Obituaries

Celebrate and remember those from our precious alma mater who have passed. We send our deepest condolences to the families and friends.

Douglas W. Monts, Sr.

Douglas Wilbur Monts, Sr., 98, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at his home in Fairfax, SC, surrounded by loved ones. Doug was born on January 18, 1928, in Plains, Georgia, to Rosalie Douglas Monts and Joseph Holland Monts, Sr. He attended Americus public...

Rochelle Renee Hika

Rochelle Hika, 58, of Andrews passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026 in a Knoxville, Tennessee hospital. She was a native of Lakewood, Ohio and had lived most of her life in Florida before moving to Andrews 16 years ago. Rochelle had received both her bachelor's and...

Nancy Drye Cowan

Nancy Drye Cowan, 74, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2026. Born in Concord, North Carolina, Nancy was the beloved daughter of the late Jessie and Clara Drye. Nancy graduated from Western Carolina University with a degree in education and devoted her career to...

Bryan S. Irwin

Bryan S. IrwinOn September 29th, 2024, we lost a great man - Bryan Stewart Irwin, of Winston Salem, NC. He died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday afternoon after he and his family attended their beloved Calvary Baptist Church that morning. He was born in Georgetown,...

Lloyd L. Hensley

Lloyd L. HensleyBeloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Lloyd Lawrence Hensley passed away on September 30, 2024 at his home in Baton Rouge. Born in 1931 in Burnsville, NC, he was raised in a large family in the North Carolina mountains. Upon graduation from...

Jo P. Allman

Jo P. AllmanJo Pryor Allman, born December 1st, 1928, was the youngest of the twelve children of William and Edna Huntley Pryor. Lovingly and appropriately named after Jo March of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, she grew up on a mountain farm in the Middlefork...