Ruth Higgins
Sep 4, 2012
GREEN CREEK, NC - Ruth Watkins Higgins, 94, of Green Creek, NC passed away Tuesday morning, September 4, 2012 in White Oak Manor of Tryon.Born in McDowell County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Sarah Gallion Watkins and widow of Woodrow M. Higgins who died in 1992. Mrs. Higgins was employed with St. Luke's Hospital...
Elizabeth Schmitz
Sep 2, 2012
COLUMBUS, NC - Elizabeth "Betty" Willmarth Schmitz died Sunday, September 2nd at her home in Columbus, NC. Betty was born May 27, 1912 in Omaha, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Isabel Florence Chamberlin and Kenneth Lisle Willmarth. She was a fashion illustrator for Chicago newspapers. She loved to play the piano and take care of her birds. She married...
Geraldine Gross
Aug 31, 2012
Lake Lanier - Geraldine Mae Gross, 89, formerly of East Lakeshore Drive, Lake Lanier, SC, died Friday, August 31, 2012 in the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills House, Landrum, SC.Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Elizabeth Rembert Thiede. She was first married to Charles Gross who died in l974 and later to...
Ann Fenn
Aug 26, 2012
Landrum, SC - Ann Lewis Travers Van Voorhees Arbogast Fenn, 75, formerly of Palm Beach, FL; Brevard, NC; Smith Mtn. Lake, VA and Landrum, SC died Sunday, August 26, 2012 in Willow Ridge Nursing Center, Rutherfordton, NC.Surviving are: son Doug Van Voorhees Arbogast of Tryon, NC; daughter Erica Anne Arbogast Barnette of Charleston, SC; Step-daughters Candace Jones of MO and...
William Bishop
Aug 23, 2012
SPARTANBURG, SC - William A. Bishop, 86, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Thursday morning, August 23, 2012 at his home.Born in Tryon, NC, son of the late Bonnie and Lelah Arledge Bishop and was the last remaining member of his immediate family. Mr. Bishop served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired from Pulliam Investment Co. and...
Mack Searcy
Aug 22, 2012
Mill Spring, NC - James Major "Mack" Searcy, 85, of Highway #9, Mill Spring, NC, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in Willow Ridge Nursing Home, Rutherfordton, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Thomas Ralph and Viola Lawter Searcy. He was a retired carpenter. Mack was a member of Coopers Gap Baptist Church, Mill Spring,...
James Searcy
Aug 22, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for James Major Searcy. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Ralph Smalley
Aug 20, 2012
SANDY SPRINGS, NC - Ralph LeRoy "Roy" Smalley, 80, of Sandy Springs, NC passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 in Hospice House of Forest City, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Don and Violet Splawn Smalley. He was a truck driver for Burlington Industries for approximately 45 years retiring in 2001. Mr. Smalley was...
Jerry Greene
Aug 19, 2012
MILL SPRING, NC - Jerry Glenn Greene, 64, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 at his home after a period of declining health.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Claude and Beulah Blanton Greene and husband of the late Ruby Painter Greene. Mr. Greene retired from CYP, Tryon, NC due to...
Nancy Capps
Aug 17, 2012
MOORE, SC - Nancy Jeanne Capps, 67, of Moore, SC passed away, Friday evening, August 17, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family.Born in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of Ruth Booher Stafford of Beavercreek, OH and the late Paul Orville Stafford and widow of C.W. Capps, who passed away in 2010. She was a member of...
Anthony Fisher
Aug 14, 2012
Lake Bowen, SC - Anthony Hal Fisher, 56, of Lake Bowen, SC died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 as the result of an automobile accident.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Martha Hall Davis of Lake Bowen, SC and Jessie Junior Fisher of Spartanburg, SC. A l974 graduate of Landrum High School, he graduated from Spartanburg Methodist College...
Derek Toney
Aug 14, 2012
Derek Austin Toney, 29, of Columbus, NC died Tuesday, August 14, 2012.A native of Polk County, NC, he was the son of Donald and Carolyn Walker Toney of Green Creek. He was a past employee of Ivey Electric for five years, Clarkson Industrial for five years and currently employed by Renfrow Brothers, Spartanburg, SC for the past three months. He...
Judity Blackwell
Aug 10, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for Judity Wilson Blackwell (Wilson). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Donald Rhodes
Aug 1, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for Donald Bruce Rhodes. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Matthew Dyer
Jul 31, 2012
Matthew Dylan Dyer, 23, of Mill Spring, NC died Tuesday, July 31, 2012.Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of Dylan A. Dyer of Mill Spring, NC and Renee' Dyer-Ball of Kalkaska, MI.Surviving in addition to his parents is one sister, Natasha Morales (Oscar) of Mill Spring, NC; one nephew, Noe Morales; paternal grandparents, Carolyn and Bill Dyer...
Charles Smith
Jul 30, 2012
Tryon, NC - Charles Guynell Smith, 72, of Meadowlark Drive, Tryon, NC died Monday, July 30, 2012 in Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Spartanburg Co., SC, he was the son of Arvilla Settle Smith of Tryon, NC and the late Guynell Smith. A graduate of Tryon High School, Charles was known as a well respected businessman in Tryon....
Evelyn Taylor
Jul 28, 2012
HENDERSONVILLE, NC -- Evelyn Taylor of Hendersonville, NC went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, July 28, 2012 in the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC.Services will be private. To to the family, please
Barbara Tinnon
Jul 27, 2012
COLUMBUS, NC -- Barbara B. Tinnon of Laurel Woods, Columbus, NC died July 27, 2012, 4 days shy of her 85th birthday. Born In Ogdensburg, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edwin F. and Claire Michell Burns.She is survived by her husband of 64 years Edwin (Ted), daughter Shelly Stama and husband Frank, son Scott and wife...
Carroll Barnette
Jul 26, 2012
TRYON, NC - Carroll Robert "Pig" Barnette, 67, of Tryon, NC passed away Thursday evening, July 26, 2012 at his home.Born in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late Beaufort Lee and Margaret Hicks Barnette. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during Vietnam. Mr. Barnette retired from Alltel/Windstream after 30 years of service. He...
Jason Bontrager
Jul 26, 2012
TRYON, NC - Jason Lee Bontrager, 23, of Tryon was called home unexpectedly Thursday, July 26, 2012 in West Virginia.Born in Ellington, FL, he was the son of Henry O. and Verna Mae Hostetler Bontrager of Tryon, NC.Surviving beside his mother and father are 4 brothers, Jeffery, Jaron, Jesley, and Jaylon Bontrager; one sister Jolene Bontrager.Funeral services will be held...
