SYLVA - Maxie Lee Corn Carpenter, 99, passed away on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, one month shy of her 100th birthday. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Flora Corn.
Maxie was preceded in death by her husband, Earvin A. Carpenter; son, William Lee (Bill) Carpenter; sisters Bertie Holt, Virgie Crunkleton, Bessie Corn and Bonnie Dean; brother, Norton Virgil Corn; sons-in-law, Carter Deitz and Robert Washington.
She was a homemaker, attended Wilkesdale Baptist Church and was a member of Mulberry Methodist Church. She loved visiting with friends and family, reading, singing old hymns, and cooking; she was looking forward to a large Easter dinner with all her family.
Survivors include her daughter, Starlotte Deitz; son, Jeff (Mary) Carpenter; daughter-in-law, Teresa Carpenter, all of Sylva; grandchildren, Janna Deitz of Bethesda, Maryland, Shelly Deitz of Sylva, Shea (Chris) White of Columbus, Kamisha Carpenter of Asheboro, and William Carpenter of Ruskin, Florida; great-grandchildren, Makenzie Ballard and Landon White; plus many nieces and nephews.
Maxie’s family grew in the last decade of her life to include two beloved caregivers, Rene Fish and Donna Massingale; Julie Woodard always made sure Maxie felt beautiful, as she was.
A funeral service was held at Appalachian Funeral Home on Thursday, April 21. Joe Wolf officiated. Burial followed at Fairview Cemetery. The family received friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 20, as well as at Maxie’s home in Sylva.
Donations in her memory to Four Seasons (or your local) Hospice are appreciated.
An online registry is available at appalachianfuneralservices.com. Appalachian Funeral Services of Sylva is serving the family.