Obituaries

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

Joyce Hill Driggers

by | August 20, 2026 | 1964, Obituaries | 0 Comments

Joyce Anne Hill Driggers, 84, slipped peacefully into eternal rest at her home in Landrum, SC, on Monday, August 10th, 2026.   A native of Edneyville (Henderson County) NC, Joyce was born on March 17th, 1942 to James Arthur and Ruby Pendleton Hill. After...
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Hubert “Mike” Hill

by | August 20, 2026 | 1972, Obituaries | 0 Comments

Hubert Mitchell "Mike" Hill, age 76, of Sandy Springs, GA passed away on August 7, 2026. Mike was born on May 7, 1950, in Murphy, NC, the third of four children. Mike grew up in the mountains of North Carolina and was a graduate of Murphy High School. Mike went on to...
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Eva “Beth” Lindsey

by | August 20, 2026 | 1998, Obituaries | 0 Comments

Eva Elizabeth (Beth) Lindsey, age 69, died peacefully in her home in Asheville surrounded by family on August 16, 2026 following a courageous two year journey with cancer. Born August 27, 1956 in Asheville to the late John "Jack" Klopp and the late Mary Jane Edwards...
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Carl E Newman, Jr.

Carl Edwin Newman Jr of Otto North Carolina passed away on Saturday August 8th, 2026, at the age of 80. He is survived by his sisters Janet Diaz and Teresa Abrams of Anderson SC, his son and daughter-in-law, Kevin Michael Newman and Cynthia Lynn Newman of Helen...

Renae W. Cline

Renae Joy Willis Cline, 74, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2026, at The Greens at Hendersonville. Born September 21, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Baker Willis and Edith Josephine Isenhour Willis. Renae grew up in the Blackburn community of Catawba...

Nancy Turner Gibson

Nancy Turner Braswell Gibson passed away peacefully on August 5, 2026, at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., on July 6, 1937. Nancy's careers as an organist, choir director, and educator spanned 28 years in Winston-Salem and 10 years in...