Katie Kristine Carpenter, 33, of Clover, SC passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on January 18, 2020 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC following a lengthy battle with health issues.
The daughter of Charles Thomas Carpenter and Teresa Dover Carpenter of Charlotte, Katie was born on July 15, 1986. She is survived by her fiancé, Christopher Yewcic, her father, and her older brother, Michael, and his wife, Lisa, and their children, Christian and Caroline. She was predeceased by her mother.
Katie was born in Charlotte and her family moved to Harrisburg, NC in 1993. She graduated with honors from Central Cabarrus High School in 2004. A very talented person known for her outgoing personality and warm smile, Katie was a multi-time North Carolina teen pageant winner and enjoyed her time working in the neonatal intensive care unit at Carolinas Medical Center Main Campus.
The family will receive friends Saturday, January 25 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the McEwen Funeral Service Mint Hill Chapel, 7428 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Charlotte, NC 28227. A service to celebrate her life will be held at the chapel at 11:00 AM. Interment will immediately follow at Evergreen Cemetery, 4426 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28205.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in honor of Katie Carpenter to the Arthritis Foundation, 1355 Peachtree St NE Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30309, by phone at (404) 872-7100, or online at https://www.arthritis.org/honor-memorial-form
Condolences may be offered at www.mcewenminthillchapel.com.
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