Sarah Thompson
Dec 6, 2013
Columbus, N.C. - Sarah Cannon Thompson, 88, of Skyuka Road, Columbus, NC died Friday, December 06, 2013 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.A life long resident of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Dozie Anna Thompson Cannon. She was the widow of Claude Blaine Thompson who died in 2007. Sarah was a...
Mary Gimpel
Dec 6, 2013
Columbus, NC - M. Ruth Gimpel, 90, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 in Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC.Born April 18, 1923 in Florence, AL, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Ethel Ray Henderson. She was a devoted wife for 65 years to her husband Karl and was a Seventh Day Adventist.Survivors include her daughter, Norma J....
Timothy Westbrook
Dec 5, 2013
Columbus, N.C. - Timothy L. Westbrook, 75, of White Oak Mountain Road, Columbus, NC died Thursday, December 05, 2013 at his home following a brief illness.Born September 17, 1938 in Rockford, IL, he was the son of the late Roy L. and Helen M. Lorenzen Westbrook. Tim was active in Boy Scouts of America and achieved the highest honor of...
James Gilmore
Dec 3, 2013
Columbus, NC - James Paul Gilmore, 90, of Morgan Chapel Village, Columbus, NC died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Lyndhurst, NJ, he was the son of the late Alfred and Lydia Christ Gilmore. He moved to Columbus in l991 from Flemington, NJ. Mr. Gilmore retired in l994 as a civil engineer from the...
Sharon Pace
Dec 1, 2013
Mill Spring, NC - Sharon "Sherry" Denise Pace, 54, of Stoney Knoll Road, Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at her home.Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of Grace McDowell Gilbert Schwendenmann of Mill Spring, NC and the late Ireland Gilbert. She was a graduate of Polk Central High School and was a member of Mill...
Dolores Schaupp
Nov 29, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Dolores Kathryn Young Schaupp. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
William Jones
Nov 27, 2013
LAGRANGE, GA - William Jesse Jones, 88, of Lagrange, GA formerly of Landrum, SC passed away, Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in Lagrange, GA.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Adolphus Andrew and Ethel Swain Jones and husband of the late Betty Thompson Jones who died in 2006. Mr. Jones was a veteran of WWII having...
Norma Evola
Nov 25, 2013
Tryon, NC - Norma Buratti Evola, 81, of Winterset Trail, Tryon, NC passed away Monday, November 25, 2013 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Corona, Queens County, NY, she was the daughter of the late Remo and Rosina Venetti Buratti. She moved to Tryon in l989 with her beloved husband Philip to enjoy their retirement. Prior to moving to...
Geneva Nelon
Nov 18, 2013
Columbus, NC - Geneva Faye Nelon, 59, of Smith Waldrop Road, Columbus, NC died Monday, November 18, 2013 after a long courageous battle with cancer in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC. Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hobert and Hattie Bradley Green. A graduate of Polk Central High School Class...
Edwin Wilson
Nov 17, 2013
Tryon, NC- Edwin Ludwig Wilson, 71, of Tryon, NC died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at his home. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Edwin Leslie and Gertrude Louise Wilson. He was a Lieutenant Colonel with the Civil Air Patrol and a past Boy Scout Commissioner. Mr. Wilson was a twenty-five year member of Kiwanis, was...
Edward Long
Nov 17, 2013
MILL SPRING, NC - Edward Jaye Long, 78, of Mill Spring, NC died Monday, November 17, 2013 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC.Born in Appleton, GA, he was the son of the late Thomas and Jane Underwood Long. Mr. Long moved to Mill Spring in 2007 coming from Bradenton, FL. He retired from Tropicana in Bradenton, FL and was...
Monte Dedman
Nov 12, 2013
COLUMBUS, NC - Monte "Junebug" Dedman, Jr., 73, of Columbus, NC died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Monte and Emma Wilson Dedman and husband of late Barbara Dedman who died in 2002. Mr. Dedman was raised in Lynn, NC and retired from Milliken Hatch...
Ricky Marlow
Nov 9, 2013
COLUMBUS, NC - Ricky Lane Marlow, 56, of Columbus, NC passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013 at his home.Born in Charlotte NC, he was the son of the late James and Joyce Brewer Marlow. Mr. Marlow moved to Columbus twenty years ago coming from Winston-Salem, NC. He worked as a brick mason for many years and was an avid arrowhead...
Dennis Mcabee
Nov 5, 2013
MILL SPRING, NC - Dennis James McAbee, 59, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 5, 2013 at the Hospice House, Forest City, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Hicks and Alcie O'Sullivan McAbee and husband of Anna Thompson McAbee who died in 2007. Mr. McAbee worked at Polk Central School for...
George Gould
Nov 3, 2013
Landrum, S.C. - George McCully Laughlin Gould, 85, of 9 Jackson Grove South, Landrum, SC, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at his home.Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Erl Clinton Barker and Katharine Laughlin Gould. He attended St. Paul's School, Concord, NH. George was a Veteran of the U. S. Navy having served from 1946...
Marion Ritchey
Nov 3, 2013
COLUMBUS, NC - Marion Louise Hines Ritchey, 93, of Columbus, NC passed away, Sunday evening, November 3, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter DeWitt Hines and Bessie Barnett Hines and widow of Joseph Buren Ritchey who died in 1982. Mrs. Ritchey worked many years at Hatch Mill,...
Walter Helton
Nov 1, 2013
Mill Spring, NC - A Vietnam War veteran, Walter Dwayne Helton, 71, of Sunny View, died November 1, 2013. He was born in Polk County on April 27, 1942, to Uzzell Helton and Kansas Ruff. Walt lived simply and maintained a deep respect for the land. He enjoyed traveling to national parks and encountering new cultures in Chile and The...
Zula Morehead
Nov 1, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Zula Merle Morehead. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Martha Brazell
Oct 31, 2013
Columbus, NC - Martha Manning Brazell, 56, of Acorn Alley, Columbus, NC died Thursday, October 31, 2013 in the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills House, Landrum, SC.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ava Watson and Charles Manning. Martha worked with the Educational TV Endowment of South Carolina in Spartanburg, SC before moving to Polk...
Tony Grigg
Oct 29, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Tony L Grigg. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
