Leah Kathrine Currey

Leah Kathrine Currey September 29, 1961 - October 4, 2012 Leah Kathrine Currey passed away October 4, 2012 at University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Leah Kathrine, known by family as "Katy," was an aficionado of all things beautiful - photography, art, music, old black and white movies, and images of days gone by. Her intelligence, wit, conversation, and beauty will be greatly mourned and missed by her family and her many beloved friends. Miss Currey worked as a photography specialist, consultant, and archivist. She had consulting relationships with many long-time clients including Timothy White Photography in New York, and The Young Collection in California. One of her favorite projects was for a national exhibition of "never before seen" photographs of The Beatles from the CBS Television Photo Archives and LIFE Photographer Bill Eppridge. She worked as a photo researcher and editor for Bettman Archive, Corbis Images, People Magazine, Popular Science Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times. She also served as photo-editor of several books, including Pacific Palisades - Where the Mountains Meet the Sea by Betty Lou Young and Randy Young, and The Hope Diamond by Joseph Gregor. Miss Currey held an Associate's Degree from New York University and a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts from State University of New York. She was a graduate of McGavock High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Miss Currey made her home in Nashville, TN, but has also lived in New York, NY, Santa Monica, CA, and most recently stayed in Carrboro, NC during her medical care. Miss Currey's family and friends would like to thank the physicians and staff at University of North Carolina Medical Center-Chapel Hill for their extraordinary care and compassion for Katy and her family during her illness and passing. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Currey, of Nashville, TN; siblings Huldah Currey Bewley of Hickory, NC and Mr. George H. Currey, Jr. (Patti); niece Leah Katherine Bewley; nephews William L. Bewley, Michael E. Bewley of Hickory, NC, and Nathan C. Currey; aunts and uncles Dr. and Mrs. James G. Currey, Jr. of Nashville, TN, Mrs. Janie Hall and Mrs. Buena Sims of Trenton, TN; cousins James G. Currey, III, Richard O. Currey, Dorothy Gene Currey Estes and David E. Currey of Nashville, and Mrs. LaNita Hall Van Dyke of Trenton, TN; Phillips-Robinson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be Saturday, October 13 at Glencliff Presbyterian Church, 416 East Thompson Lane, Nashville Tn. 37211, from 1-3pm, with service at 3:00pm. There will be a private interment at Woodlawn Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Judes Children's Hospital at www.stjude.org, or State Employee Credit Union Family House in Chapel Hill, NC, at www.secufamilyhouse.org.