Faye Hoyle Benedetti

A new star was added to the heavens on this day, November 4, 2018. Carolyn "Faye" Hoyle Benedetti's spirit and soul took flight. Born in a rural farming community of Vale, North Carolina, that setting was only a launching platform for all of the adventurous and exotic experiences that were forthcoming and all of her dreams she desired to come to fruition. Her entrepreneurial curiosity opened doors in the banking world in western North Carolina after graduating from high school. After leaving North Carolina with her family, her new home for many years would be in Morristown, Tennessee. Always striving to grow and learn, she ventured into radio broadcasting at WCRK. She hosted her own talk show called "Faye's Forum". Her poised and eloquently presentable self, opened up additional opportunities that lead her into a career of Finishing and Modeling. Many lives were touched by this graceful woman's knowledge and appreciation for the finishing touches in one's attire, table settings, or even the lady's approach to sitting, standing or walking. Recognizing a need in her community, Prestige Personnel was later established and men and women now had the guidance and expertise support in career preparation and job seeking skills. As though diversity was not already present, Faye's incredible culinary skills and creativity in the kitchen lead her down a most challenging path, a restaurateur. After many years of travelling abroad, especially the countryside of Italy and France where she and her late husband Carlo would enjoy extended stays, Faye would traverse the roads of the small farmhouse villages, knock on doors and visit with unknown strangers, now friends. She also took away recipes from these visits that later would become the menu for Tuscany il Ristorante, a gathering place for many years on Kingston Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee. Faye's post retirement career was in real estate in Hilton Head Island, SC. She was affectionately known as "One a Day Faye" as she frequently found herself on the leader board. She enjoyed the balance between her mountain life and sea life. Many wonderful years were enjoyed in both settings as she had an incredible symbiotic relationship with nature and all of its grandeur.

These are but a few of the accomplishments that Faye, our mother, our sister, our aunt and our friend achieved. But more importantly, in this journey of life, what is more important is who we were versus what we did. Family and friends randomly commented on her personality, her character, her being. Unanimously, these kind and loving words were affectionately shared:

An Art for Quality Conversation; Self- Motivated. Love for Learning and Acquiring more Wisdom;

Genuine. Admired. Loved & Respected by her Family and Friends;

A Lovely Soul. Graceful. Spiritual;

Wise. Vibrant. Poised. Devoted. Knowledgeable. Humorous. Independent;

Beautiful & Kind Soul. Thoughtful and Always with Kind Word;

Intellectual Kind of Humor. Genuinely Heartfelt Sense of Caring;

Total Confidant. One you could Trust with your Life Genuinely Interested;

Sincerely concerned with the Direction in One's Life. Supportive & Engaging;

Amazing & Elegant. Bright Beacon of Hope;

Shining example of what one could be. Happy Times. Big Laughs. Wide Smiles;

Indefatigable and Inimitable. Our family keystone. Our Matriarch;

Our Compass Rose that offered us all direction to the East, West, North or South.

You are loved and there is truly an absence and void amongst us all. As you have now gone beyond this physical world as we know, your presence will be forever felt by those that miss you which include daughter, Caroline Stuart Geitner-Benedetti; son and daughter in-law, Terry J. Geitner and Debi Inge; loving family members, Pat Jackson, Jim and Jane Hoyle, Dave and Wende, Brian, Valerie, Paal & Michelle Benedetti; her extended family abroad that includes Cillo and Igle Benedetti, Sauro and Fierella Benedetti; a host of loving nieces and nephews and all of the lives that you touched in so many ways.

Every single day that each of us goes out into the world and live as well as we possibly can is a tribute to her and the happiness she would want for us all. God Speed Dear Lady..... Fly, Fly Away.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at a location and date to be determined. An additional service will pursue in Italy where she will rest, with Carlo, in a Columbarium in Lunano, Italy. In lieu of flowers, financial gifts in memory of Faye's favorite programming may be made to UNC-TV, P.O. 600067, Raleigh, NC 27675-6067. Arrangements by Cremation Options, Inc. (865)6WE-CARE (693-2273) www.cremationoptionsinc.com.

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