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

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...

Hubert “Mike” Hill

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...

Eva “Beth” Lindsey

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...

Barbara W. Godfrey

Barbara W. GodfreyBarbara W. Godfrey, of San Antonio, Texas (formerly Black Mountain, NC), age 91, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, with her son, Bill, and daughter, Elaine, by her side. She was born on September 4, 1933, in National City,...

Lynn G. Huffling

Lynn G. HufflingLynn Gayle Huffling, age 79, of Lake Wylie, SC, died Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Levine and Dickson Hospice House, in Charlotte, NC, she resided in Lake Wylie since 1985. She was born on May 28th, 1946, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the late...

Shirley Livingston

Shirley LivingstonShirley Livingston has left this world for the next, and the good souls up there are lucky to have her - she knows how to liven up a place. She passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025, in Savannah, Georgia. She was at home, family by her side. She...