George Axtell
Aug 20, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for George Clifton Axtell. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Ret. Lt. Gen. George C. Axtell
Aug 20, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC - Lt. Gen. George C. Axtell (USMC Ret.), 90, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, N.C. passed away Saturday afternoon, August 20, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, S.C.George was born on November 29, 1920 in Ambridge, PA. His parents were George Clifton Axtell and Cora Mae Perrine Axtell. He graduated from Ambridge High School and...
Donald O'Kelley
Aug 18, 2011
SALUDA, NC - Donald E. O'Kelley of Saluda, NC passed away Thursday morning, August 18, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Buncombe County, NC, he was the son of the late Owen and Margaret English O'Kelley. Mr. O'Kelley was vice president of Outdoor Advertising in Daytona Beach, FL, member of the Moose Lodge in...
Pete Byars
Aug 18, 2011
GREEN CREEK, NC -- Pete Byars of Green Creek, 82, went to be with the Lord at 5:53 am on Thursday, August 18, 2011 with his loving family by his side. Born in Spartanburg County on February 25, 1929, he was the eldest son of the late Tom and Ila Byars and husband of Willa Mae Wilkerson Byars.Pete was a...
Archibald Pearson
Aug 17, 2011
Archie A. Pearson died peacefully on August 17, 2011 at Tryon Estates, Columbus. After serving 3 years as a Special Agent in the FBI and 24 years as an executive with the Ford Motor Company, he and his wife, M. Marie, moved to Tryon in 1970. For over 40 years they have been members of the First Baptist Church of...
Launa Metcalf
Aug 16, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC - Launa Burrell Metcalf, 94, of Columbus, NC passed away Tuesday morning, August 16, 2011 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Clingman and Rosa Lindsey Burrell and wife of the late John Melton William Henry Thomas Metcalf who died in 1994. Mrs. Metcalf was a member of...
Martha Mccall
Aug 12, 2011
MILL SPRING, NC -- Martha Garrett McCall, 76, of 6341 E. NC 108 Hwy., Mill Spring, NC died Friday, August 12, 2011 in Autumn Care of Forest City , NC.Born in Woodruff, AR, she was the daughter of the late James Lindsey and Bessie Ann Thompson Garrett. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Mill Spring, NC and was...
Margaret Forbes
Aug 12, 2011
Tryon, NC - Margaret Louise Forbes, local champion of education and philanthropy, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2011 at the age of 96. Margaret lived in Polk County for over 40 years. Margaret dedicated herself to serving her community through generous charitable giving, volunteering, and tireless work to expand educational opportunities for children and students. Born May 9, 1915...
Audry Ingles
Aug 9, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC -- Audrey Primrose Ingles, 87, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, John S. Ingles of Tryon Estates, Columbus, two sons, John S. Ingles, Jr., (Susie) of Greenville, SC and Paul A. Ingles (Melissa Franklin) of Albuquerque, NM, and one daughter, Elizabeth I. Christensen...
Wiley Newman
Aug 9, 2011
Tryon, NC - Wiley Graham Newman, 75, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Arant Newman, of the home. He was the son of the late Elaine and Billie Newman of Alabama. Graham grew up in Birmingham and attended Auburn for two years before entering the Navy. After...
Phillip Champion
Aug 8, 2011
Spartanburg, SC - Phillip Leon Champion, 63, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Monday August 8, 2011 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.Born November 7, 1947 in Polk Co. NC he was the son of the late Hugh B. and Daisy T. Champion. A graduate of Polk Central High School, Class of 1968, Mr. Champion loved farming, horses and mules, family...
Juanita Johnson
Aug 8, 2011
Columbus, NC - Juanita Garcia Johnson, 80, of Pinetree Lane, Columbus, NC died Monday, August 8, 2011 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center, Tryon, NC.Born in Artesia, NM, she was the daughter of the late Gorge and Martina Garcia Hernandez. She was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and moved to Polk County in 2005 coming from Inman, SC...
Faye Farrell
Aug 6, 2011
JUPITER, FL -- Faye Farrell, 93, of Jupiter, FL and Saluda, NC passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Jupiter, FL on Saturday, August 6, 2011. Born Faye Marie Pyles in Temple Hills, Maryland, on April 15, 1918 to Dennis Wilmer Pyles & Nina Theo Pyles. She grew up there and graduated from Oxon Hill High School....
Ricky Day
Aug 3, 2011
Columbus, NC - Ricky Neal Day, Sr. 55, of Tryon, NC passed away August 3, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital.Born December 28, 1955 he was the son of the late Ansel and Ruth Day. A lifelong resident of Polk County, Mr. Day was a Quality Control Manager at Mascot Homes for 30 years. He was a past president of the...
Harriet Hall
Aug 3, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC -- Harriet Fortune Hall, 88, of 203 S. Peak St., Columbus, NC died Wednesday, August 03, 2011 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum SC.Born in Tryon, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Bertha Kuykendall Fortune. Mrs. Hall was a member of Columbus Baptist Church where she served in the Choir and...
Robert Shuford
Aug 1, 2011
Columbus, NC - Robert L. Shuford, III, 71, of Columbus, NC passed away after declining health August 1, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital.Born in 1939 he was the son of the late Robert and Helen Shuford Jr. Robert "Bob" Shuford III started his life on his father's farm called Deepdene in Newton, NC. Prior to Robert's birth his grandfather R.L....
Roy Vehorn
Jul 31, 2011
Columbus, NC - Roy Julian Vehorn, 89, of Columbus, NC passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011 at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC.Born in Pelzer, SC he was the son of the late Jetter and Lily Gosnell Vehorn. Mr. Vehorn retired as plant manager from Barnett-Southern, Tryon, NC after 18 years of service. He was a veteran...
Shirley Wallace
Jul 30, 2011
MILL SPRING, NC - Shirley Harris Wallace, 69, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Saturday morning, July 30, 2011 in Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Valdese, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late J.H. Harris and Mamie Fowler Harris. She was a life long member of Mill Spring First Baptist Church.Surviving are two brothers, Curtis...
Bernice Hodge
Jul 26, 2011
Sunny View, NC - Margaret Bradley Hodge, 57, of Sunny View, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at St. Joseph, Asheville, NC.Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late George and Bernice Bradley. She was employed as a school bus driver at Sunny View School for more than 30...
June Ransom
Jul 24, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC - Princess J. Ransom, 96, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Princess was born in Kokomo, IN, and grew up in Toledo, OH. After working 30 years at Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, she and her husband Robert retired briefly to Arizona. In March 1983, they moved to the Columbus area,...
