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...
Roger Janney
Jan 12, 2024
SIMPSONVILLE -- Roger Allen Janney, 72, of Simpsonville, passed away January 12 th , 2024. He was born in Pikeville, Kentucky on February 14 th , 1951, to Hursel Janney Sr. and Kelsie Bishop Janney. Mr. Janney was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps having served in Vietnam. He went on to serve as an officer with...
William Andrew Lee
Jan 11, 2024
William Andrew Lee, age 29, of Asheville, North Carolina went to his heavenly home on Thursday, January 11th, 2024 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, SC after a tragic hiking accident. He was born in Knoxville, TN, on May 25th, 1994 and was the son of Rick and Amy Mueller Lee of Tryon, NC and brother of Caroline Lee of Birmingham, AL....
Miriam Miller
Jan 10, 2024
Miriam Barbara (Hostetler) Miller, 58, of Forest City, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday January 10, 2024. Miriam was born in Lewisburg, PA and was the daughter of Frannie Hostetler and the late Rudy Hostetler. Miriam was a loving and devoted mother. She was also devoted to her daily devotions and serving the Lord. She...
Donald Bradley
Jan 9, 2024
Tryon, North Carolina. Donald Gene Bradley, 82, of Tryon, North Carolina, died January 9, 2024, due to complications of Alzheimer's and Covid-19 with his wife and sons by his side. Don was born in Pitcher, Oklahoma in 1941 to the late Howard S. Bradley and Corrine M. Bradley. As a teenager he lived in Miami, Florida. A small town then,...
Martha Brinson
Jan 9, 2024
Martha Kerr Brinson, passed away on January 9, 2024 at the age of 103. She was born on the family farm in Iredell County, North Caroling on November 30, 1920. She married Lewis Brinson and they moved to Daytona Beach, Florida where they raised their two children, Delores, and David. While living in Daytona Beach, Martha was very active in...
William "Bill" Ingham
Jan 5, 2024
William Preston Ingham, Jr. (Bill), 72, died Friday, January 5, 2024 at his home on Glengarnock Road in Tryon, NC. Bill was born in Greenville, SC and was the son of the late Frances Geraldine Griffin Ingham and William Preston Ingham, Sr. Bill's father was in the army and the family traveled often. Bill lived in Germany, San Francisco, CA...
Darren Cochran
Dec 29, 2023
Columbus, NC— Darren Arden Cochran, 60 years old, passed away on December 29 th 2023 at The Hospice House in Landrum, SC after suffering from a long illness of Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Las Vegas, NV and was the son of Ralph Elton Cochran and the late Sue Ann McClanahan Cochran. He was a graduate of Polk Central...
William Phar
Dec 27, 2023
SALUDA -- William Erwin Phar, 82, of Saluda, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 27, 2023 at the Elizabeth House. No services are planned.
Richard Mott
Dec 26, 2023
Richard Carson Mott, age 69, 3531 Big Level Road Mill spring, NC passed away peacefully at his home on December 26th, 2023. He was born in Orlando, Florida. He was the son of Carson and Juanita Mott. He received his high school diploma from the state of Florida in 1974 and then graduated on the deans list from Western Carolina...
Edith Brammer
Dec 24, 2023
TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA -- On Christmas Eve 2023, Edith Marie Sparks Brammer, 78, left this earthly world to join the heavenly angels in song to rejoice with our Lord and Savior. Edith was born in Greensboro, NC, on August 15, 1945, to the late Garlis Hugh and Grace Wagoner Sparks. She married James Woody Brammer, on February 24, 1963, and...
Madelyn Meyer
Dec 24, 2023
Madelyn Iris Dedmondt Meyer, 84, of Brevard went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at the Carolina Caring House in Newton, NC. Born April 16, 1939, in Tryon, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Robert Walter Dedmondt and Iris Sherrill Buckner Dedmondt. Madelyn graduated from Tryon High School in 1957 and earned...
Scott Schulze
Dec 22, 2023
The decades long struggle Scott Schulze fought with addiction finally and sadly caught him off guard in an accidental overdose on Friday, December 22, 2023. He had been living in Greenville, South Carolina but died at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. Despite the ups and downs of Scott's 34 years, his was a life of love, joy, humor, dedication...
Ouida Spalding
Dec 21, 2023
Tryon- Ouida Katherine Spalding passed away on December 21, 2023, in Tryon, NC. Ouida (means yes-yes in French and Russian) was born on April 5, 1942. She grew up in Hyattsville, Maryland. She attended Frostburg State University for her bachelor's degree and went onto earn two master's degrees from other institutions leading her to a leadership position as...
Reverend Warren Elliott
Dec 19, 2023
Columbus, North Carolina – Reverend Warren Lewis Elliott, 83, died Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born in Murphy, North Carolina and he was the son of the late Berdell Elliott Singleton. He attended Fruitland Baptist Bible College and pastored churches in North Carolina and Florida for 56 years. He was preceded in death by a...
Bill Ruff
Dec 16, 2023
Bill Robert Ruff, 79, of Mill Spring, NC passed away on December 16, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital with his daughter by his side. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Howard James Ruff, Sr. and Rose Agetha Norman Ruff. He retired from Michelin Tire Corporation after more than 30 years. Bill enjoyed life and...
Mary Plumley
Dec 12, 2023
LANDRUM – Mary Ann Plumley, 78, of Landrum, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at her home. Born in Walnut, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Ralph C. Leritz and Majorie Stokey Leritz and wife of the late Clyde Plumley who passed away in 2017. Mary and Clyde met in Walnut, Kansas while he was serving in the...
Barbara Buffington
Dec 6, 2023
Barbara Louise Buffington, 75, of Tryon, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home, directly in front of her favorite window, overlooking her beloved garden, surrounded by her family and her devoted dogs, at precisely 3pm on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023. Barbara was born on November 19th, 1948, to Herman Lorain Buffington and Frances Victoria Buffington (Filek) in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. She...
Earl Cashmore
Dec 6, 2023
HENDERSONVILLE -- Earl Cashmore, 89, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. He was born on March 3, 1934 in White Springs, FL. He is formally of Miami, FL. Heaven is so much brighter today. Earl worked for Rinker cement and then owned Earls Shell Service. Earl moved to North Carolina in 1984 and...
