January 10, 1942 – October 4, 2026
Kathleen Ann “Kathi” Miner, known to her grandchildren as “Titi,” passed away peacefully at her home on October 4, 2026, at the age of 84.
Kathi was born in La Porte, Indiana, where she graduated from HS in 1960. She attended Indiana University for one year before deciding to move to Seattle, Washington, where she met and married her husband (of 60 years) Capt. Kingsley Miner, USPHS. After several transfers, they eventually made their home in Cullowhee, NC for 35 years, but made one more move to Hampstead, NC in 2013 to be closer to their son Michael and his family.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Carolina University, graduating magna cum laude in 1985. For many years she was an interior decorator in/around the Western North Carolina region and owned her own business. She also ran the Great Smokies Fitness Center in Sylva, NC for several years prior to moving to the coast.
She is survived by her husband Kingsley, as well as her sons, Matthew Kingsley Miner, Michael Christopher Miner, and her “adopted son” Brian Alexander Benson. She has four grandchildren, Abby, Kevin, Taryn, and Ava Miner. She was predeceased by her Mother, Mary Jane McCarty in 1997 and brother, Michael McCarty, in 2010.