Carolyn Rogers

Asheville, Carolyn Shiflet Rogers, age 55, of Ellicott Lane, died on November 8, 2009. She was born in Greenville, SC, was a long-time resident of Haywood County, and had resided in Asheville since 1998. She was the daughter of Nancy Boone Powell of Asheville and the late Walker Shiflet. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Ted Rogers, who died in 1994, and a stepfather, Dr. William Powell. Carolyn was a 1972 graduate of Pisgah High School and attended Saint Mary's College in Raleigh and Western Carolina University. At WCU she earned credentials in education and business. She was a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Financial Planner. During her life she taught kindergarten, spent a period dedicated to her home and children, provided accounting services, and at the time of her death was founder and principal of Piper Financial (www.piperplanning.com), specializing in financial planning for single, divorced, and widowed women. A licensed pilot who regularly volunteered at the annual Oskosh AirVenture Air Show in Wisconsin, Carolyn and her late husband, Ted, once set an official speed record flying from Asheville to Oshkosh. Carolyn was a current member and treasurer of Land of Sky Toastmasters Club, a past volunteer with REACH of Haywood County, and active in her church, Central United Methodist of Asheville. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her son and daughter, Zachary Ted Rogers, and Piper Lyn Rogers, both of the home; a stepdaughter, Julia Rogers Clark and her husband, Martin, of Chapel Hill; and a sister, Jane S. Farmer, and her husband, Doug, of Canton, and Jane's three children, Jennifer Brown of Raleigh, James (Jay) Woody of Charlotte, and Jeffrey Woody of Cary. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Central United Methodist Church of Asheville with Reverend Dr. Robert M. Blackburn, Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church of Asheville, 27 Church Street, Asheville, NC 28801, and/or to support pancreatic cancer research through The Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, NY 11714, also on-line at www.lustgarten.org

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