All Obituaries

Margaret Byers Green Creek

GREEN CREEK -- Margaret Tomlin Byers of Green Creek, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Reverend Earl Byers. Funeral arrangements will be announced.

GREEN CREEK -- Margaret Tomlin Byers of Green Creek, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice House. She was the wife of the late Reverend Earl...

George Dimsdale Columbus

COLUMBUS -- George R. Dimsdale, 58, of Columbus, passed away, Saturday morning, January 22, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Arrangements will be announced.

Sharon Burrell Tryon

TRYON – Sharon Yoder Burrell, 70, of Tryon, passed away, Friday morning, January 21, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Leah Murdoch Yoder and wife of the late Tommy Burrell who passed away in 2018. Mrs. Burrell worked many years at HomeTrust Bank and later retired from Polk County Schools. She enjoyed cooking, taking care of her family and all the animals around her home, wild and tame. Mrs....

TRYON – Sharon Yoder Burrell, 70, of Tryon, passed away, Friday morning, January 21, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, she was the daughter...

Max Pettit Tryon

Tryon, NC— Max Ray Pettit, 86, of Tryon, NC died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Born in Lancaster, SC he was the son of the late Joseph Franklin Pettit and Eunice Strickland Pettit. Surviving is his spouse, Delores; one son, Derrick Pettit of Spartanburg, SC; two stepsons, Dennis Gardner of Columbia, SC, and Kelly Gardner of Spartanburg, SC; two daughters, Debra Pettit and Devon Henderson both of Spartanburg, SC; Jessica Dibdakova of Taylors, SC...

Tryon, NC— Max Ray Pettit, 86, of Tryon, NC died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Born in Lancaster, SC he was the son of the late Joseph Franklin Pettit and...

Charley Pittman Mill Spring

MILL SPRING – James Charley Pittman, 76, of Mill Spring passed away, Tuesday morning, January 18, 2022 at his home. Born in Rutherford County, he was the son of Aileen Medford Pittman Souther and the late James Harley Pittman. Mr. Pittman was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served aboard the USS Springfield during the Vietnam War. Charley retired from PPG Industries in Shelby after 28 years of service. In addition to his mother, Charley is survived by his wife of 18 years,...

MILL SPRING – James Charley Pittman, 76, of Mill Spring passed away, Tuesday morning, January 18, 2022 at his home. Born in Rutherford County, he was the son of Aileen Medford Pittman...

Arthur Kuntz Columbus

COLUMBUS – Arthur J. Kuntz, 82, of Tryon Estates, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, after many years with Parkinson’s Disease and more recently pneumonia. He was born on September 16, 1939 in Kokomo, IN, and is the son of the late Elmer Kuntz and Nellie Pohlman Kuntz. He was happily married to Judith Marie Ritz Kuntz of Tryon Estates for the past 59 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Jeff Kuntz (Janet) of Spartanburg, SC; a daughter, Jan Kuntz Heston...

COLUMBUS – Arthur J. Kuntz, 82, of Tryon Estates, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, after many years with Parkinson’s Disease and more recently pneumonia. He was born on September...

Button Sweezy Saluda

SALUDA -- Veronica "Button" Sweezy of Saluda, went home to be with the Lord, Monday morning, January 17, 2022 at the Elizabeth House following an extended illness. Surviving is her husband of 60 years, Jesse Sweezy; one son, Rusty Sweezy (Ginger) of Hendersonville; one brother, Michaux Newman of Simpsonville; one sister, Darla Newman of Greenville. She was preceded in death by a sister, Gypsy Awtry. The family will receive friends Monday, January 24, 2022 from 12:30...

SALUDA -- Veronica "Button" Sweezy of Saluda, went home to be with the Lord, Monday morning, January 17, 2022 at the Elizabeth House following an extended illness. Surviving...

Virginia Ambrose Columbus

Virginia (Ginny) Brooks Ambrose was born a long time ago, one Friday the 13th during WW1, and in the faraway setting of a remote farm in East Tennessee. She attended schools in Ooltewah and Chatanooga, where her main interests were in activities that could use and develop her urge to be beautiful and sophisticated: she learned deportment and refined her accent, she was proficient on the violin, gaining selection to the District Orchestra, and she read books which took her to worlds that...

Virginia (Ginny) Brooks Ambrose was born a long time ago, one Friday the 13th during WW1, and in the faraway setting of a remote farm in East Tennessee. She attended schools in Ooltewah and...

Harriett Bennett Green Creek

GREEN CREEK – Harriett “Coco” Wood Bennett, 81, of Green Creek, passed away, Saturday morning, January 8, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Wayne, IL, Coco was the daughter of the late George Wood and Elizabeth MacKenzie Wood and wife of the late Charles Bennett who passed away in 2006. Coco moved to Polk County in 1993 coming from Evergreen, CO. As a business owner, Coco spent many years grooming dogs and was very active in the equine industry. Upon moving to...

GREEN CREEK – Harriett “Coco” Wood Bennett, 81, of Green Creek, passed away, Saturday morning, January 8, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Born in Wayne, IL, Coco was the...

Neil Norris Mill Spring

MILL SPRING – Wilbert Neil Norris, 80, of Mill Spring, passed away, Friday morning, January 7, 2022 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Wilbert O. Norris and Lola Irene Griffin Norris and husband of the late Mary Thompson Norris who passed away in 2012. Mr. Norris drove a Semi-Truck for over 50 years. After retirement, he enjoyed telling trucker stories and gardening. In addition to his parents and wife, he was...

MILL SPRING – Wilbert Neil Norris, 80, of Mill Spring, passed away, Friday morning, January 7, 2022 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he was the son...

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