Gladys Talley
Nov 24, 2024
Rutherfordton, NC-Gladys Moscoso Talley, 83, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. She was born in La Paz, Bolivia and was the daughter of Antionio Moscoso and Irma Moscoso. She moved to the United Sates at the age of 18. She spent many years working at McDonald's being in charge of children's birthday parties. ...
Margaret Gosnell
Nov 17, 2024
Columbus, NC-Margaret Jackson Gosnell, 88, of Columbus passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at White Oak of Tryon. She was the oldest child of the late Renzo Jones and Edith Rudisail Jones. She is survived by her son, Donald Jackson and wife Manda; a brother, Ray Jones and his wife Velma of Green Creek; a sister, Linda Mills and...
Mollie Dalton
Nov 10, 2024
Sunny View, NC—Mollie Ruff Dalton, 67, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Eugene Ruff and Faye Ruff. Mollie married the love of her life and her partner in crime, Gary Dalton. Together they shared 49 years of marriage. She adored...
Glen E. Smith
Nov 9, 2024
GREEN CREEK – Glen Edward Smith, 74, of Green Creek, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday afternoon, November 9, 2024, at his home. Born in Madison, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Charles Smith and Victoria Guinn Smith. Glen moved to North Carolina in 1959 and was a graduate of Polk Central High School. He went on to study at...
Adrian Chapman
Nov 8, 2024
TRYON – Adrian Grant Chapman, 54, of Tryon, passed away Friday afternoon, November 8, 2024, at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, following a battle with cancer. Born in Tryon, he was the son of the late Snig Chapman and Eva Wright Chapman. Adrian, also known as "Little A", worked for the Town of Tryon for 24 years. He enjoyed...
Bernardine Monroe
Nov 5, 2024
TRYON -- Bernardine Agnes Brodzinski Monroe, 92, died Tuesday November 5th, 2024, in Hospice of the Carolina, Foothills, NC. Bernardine was born in Helmetta, NJ to Edward and Agnes Brodzinski. She relocated from Chicago, IL to Columbus, North Carolina with her husband Marshall in 1992 and at that time became a member of St. John the Baptist Church, Tryon, North...
Priscilla Pearson
Nov 1, 2024
SALUDA – Priscilla Jean Pearson, 81, of Saluda, passed away Friday morning, November 1, 2024, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City. Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Giles Pearson, II and Dulcie Gordon Pearson. Priscilla was a graduate of Brevard College and went on to work as a secretary in several fields...
Mary Arvalee Pace Kimzey
Oct 31, 2024
SALUDA – Mary Elizabeth Arvalee Pace Kimzey, 92, of the Fork Creek Community of Saluda, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday morning, October 31, 2024. Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Monroe Pace and Ada Metcalf Pace and wife of the late William Basil Kimzey, Sr., who passed away in 1991. She was...
Larry Jenkins
Oct 25, 2024
Mill Spring, NC- Larry Kenneth Jenkins Sr., joined his Heavenly Father at the age of 76 on Friday, October 25, 2024 after a short stay at the Elizabeth House (Hospice) in Hendersonville, NC. Larry was known as Paw to many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Larry retired from Dupont as a supervisor in the filming department. He was an avid golf...
Michael Mccallister
Oct 19, 2024
COLUMBUS – Michael Henry McCallister, 86, of Columbus, passed away, Saturday morning, October 19, 2024, at White Oak Manor of Tryon. Born in Greer, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Troy McCallister and Ruth Hinson McCallister. Mr. McCallister was a veteran of the South Carolina Army Nation Guard and went on to graduate from Furman University. He...
Sigi Hendrickson
Oct 15, 2024
Sigrid "Sigi" Veil Hendrickson of Saluda, NC passed away on October 15, 2024 at Wendover Hospice House. Born in Crailsheim Germany, on June 14, 1928, to Adelaide and Ulrich Veil, Sigi was the oldest daughter of nine children. She was energetic, with a quick wit, deep loyalty, and adventurous spirit. In the early 1950's, she boarded an ocean liner and...
Jane Gelsomino
Oct 13, 2024
Columbus – Mary Jane Cornelius Gelsomino, 85, died Sunday, October 13, 2024, at Tryon Estates. Born in Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of Eugene Sackett Cornelius and Helena (Wheeler) Cornelius (both deceased) and the sister of Virginia Garrison (deceased). As a teenager, Jane simultaneously attended Roxbury High School in Succasunna, NJ and Stuart High School in Stuart, FL. She...
Joelle Van Den Berg
Oct 11, 2024
Joelle Jackie L. van den Berg, of Mill Spring, NC passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024. Joelle was born in Paris, France. At the age of eighteen, she backed packed her way through Europe because she had a passion for discovering new places. Joelle attended college in the United States. She was a Cum Laude graduate of USC School...
Carl Kuykendall
Oct 10, 2024
Green Creek, NC-Carl Harold Kuykendall, 83, passed away at home surrounded by family on Thursday, October 10, 2024. Born and raised in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Carl Bill and Ina Mae Benson Kuykendall. After high school, he married Clara Mae Stone and then was drafted in the US Army where he served his county...
Rev. Fred Siegfried
Oct 8, 2024
Sunny View, NC—Reverend Fred A. Siegfried, 83, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Fred was the son of the late Jimmy Ray and Kathleen Bridgeman Siegfried. Fred married Revonda Blackwell and together they raised a family in Polk County, NC. He worked full time at Landrum Mills and retired in 2003. Fred loved the Lord...
Norma Gaut
Oct 8, 2024
Norma Jean Gaut, filled with the light of Amazing Grace, left this life to be reunited with her family in Heaven on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Born May 22, 1935, in Tryon, North Carolina, Norma (affectionately called "Mee Maw" by her family) adorned this earth for nearly nine decades. In this great expanse of time, Norma matured from a small-town,...
Clarence Mccall
Oct 1, 2024
It is with great sadness that the family of Clarence Milton McCall, III of Columbus announces his passing at the age of 72 on October 1, 2024. He leaves behind his wife, Jennifer Davis McCall; two children, Travis Galen McCall and Christine Dakota McCall; two stepchildren, Courtney Dare Alexander and Camerson Kent Self; five grandchildren and a sister, Rose McCall...
Patsy Arledge Williams
Sep 28, 2024
MILL SPRING – Patsy Arledge Williams, 82, of the Silver Creek Community of Mill Spring, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, September 28, 2024. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Arledge and Orpha Newman Arledge. Patsy was a graduate of Polk Central High School and later went on...
Judy Edney
Sep 21, 2024
Tryon, NC- Judy Ann Edney, 77, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at McFarland Funeral Chapel in Tryon, North Carolina.
Rachel Horne Bell
Sep 15, 2024
MILL SPRING – Rachel Horne Bell, 88, of the Pea Ridge Community of Mill Spring, passed away, Sunday afternoon, September 15, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital from congestive heart failure. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Tom Horne and Vassey McEntire Horne and wife of the late Edward "Teddy" Marshall Bell,...
