Arthur Marshall
May 21, 2011
Dr. Arthur Elliott Marshall, 87, of 65 Greenstoke Loop, Tryon died May 21, 2011 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum, SC. He moved to Tryon from St. Petersburg, FL in 1999 when he married Jo Donna Sperry.Arthur had practiced dentistry in St. Petersburg for forty years after moving from Albion, IL. He was active with the...
Mildred Waters
May 19, 2011
Columbus, NC - Mildred Ann Waters, 78, of Peak Street, Columbus, NC died Thursday, May 19, 2011 in Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Nola Waters McCraw. She was a cook at the Bantam Chef for approximately 23 years before retiring in 1999. She was a loving,...
Loraine Lanning
May 17, 2011
Loraine Margaret Kerr Lanning, 97, of Columbus, NC, died May 17, 2011 at Tryon Estates. She was born on August 22, 1913, in Chicopee, MA, and was the daughter of the late George and Bessie Warner Kerr. She was also preceded in death by a brother, George Kerr, Jr. She was the widow of Charles Lanning.She was a medical technologist...
Velma Fagan
May 8, 2011
Green Creek, N.C. - Velma "Jack" Whiteside Fagan, 95, of Green Creek, NC, died Sunday, May 8, 2011 in White Oak Manor of Rutherfordton.Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Mammey Nanney Whiteside and was the widow of Kyle Fagan who died in 2005. Mrs. Fagan retired from Hatch Mill, Columbus, NC in...
Jane Hestwood
May 7, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Jane Armstrong Hestwood (Armstrong). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Joann Prince
May 2, 2011
Greer, SC - Joann Shytle Prince, 77, went home to be with the Lord after a l0 year battle with ovarian cancer on May 2, 20ll. Joann was born to the late Vailon and Louvenia Shytle of Green Creek in Polk County, NC. She graduated Valedictorian from Green Creek High School and attended Western Carolina University. She married Albert Jennings...
Edward Comolli
Apr 26, 2011
Columbus, NC - Edward Joseph Comolli, 82, of 615 Laurel Lake Drive,Columbus, North Carolina, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011.Born in Barre, Vermont, he was the son of the late Adolfo Comolli andFlora Maroni Comolli. He was a 1946 graduate of Spaulding HighSchool in Barre where he played on the state champion football andbasketball teams. In 1950, he graduated from the...
Mary Goyak
Apr 23, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC - Mary Louise Goyak, 78, of Columbus, NC passed away Saturday morning, April 23, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Newport, KY, she was the daughter of the late Jack Vallier Rauss and Viola Underwood Rauss and wife of the late Peter F. Goyak who died in 2005. Mrs. Goyak was a...
Phyllis Kuekes
Apr 21, 2011
Columbus, NC - Phyllis E. Kuekes, 86, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Thursday, April 21, 2011. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of Earl and Hazel Benson. She is survived by her sons Lawrence Kuekes of Hilo, Hawaii and Tom Kuekes of Bakersfield, California, and daughter-in-law Cynthia Kuekes and granddaughter Ofelie Kuekes of Menlo Park, California. Preceding...
James Jackson
Apr 12, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for James Floyd Jackson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Helen Smith
Apr 11, 2011
Services for Helen Turner Smith have been changed to 11:30 am in the McFarland Funeral Chapel, Saturday, April 16, 2011, due to expected inclement weather.The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. just prior to the services in the funeral chapel.Columbus, NC - Helen Turner Smith, 92, of 430 Skyuka Road, Columbus, NC died Monday, April 11, 2011...
David Schwendenmann
Apr 11, 2011
Mill Spring, NC - David Fredrick Schwendenmann, 74, of Stoney Knoll Rd. Mill Spring, NC died Monday, April 11, 2011.Born in Flint, MI, he was the son of the late Anthony and Laverna Young Schwendenmann. The proprietor of Dave's Handyman Service he was a member of Mill Spring First Baptist Church.Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Grace McDowell Schwendenmann...
Lonzo Laughter
Apr 9, 2011
MILL SPRING, NC - Lonzo Laughter, 65, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Saturday evening, April 9, 2011 in Rutherford Hospital, Rutherfordton, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Henry Pelzy Laughter and Mary Sain Laughter. Mr. Laughter was of the Baptist faith.Surviving is his companion, Vickie Williams; his wife, Connie McFalls Laughter; four daughters,...
Marguerite Van Pelt
Apr 7, 2011
Tryon, NC - Marguerite Van Pelt, 101 of 70 Oak Street, Tryon, NC died Thursday, April 7, 2011 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Augusta County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. James B. Van Pelt of Burketown. Following a career in journalism and freelance writing she moved to Tryon in 1990 and has...
John Wood
Apr 6, 2011
Tryon, North Carolina-John Austen Flint Wood, 88, a twenty year resident of Tryon, North Carolina died on Wednesday, April, 6th, 2011 at The White Oak Facility, Tryon, North Carolina.Born in Rotherham, England on Sept 17th 1922, he was the son of the late John Flint Wood and Vera Potter Wood. During the Second World War, Mr. Wood was commissioned in...
Beatrice Cone
Apr 5, 2011
Beatrice Farnum Cone of Chestnut Street, Tryon, NC, passed away on April 5, 20ll in Hendersonville, NC following a lengthy illness.Born in 1921, the daughter of Royal and Adaline Farnum of Providence, RI. She attended the Wheeler School, Bradford College and Boston College during WWII when she met her first husband, Jimmy Foster, who was killed during that conflict. She...
Betty Bartlett
Apr 3, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Betty London Bartlett (London). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Louise Martin
Mar 30, 2011
COLUMBUS, N.C. - Louise E. Martin of Columbus, N.C. passed away, Wednesday morning, March 30, 2011 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, S.C.Born in Jacksonville, IL, she was the wife of the late John C. Martin who died in 1998. The Martin's lived and raised a family in Springfield Illinois. She retired from State of Illinois Personnel Department....
Myrtle Pittman
Mar 25, 2011
Myrtle Lowe Pittman, 92, of Green Creek, NC died Friday, March 25, 2011 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center, Tryon, NC.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Loel and Mary Eva Giles Lowe and was the widow of Kelly A. Pittman who died in l996. Myrtle retired from Drayton Mills in Spartanburg, SC after 32...
Ruth Moore
Mar 24, 2011
Ruth Carolyn Hill Moore, 81, of 2225 Abrams Moore Rd. Rutherfordton, NC passed away Thursday March 24, 2011 in Hospice House of Rutherford Co. Born July 30, 1929 to the late Carroll and Mattie Wilkins Hill, she was a native of Rutherford Co. A member of Gray's Chapel United Methodist Church, she was retired from Moore's Department store of Rutherfordton,...
