Katherine Moore Jolliff, of Smithfield, NC, formerly of Nags Head died Sunday, February 6th, 2023. She was born September 2nd, 1949 in Smithfield, NC to Jimmie and Lucille Jolliff. She graduated from Peace College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Afterwards, Katherine pursued a career in education. She received the Teacher of the Year award at Garner Junior High and inspired countless students to love literature, history, and the arts.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father. She is survived by her brother Taylor Jolliff; sister-in-law Kay Jolliff; her nephews Jimmy Jolliff IV, Reade Jolliff, and Randy Jolliff; her nieces-in-law Eleanor Hullihan and Joanna Hatch Jolliff; her cousins Jesse Jolliff, Reade Jolliff, Sherry M. Legge, Ann Morton Pollit; and her grand-niece Dahlia Jolliff-Hullihan.

A memorial service will be conducted on Monday, February 13, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Centenary United Methodist Church, 140 E. Market St., Smithfield, NC. The family will receive friends in Wesley Hall at the church from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM prior to the service.

The service at Centenary United Methodist Church will be streamed to the church's You Tube page at https://www.youtube.com/@centnaryumc2622/streams. From that page you should see a service outlined in red that says "Live".

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial gifts to Samaritan Ministries, 414 E NW Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.