About Us…
Carl Cody
(In Memorium) September 7, 1921 - June 12, 2000 Carl was born and raised in Madison County, NC and attended Mars Hill College. He was first married for 36 years to June Sams Cody, who passed away in June of 1982. Carl has a daughter, Brenda C. Carter; and a son, Larry Michael Cody. He later married Lora Davis Peek Cody in 1989 and they resided in Mars Hill, NC. Carl began his business career as Bank Manager for First Citizens Bank in Mars Hill, he later owned Cody Hardware in Mars Hill. In September of 1992, Carl founded and co-owned Madison Funeral Home. He also opened Hayes Run Plaza in Marshall.
Carl served Madison County for one term as County Commissioner. He served in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps during WWII and was stationed in New Guinea. He was a member of VFW post #5483 and a member of Bald Creek Masonic Lodge #397.
Lora D. Cody
Lora is a native and lifelong resident of Madison County. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1955 as valedictorian. She began her career at French Broad Electric Members Corporation in 1956. She worked in the billing department, was the cashier, bookkeeper, and retired in 1995 with 44 years of service. She attended Asheville Buncombe Tech Community College, Mars Hill College, and graduated from Fayetteville Community College for funeral service.
Lora has one son, Larry D. Peek who serves as President of Madison Funeral Home.
In 1989, Lora married Carl W. Cody, and in 1992 Carl and Lora founded and opened Madison Funeral Home. She now serves as Vice President of the company and assists with many duties including attending to family members during funeral services and visitations. She has volunteered for the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society. Lora is also a member of California Creek Baptist Church in Mars Hill.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, Larry and Debbie; her grandsons, Scott and Kevin; and she loves to cook, read and travel.
“Most of all I want my life to count for Jesus Christ and serve Him, then I can be a help to others.”
Larry Peek
Larry is a native and resident of Madison County. He was married in 1979 to the former Deborah Kay Ramsey of Walnut Creek. “Debbie” works at the funeral home and serves as Treasurer. Larry and Debbie have two sons, Scott and Kevin, which also work in the business.
As a second generation funeral service provider, Larry is a licensed funeral director and embalmer with over 26 years business experience and over eight years specific to the funeral service industry. He serves as President of our company.
His education includes Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science; BS in Engineering Operations, North Carolina State University; Madison High School; Mars Hill High School and Ebbs Chapel Elementary School. He holds a CPIM certification from the American Production and Inventory Control Society.
Larry spent 18 years working in the manufacturing industry and construction industry and held various positions including Engineering Manager of Square D Company, Atlanta, GA; Operation Manager, Electronic Systems International, Norcross, GA; Production Manager, CKS Packaging, Atlanta, GA; Engineering Manager, Steel-Tec Manufacturing, Marietta, GA and owner and founder of Undercover Systems, Inc., Powder Springs, GA.
Community actives include Madison County Rotary Club, past President and current board member of Madison County Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors, Madison County Community Foundation; Chairman, Madison County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council.
Larry is a member of the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association. He attends Mars Hill Baptist Church.
Wm. Tyler Puckett
Tyler is a native of Stuart, VA where he attended Patrick County High School. He later moved to Mount Airy, NC where he graduated from Mt. Airy High School in 2002. Tyler attended Surry Community College, Later attending and graduating from Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in 2004 with an Associate’s degree in Funeral Service. He has worked in the funeral service industry for seven years. He started out working for Moody Funeral Services, Inc., in Mt. Airy. While attending school in Georgia he worked for Parrott Funeral Home, Inc. in Fairburn, GA. After graduating he worked his apprenticeship at Madison Funeral Home, Inc. in 2005 and got licensed later that year as a funeral director and embalmer. Tyler has since worked for Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home, Inc. in Winston-Salem as a Funeral Director and Embalmer. He has rejoined the staff here at Madison Funeral Home, Inc.
Tyler married Amber Harwood in 2005 and they have one son, William Gavin Puckett. In his Spare time, he enjoys the outdoors, traveling, and sports.
Amber Harwood Puckett
Amber was born and raised in Swannanoa, NC and is a 1998 graduate of Charles D. Owen High School. She is the daughter of Rick and Linda Harwood of Black Mountain. She attended Western Carolina University where she obtained a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice, graduating in 2002. Amber then moved to Atlanta, GA to attend Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science where she graduated in 2004 with an Associate’s degree in Funeral Service. She has worked in the funeral service industry since 2004. Amber is a Funeral Service Licensee.
She joined the staff in 2007.
Amber married Wm. Tyler Puckett in 2005 and they have one son, William Gavin Puckett.
In her spare time, Amber enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, shopping, and scrapbooking.
Barbara Sue Anthony Goldsmith
A native of Madison County, Barbara Sue and her family moved to Belmont, NC where they lived for 12 years. After her father became severely ill she and her family returned to Madison County.
Barbara Sue graduated from Marshall High School in 1966 and married her husband, Ernest Goldsmith, Jr. in July of that year. They have resided on Sandy Bottoms Road in Walnut for the past 41 years. After her marriage Barbara was employed by the Madison County Board of Education as secretary for two years. Leaving that position after giving birth to their sons, Tim in 1968 and Mark in 1970 she remained home to be a full time wife and mother until 1976. At that time she was contacted by a member of the Madison County Public School System and was asked to serve as a teacher’s assistant at Walnut Elementary School where she assisted in instructing the Kindergarten-First Grade classes for 12 years. One of her greatest joys was the times spent with the children, singing, storytelling, eating lunch while listening to all of their tales and teaching them to write correctly and learn the basics needed to succeed. During her break she attended A-B Tech where she studied Business and Computers. In January, 1988 she accepted the position as administrative assistant for West Funeral Home where she was employed until her retirement in January 2007. She began her employment with Madison Funeral Home in May, 2007, and feels so privileged to be able to work with and serve the people in her home county.
The things most precious to Barbara Sue are her relationship with Jesus Christ, and the time spent with her family; husband, Ernest, her sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Amanda Goldsmith and Mark and Stacie Goldsmith and the delights of her life, her five granddaughters, Krystal, Kayla, Lauren, Taylor & Trinity, her brother and sister-in-law, C.W. and Sherry Anthony and her church family and friends.
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