Former Covington City Manager Dies At 69

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Former Covington City Manager John Holpe Jr. died Sunday in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 69.
Holpe served as Covington city manager for nine years. After leaving Covington in 2006, he was hired as town manager in New Hope, N.C.
Holpe was retired and  living in Winston-Salem.
Before coming to Covington, Holpe was county manager in Avery and Washington counties in North Carolina and an assistant administrator in Tazewell County.
Holpe became Covington’s city manager on July 29, 1996.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Winston-Salem.