Amy Louise Carpenter, 33, of Otto passed away Friday, February 22, 2008.

A native of Macon County, Amy was a graduate of Franklin High School and received a degree in Sociology from UNCA and continued her work at the College as a Resident Life Coordinator until her illness. She was a member of Coweeta Baptist Church.

Amy was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Grady and Louise Styles. She is survived by her parents, James and Margaret Styles Carpenter; her paternal grandparents, Calvin and Nora Bell Carpenter; one sister Ava Emory and her husband Andy; one brother, Cris Carpenter; niece and nephew, Abigail and Asa Emory, all of Otto; her longtime friend, Dean Holbert of Raleigh; and her beloved dog, Tsabo.

Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 24 in the Chapel of Macon Funeral Home. Rev. Davis Hooper and Rev. Eunice Holbert will officiate.

Private burial will be at a later date at Coweeta Baptist Church Cemetery.

Honorary attendants will be Seth Plants, Greg Bliss, Kim Shearon, Wesley Peak, Deana Wilson, and Joel Wolfe.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Macon Co. Humane Society, PO Box 81, Franklin, NC 28744, UNCA Alumni Scholarship Fund 320 Owen Hall, CPO 1800 One University Heights Asheville, NC 28804-8507, or Macon County Public Library 819 Siler Rd. Franklin. NC 28734

Macon Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences @ www.maconfuneralhome.com