston from 1959-1998. June became a part-time associate with Dr. Don Hardee in Greenville for 17 years. He also volunteered part-time at Kinston Community Health Center for 18 years. He belonged to many professional, state, and local organizations serving in many capacities and honored by many.

He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Rose (Doug Miller) of Blowing Rock, grandson, William Rose, granddaughter, Maylin Miller, and sister, Lenna Rose Severs of Winston-Salem, NC.

June served in the USMC and in the National Guard. He retired as a Colonel.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Junius Rose Endowed Scholarship Fund at ECU School of Dental Medicine, 690 Medical Drive, Greenville, NC 27835, or to Westminster UMC, PO Box 1007, Kinston, NC 28503.

Arrangements made by Edwards Funeral Home & Cremations. Online condolences may be expressed at www.edwardsfhc.com.