Pearl Alewine
Mar 8, 2013
LANDRUM, SC - Pearl Moss Alewine of Landrum, SC passed away Friday evening, March 8, 2013 following a long illness.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Ida Newman Moss. She was preceded in death by a son, Lionel P. Greene, Jr. She was of the Holiness faith.Surviving is a beloved friend and caregiver,...
William Murphy
Mar 7, 2013
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Wayne Shehan
Mar 5, 2013
Green Creek, NC - Wayne Belton Shehan, 66, of Green Creek, NC passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.Born July 10, 1946, he was the son of the late William D. Shehan and Nettie Newton Shehan. A veteran of the US Navy, he served for eight-and-a-half years during the Vietnam War. Mr. Shehan was a commercial...
Jay Alexander
Mar 3, 2013
Columbus, NC - Jay Thomas Alexander, 80, passed away Sunday March 3, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, SC, following a brief illness.Born on June 16, 1932 in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Eli and Helen Alexander. After high school graduation, he attended Mercersburg academy in Pennsylvania, then served 8 years in the United States Army. Jay...
Stuart Richardson
Feb 27, 2013
LAKE LURE, NC - Stuart Wayne Richardson, 77, of Lake Lure, NC passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC following a brief illness.Born in Aurora, IL, he was the son of the late Stuart Raymond and Catherine Walt Richardson. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Mr. Richardson worked for Deloitte CPA Firm for 40...
Doris Kissmann
Feb 21, 2013
COLUMBUS, NC - Doris Seipel Kissmann, 94, of Columbus, NC passed away Thursday afternoon, February 21, 2013 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC.Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Beatrice Keller Seipel and wife of the late Ernest G. Kissmann who died in 1994. Mrs. Kissmann was a retired legal assistant, member...
William Ryan
Feb 20, 2013
Saluda, N.C. - William H. "Bill" Ryan, 75, of Chisholm Street, Saluda, NC died Wednesday, February 20, 2012 in Elizabeth House, Hendersonville, NC.Born in Woodbury, NJ, he was the son of the late Anne Ayers Porter and William Henry Ryan. A well known artist and art teacher, he began his study of art with his mother, an accomplished artist. Bill...
Nancy Mcpherson
Feb 20, 2013
Nancy Evelyn Barnes McPherson, 75, of Tryon passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Feb. 20, 2013.She was born Nov. 7, 1937 in Gastonia, the daughter of George and Nancy Barnes. She graduated from business school in Gastonia and received her bachelor of arts in education, Cum Laude, from the University of Indiana in 1974. In 1958 she married...
Herman Schlueter
Feb 18, 2013
Tryon, NC - Herman Joseph (Joe) Schlueter died peacefully on Monday, February 18th, at his home in Tryon, North Carolina, with his wife Rosy, son Timothy, and daughter Patricia at his side. Joe was born on April 9, 1936, in Negley, Ohio, to Henry and Martha Schlueter. He attended John Carroll University in Cleveland and Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, entered...
Ernest Constance
Feb 18, 2013
Columbus, NC- Ernest Grady Constance, 81, of Columbus, NC passed away Monday, February 18, 2013 in the Hospice House of Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Edwin and Adelina Pittman Constance. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He worked at Firestone Steel Products, Spartanburg, SC for approximately...
Ronald Hettinger
Feb 13, 2013
COLUMBUS, NC - Ronald Kenneth Hettinger, 81, of Columbus, NC passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Autumn Care of Saluda, NC.Born in Albany, NY, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Freda Norstrom Hettinger. Mr. Hettinger was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served during the Korean Conflict. He retired after 25 years of service with...
Bobby Painter
Feb 11, 2013
Columbus, NC - Bobby Joe Painter, 63, of Landrum Road, Columbus, NC died Monday, February 11, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Edgar and Elizabeth Bolt Painter. He attended Polk Central High School. Mr. Painter had attended Faith Temple Baptist Church and also Victory Baptist Church....
Valerie Black
Feb 9, 2013
Tryon, NC - Valerie Margaret Black, 63, of Tryon, NC passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.Raised in Doylestown, PA, she was a self-employed pet sitter. Mrs. Black loved riding horses and motorcycles.Mrs. Black is survived by her husband of ten years, Robert L. Black of the home; her mother, Margaret Czerniak; a...
Donna Wilson
Feb 7, 2013
Donna Sandifer Wilson, 42, of Bobcat Trail, Cowpens, SC died Thursday February 7, 2013 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SCBorn in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Linda Johnson. She was a l988 graduate of Myrtle Beach High School and a homemaker.Surviving are: Her husband, Darryl P. "Ricky" Wilson; two sons, Dallas Wilson...
Barbara Edney
Feb 5, 2013
Tryon, NC - Barbara Mills Edney, 78, of 159 Edney Road, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 in her sleep. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Eva Myrtle Blackwell Mills and was raised in the home of Grady & Bessie Mills Edney of Pacolet Valley, NC. She graduated from Tryon High...
Betty Laughter
Feb 4, 2013
Saluda, NC - Betty Faye Laughter, 79, of Holly Hills, Saluda, NC died Monday, February 4, 2013 in Margaret Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC.Born in Saluda, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Lloyd and Maggie Rivers Laughter. She worked for many years at the Polk County Sheltered Workshop and was of the Baptist faith. She will be deeply missed...
Donald Toney
Feb 4, 2013
Green Creek, NC - Donald H. Toney, 61, of Poors Ford Road, died Monday, February 4, 2013.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Tommy and Gladys Pack Toney. Donald had worked for the past 42 years with Ivey Electric, Spartanburg, SC.Surviving is his wife of 40 years, Carolyn Walker Toney; son Devin C. Toney of...
Margaret Crabbe
Feb 1, 2013
Saluda, N.C. - Margaret Jane Thomas Crabbe, 90, of Saluda, NC died Friday, February 1, 2013 in Sunnybrook Assisted Living, Hendersonville, NC after a brief illness.Born in Warren, OH, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Thomas. She was a l94l graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, Warren, OH. She married Richard Dale Crabbe on February...
Wade Bradley
Feb 1, 2013
COLUMBUS, NC - Wade Hoover Bradley, 83, of Columbus, NC passed away Friday morning, February 1, 2013 at his home.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Geter and Arletta Jackson Bradley. Mr. Bradley retired after 23 years as a truck driver for Gulf Oil Company. He was a member of Silver Creek Baptist Church where...
Lillian Kaspar
Jan 30, 2013
Columbus, NC - Lillian Ann Kaspar, 79, of Tryon, NC passed away January 30, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. She was the daughter of the late George and Lillian Vesely. Born and raised in Cicero, IL, Lillian graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Bio-Chemistry. She was employed by Argonne National Laboratory for 35 years. Lillian...
