Stanley Modzelesky
Feb 10, 2011
TRYON, N.C. -- Stanley J. Modzelesky, 69, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 at 6 a.m. at St. Luke's Hospital following a diabetes complication.He leaves his only son, Craig Modzelesky, 30, of San Francisco, Calif., and Tokyo, Japan.Born and raised in Connecticut, Stanley worked tirelessly for the state of Connecticut before retiring to Tryon more than 15 years ago. He moved...
Minnie Conner
Feb 10, 2011
SALUDA, N.C. - Minnie Lee "Granny" Sain Conner, 95 of Saluda, N.C. went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 10, 2011 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, S.C.Born in Polk County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Zack and Lettie Thompson Sain. She was first married to George Luther Conner who died in 1974...
James Crook
Feb 9, 2011
Columbus, NC - The Reverend James Reynolds Crook, 90, of Columbus, NC died Wednesday February 9, 2011 in Columbus after a brief illness.He was born in Spartanburg, SC and was the son of Walker Reynolds and Helen Reed Crook. He was a graduate of Davidson College (1942) and Union Theological Seminary (1947). Mr. Crook also served as an Army Infantry...
James Jackson
Feb 8, 2011
Mill Spring, NC -- James S. Jackson, 76, OF 1030 Hwy. 9 North, Mill Spring, NC died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in Hospice House of Rutherford County in Forest City, NC.A native of Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Frank and Maggie Lee Swindler Jackson. A graduate of Mill Spring High School (1954), he attended a...
Jo Christopher
Feb 8, 2011
Columbus, NC -- Mary Jane "Jo" Christopher of Simms St., Columbus, NC died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at her home.Born in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Perry Earl and Emmie Jane Farrow Owens. Jo was a member of Columbus Baptist Church. She was the wife of James E. Christopher who died in 2004. Surviving is...
Bernice Ravan
Feb 6, 2011
TRYON, N.C. - Bernice Ellen Ravan, 84, of Tryon, N.C. passed away, Sunday, February 6, 2011 in Autumn Care of Forest City.Born in Polk County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Tom and Ellen Covil Ravan. She worked for Dr. C.W. McCall, Sr. for 31 years, Smith Optometry for 8 years and later was a caregiver for 10...
Barbara Fisher
Feb 3, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Barbara Ruth Fisher (Helmkamp). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Estelle Corbett
Feb 3, 2011
Estelle Thompson Corbett, 62, of Virginia Circle, Easley, SC, died Thursday, February 3, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Otis Baxter and Katherine Philbeck Thompson. She was the widow of Carroll B. "Ken" Corbett who died in 2007. Estelle retired from Alice Manufacturing Inc. in...
May Wondra
Feb 2, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC - May Elizabeth Wondra, 99, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC passed away, Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC.Born in McHenry County, IL, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Elizabeth May Justen and wife of the late Raymond O. Wondra who died in 2000. Mrs. Wondra was a graduate of St....
Robert Payne
Jan 30, 2011
Tryon, NC - Robert Jacob Payne, 76, of Overlook Circle, Tryon, NC died Sunday, January 30, 2011 in the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills House, Landrum, SC.Born in Canandaigua, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur and Anna Wisse Payne. Mr. Payne retired from AT&T after 27 years of service before coming to Polk County in 1990 from...
Margery Franklin
Jan 30, 2011
Tryon, NC - Margery Frances Rhodes Franklin, 88, died Sunday, January 30, 2011 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Walsenburg, CO, she was the daughter of the late Claude H. and Juanita Hoop Rhodes. A homemaker throughout her adult life, she was the widow of Horace M. Franklin who died in 2004. She was a veteran of World War...
Evelyn Chapman
Jan 26, 2011
Tryon, NC -- Evelyn Covil Chapman, 96, of Howard Gap Rd., Tryon, NC died Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Born in Lynn, NC, she was the daughter of the late Richard Earl and Odessa Newman Covil. She was the wife of Demus Chapman who died in 1997. She was a member of the Eastern Star...
Robin Lundberg
Jan 25, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Robin Lynne Lundberg (Lundberg). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
William Froemming
Jan 25, 2011
Tryon, NC - Dr. William Eugene Froemming, 91, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the Tryon Estates Medical Facility. Born in Sioux Falls, SD he was the son of the late Rudolph and Elvina Monger Froemming. A graduate of the University of Chicago with a Medical Degree, Dr. Froemming was a Urologist, later practicing Nuclear Medicine and working in the...
Daisy Champion
Jan 23, 2011
Tryon, NC - Daisy Thompson Champion, 86, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC. Born Oct. 28, 1924 in Hendersonville, NC she was the daughter of the late Henry D. and Johnnie Sue Edwards Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husband Hugh B. Champion, their son, Hoyt Champion and step-grandson...
Philip Anderson
Jan 22, 2011
BALTIMORE, MD - Philip Douglas Anderson, Sr., 84, of Baltimore, MD formerly of Saluda, NC passed away, Saturday, January 22, 2011 in Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD.Born in Madison County, NC, he was the son of the late Edward L. and Sarah Victoria Owen Anderson and husband of the late Evelyn Davis Anderson who died in 2007.He was a veteran...
Mildred Jackson
Jan 22, 2011
MILL SPRING, NC - Mildred McGuinn Lynch Jackson, 86, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Saturday afternoon, January 22, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Mack and Bonnettia Odel McGuinn. Mrs. Jackson was first married to Herman "Jack" Lynch who died in 1961....
Burl Parsons
Jan 19, 2011
Flat Rock, NC - Burl Farabee Parsons, widow of Clyde Charles Parsons, died Wed., Jan. 19, 2011 in Hendersonville Health & Rehabilitation Center, Flat Rock, NC.Born in Commerce, GA, November 2, 1924, she was the daughter of Scott and Grace Hancock Farabee.Surviving include daughters Alice Wise (Steve) of Beaufort, SC and Madeline Clas (Fred) of Tryon, NC. She was predeceased...
Marion Garber
Jan 16, 2011
Columbus, NC - Marion Harriett Garber, 89, of Tryon Estates, died Sunday, January 16, 2011 in Willowbrook Court, Columbus, NC.Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Goldie Reisfield Garber. A graduate of Olney High School, she received a degree in Psychology from Temple University in l943. She was a veteran having served in the...
Cyril Jewell
Jan 15, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC - Cyril Jewell, Jr., 92, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC passed away Saturday, January 15, 2011 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC.Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Cyril Jewell, Sr. and Helen Bennett Jewell. Mr. Jewell was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a retired...
