Elizabeth Boone
Mar 5, 2024
COLUMBUS -- Elizabeth (Libby) Boone, 77, passed away on March 5th, 2024 in Forest City, North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents, Susan and Peter Boone, brother-in-law Kenneth Yeager, and grand nephew Sam Yeager. Libby is survived by her sisters, Priscilla (Boone) Yeager, Nancy (Boone) Gildersleeve; nieces, Sarah (Yeager) Prouty, and Susan Gildersleeve; nephews,...
Nancy Britton
Mar 2, 2024
TRYON – Nancy Ann Nixon Britton of Tryon, passed away, Saturday afternoon, March 2, 2024, at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum. Nancy was born July 13, 1938, in New Jersey to the late Charles Nixon and Thelma Osmun Nixon and wife of the late Edward "Ed" Hoyt Britton, Jr. who passed away in 2021. She and Ed were married...
Carol Lawrence
Feb 28, 2024
TRYON -- Carol Page Lawrence of Tryon passed away, Wednesday morning February 28 th , 2024, at upstate community hospice house. Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of Britton and Lorraine Page. She was a graduate of Eastern Carolina University, and a master's graduate of Western Carolina University. Carol spent many years working as a teacher at Tryon...
Jack Jolley
Feb 28, 2024
COLUMBUS -- Jack Lee Jolley, 99, of Columbus, NC went home to the Lord, Wednesday morning, February 28, 2024, at Richard Campbell's Veterans Nursing Home, Anderson, SC. Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of the late Robert E. Lee and Reva Justice Jolley. He served in the United States Army, 78th Division, during WWII and was a...
Jerry Griffie
Feb 26, 2024
Jerry Robert Griffie, Sr., 89, of Columbus, NC, passed away surrounded by love and his family, on February 26th, 2024. Preceding Mr. Jerry R. Griffie, Sr., was his belated parents, John Robert Griffie and Ruth Waldrop Griffie. Jerry was a sweet and fun child and in his teenage years enjoyed racing his classic (and fast) cars down Franklin Boulevard...
Margie Collins
Feb 24, 2024
CAMPOBELLO – Margie Allison Collins, 92, of Campobello, passed away Saturday evening, February 24, 2024, at her home with her daughter Janice by her side. Born in Gaffney, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Boyce Lee Allison, Sr. and Raymoth Jones Allison. Margie was the wife of the late Hoyt Kentwood Collins who passed away in 2016....
Jimmy "Jim" Bailey
Feb 24, 2024
MILL SPRING – Jimmy "Jim" Dean Bailey, 77, of Mill Spring, passed away, Saturday morning, February 24, 2024, following a long illness. He was born at home in Bostic, North Carolina on January 6, 1947. Jim graduated from East Rutherford High School before serving in the United States Army having served in Vietnam. He retired from Royster Oil Company after...
Susan Gautsch
Feb 19, 2024
When we are born, we fight for that first breath that keeps us alive and we also fight for that last breath that ends our lives. Susan Wells Gautsch did just that and more when she learned that she had pancreatic cancer back in 2021 and overcame it only to find out that the tumor had spread to her liver....
Chris Moss
Feb 13, 2024
Mill Spring, NC- Christopher Vernon Moss, 52, passed away unexpectedly into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Chris was born and raised in Polk County, NC and was the son of Vernon Walker Moss and JoAnne Knight Moss. Chris was an adrenaline junkie who loved to ride mountain and dirt bikes. He was the...
Doyace Perrin
Feb 10, 2024
SALUDA – Doyace "Dutch" Leron Perrin, Jr., 78, of Saluda, passed away, Saturday afternoon, February 10, 2024, at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was the son of the late Doyace Leron Perrin, Sr. and Edna Brown Perrin. Dutch was a veteran of the United States Army having served during Vietnam. After his service to...
Helen Tolerico
Feb 10, 2024
MILL SPRING – Helen Fowler Tolerico, 94, of Mill Spring, passed away, Saturday evening, February 10, 2024, at Autumn Care of Saluda. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Jesse LeRoy Fowler and Bertha Teague Fowler and wife of the late Salvador Tolerico who passed away in 2000. Upon retirement, she and Salvador moved from...
Betty Sellers
Feb 9, 2024
COLUMBUS – Betty Rae Hart Sellers, 89, of Columbus, passed away, Friday morning, February 9, 2024, at her home. A native of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Ray Hart and Evelyn Ritchey Hart and wife of the late Al Sellers who passed away in 2016. Mrs. Sellers and her family moved to several states and...
Margaret Crater
Feb 8, 2024
Margaret Case Crater, 76, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024. Margaret was the daughter of the late Thomas M. and Catherine Robinson Case. She was a proud fan of the Atlanta Braves. Margaret was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tryon, North Carolina. In addition to her parents, Margaret was predeceased by her husband, Jerry...
Sylvia Elaine Wilkins
Feb 6, 2024
Tryon, NC- Sylvia Elaine Wilkins, 62, went Home to Eternity on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at Spartanburg Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Elaine was born in Tryon, NC and was the daughter of the late Wesley Garfield Waddell and Helen Wilkins. Elaine worked as a cook for many years at Polk Vocational Services. After her time there, she worked as...
Bobbie Wilson
Feb 2, 2024
Bobbie Kay Wilson, 74, of Tryon, NC passed away on Friday, Feburary 2, 2024 at White Oak of Tryon. Bobbie was born and raised in Polk County, NC. She was employed by St. Luke's Hospital for over 40 years and worked there until her retirement. She was a loving wife and mother. Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents,...
John Fowler
Jan 25, 2024
John Fowler passed away on January 25, 2024 after listening to The Lincoln Highway with Barbara. His favorite character was Billy. John was born in Chicago on April 10, 1949, the son of Dr. John and Beatrice Fowler. He grew up in Oak Park, Illinois among a great array of family and friends. He lived a life with Barbara filled...
Clarence Hartman
Jan 23, 2024
Landrum, SC- Clarence Peter Hartman, 94, passed away on January 23, 2024 at his home. Pete proudly served his country in the Navy, enlisting in January of 1945 and serving until January 1947. In 1949, he re-enlisted in the Navy and in 1960 he was commissioned as an Ensign. He served until his retirement April 1st, 1971, as a Lt....
Andy Metcalf
Jan 23, 2024
SUNNY VIEW – William "Andy" Metcalf, 74, of Sunny View, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 23, 2024, at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum. A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, Andy was the son of the late Elbert Metcalf and Addie Bradley Metcalf. Andy was a 1967 graduate of Polk Central High School. Following graduation, he went onto...
William Tinney
Jan 18, 2024
Tryon, NC-William Joseph Tinney, V., 75, of Tryon, NC passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born in Bryan, TX, he was the son of the late William Joseph Tinney, Jr. and Helen Lockhart Tinney. He proudly served his country in the Navy and Army reserves. He was employed by Michelin Tire until his...
Betty Sutton
Jan 17, 2024
TRYON – Betty Joane Sutton, 94, of Tryon, passed away, Wednesday evening, January 17, 2024 at White Oak Manor of Tryon. A native of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Broadus McKee and Leona Lynch McKee. She worked for many years as a Medical Technologist in Charlotte. After retirement, she returned to Polk County and was very...
