1909
Mary
2014
Mary Asher Hafer
September 1, 1909 — December 10, 2014
Laurinburg
Mary Belle Asher Hafer passed away on December 10, 2014 at Scotia Village in Laurinburg, North Carolina at the age of 105.
She was born on September 1, 1909 in Marion, Kentucky, to Jefferson Davis Asher and Annie Randolph Asher. Mary graduated high school in Marion, Kentucky, and continued her education at Western Kentucky Teaching College. From there she took a business course at Crop Secretarial School in Durham, North Carolina. She worked as a secretary to the Dean of Education at State College in Raleigh, North Carolina. While there she met a forestry student from Pennsylvania, Alvin B. Hafer. They married soon after he graduated and began a life filled with adventure and service. They made many life long friends along the way.
Mary and "Hafer" lived in several towns in Tennessee and Alabama while Hafer worked for Tennessee Valley Authority. After living in Indianapolis, Indiana, and working with American Friends Service Committee, they moved to Laurinburg, North Carolina, where Hafer worked as a forester.
They were both very active, teaching Sunday school classes at Middleton Heights and at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church.
Throughout their lives in Laurinburg, Mary and Hafer opened their home to a number of foster children.
One of their greatest loves was the building of Camp Monroe from the ground up. A summer camp catering to boys and girls, it still thrives today. Many children have enjoyed summer weeks filled with fun and camaraderie at Camp Monroe.
After Hafer's death in 1978, Mary lived between the home they had built and the cabin they had built until she moved to Scotia Village in 1991.
She was a superb seamstress, making most of her own clothes, and she loved sewing for other people. Wedding dresses were a particular area of expertise.
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Mary Belle Asher Hafer passed away on December 10, 2014 at Scotia Village in Laurinburg, North Carolina at the age of 105.
She was born on September 1, 1909 in Marion, Kentucky, to Jefferson Davis Asher and Annie Randolph Asher. Mary graduated high school in Marion, Kentucky, and continued her education at Western Kentucky Teaching College. From there she took a business course at Crop Secretarial School in Durham, North Carolina. She worked as a secretary to the Dean of Education at State College in Raleigh, North Carolina. While there she met a forestry student from Pennsylvania, Alvin B. Hafer. They married soon after he graduated and began a life filled with adventure and service. They made many life long friends along the way.
Mary and "Hafer" lived in several towns in Tennessee and Alabama while Hafer worked for Tennessee Valley Authority. After living in Indianapolis, Indiana, and working with American Friends Service Committee, they moved to Laurinburg, North Carolina, where Hafer worked as a forester.
They were both very active, teaching Sunday school classes at Middleton Heights and at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church.
Throughout their lives in Laurinburg, Mary and Hafer opened their home to a number of foster children.
One of their greatest loves was the building of Camp Monroe from the ground up. A summer camp catering to boys and girls, it still thrives today. Many children have enjoyed summer weeks filled with fun and camaraderie at Camp Monroe.
After Hafer's death in 1978, Mary lived between the home they had built and the cabin they had built until she moved to Scotia Village in 1991.
She was a superb seamstress, making most of her own clothes, and she loved sewing for other people. Wedding dresses were a particular area of expertise.
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