Frances Zahn
Oct 29, 2009
Columbus, NC - Frances V. Zahn, 90, of Duck Pond Lane, Columbus, NC died Thursday, October 29, 2009 at her home. Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Bracigliano Conversa. She moved to Polk Co. in 1995 from Westchester, NY. Mrs. Zahn was a member of St. John the Baptist Church, member of...
John Ford
Oct 26, 2009
MILL SPRING, NC - John Steven Ford, 53 of Mill Spring, NC took his final walk-about, Monday, October 26, 2009 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Edward E. (Buck) and Avree Walker Ford. Steve worked for Ivey Electric and was an avid hunter and fisherman and leaves...
Paul Michaud
Oct 22, 2009
Columbus, NC - Paul Aime Michaud, 83, of Case St., Columbus, NC died Thursday, October 22, 2009 in Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.Born in Exeter, NH he was the son of the late George and Lydia Lafrance Michaud. Mr. Michaud was the widower of Isabel May Michaud who died in 2005. He was a veteran of WW II having...
Dale Madden
Oct 19, 2009
COLUMBUS, NC - Dale J. Madden, 93, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Monday, October 19, 2009 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. He was born on January 5, 1916 and was the only child of the late Edward J. Madden and Margaret C. Hines Madden. His mother died at age 19 leaving her 9 month old son in...
Harold Hannum
Oct 18, 2009
Columbus, N.C. - Harold Vernon Hannum, 89, husband of Helen Watkins Hannum of 621 Laurel Lake Dr., Columbus, NC, died Sunday, October 18, 2009 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC.No local services are planned. To to the family, please
Marvoreen Newman
Oct 14, 2009
Spartanburg, SC - Marvoreen Coggins Newman, 72, of 102 Michael Drive, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 in Spartanburg Regional Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Henderson County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Lilly Burrell Coggins. She was the widow of Bill Newman who died in 2004. Mrs. Newman was a member of Pacolet Baptist Church in...
Anne Browning
Oct 14, 2009
Saluda, N.C. - Anne Ramsey Browning, 72, of Columbia Street, Saluda, NC, wife of Albert "Bert" S. Browning, III, died peacefully Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at her home. Born in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Mack E. and Georgia Culbertson Ramsey and was a graduate of Lee Edwards High School, Asheville, NC and UNC, Asheville. She...
Elizabeth Painter
Oct 12, 2009
Jessie PainterColumbus, NC - Elizabeth Jessie Bolt Painter, 79, of 812 Landrum Rd., Columbus, NC died Monday in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in Buncombe Co., NC she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Bonnie Brown Bolt. She was the widow of Edgar Painter who died in 1997. She attended Faith Temple Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Roy Jackson
Oct 11, 2009
TRYON, NC -- Roy C. Jackson, 83, of Peniel Road, Tryon, NC went home to be with the Lord Sunday, October 11, 2009 in Smith Phayer Hospice House in Landrum. Born in Polk County, he was the son of the late Columbus and Ollie Halford Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a Veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Navy. He...
Richard Hewitt
Oct 7, 2009
COLUMBUS, NC - Richard Hewitt, Jr. 99, of Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, NC passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Richard and Katherine Molitor Hewitt. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Howard Sharp
Oct 5, 2009
ARDEN, NC - Howard Sharp, 71, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2009.A native of Buncombe County, NC, he was the son of the late Dewey Lee and Katherine Louella Sharp. He spent many years working as a mechanic and loved to fish. He was also preceded in death by his wife Mary Kathleen Sharp, a son Brad Sharp...
Martha Watkiins
Oct 4, 2009
COLUMBUS, NC -- Martha Fox Watkins, 85, of Columbus, NC died Sunday, October 04, 2009 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Swain County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Carroll and Hattie Nichols Fox. Mrs. Watkins was of the Baptist Faith. She was the widow of Claude Oliver Watkins who died in 1999 and the...
Reina Berlinger
Oct 2, 2009
COLUMBUS, NC -- Reina Engar Gross Berlinger, 69, of Jackson Grove Rd., Columbus, NC died Friday, October 02, 2009 in St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC.Born in New York City, NY she was the daughter of the late Harold Engar. She moved to Polk County in 2001 from Chicago, IL. Mrs. Berlinger was an Artist and President of Tryon Fine...
Edgar Davidson
Sep 30, 2009
CAMPOBELLO, SC -- Edgar Phillip Davidson, 89, of Campobello Gramling School Rd., Campobello, SC died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 in Regional Hospice Home in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Polk County, NC he was the son of the late John Crawford and Ida Belle Wilhelm Davidson. He was a veteran of WW II having served in the US Navy. He was a...
Evelyn Woods
Sep 28, 2009
TRYON, NC -- Evelyn Theresa Stewart Woods, 65, of Woodland Rd., Tryon, NC died Monday, September 28, 2009 at her home.Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Edward and Harriett Marie Leggett Stewart. She received her masters degree in Education from Wheelock College in Boston, MA in 1975. She was the English as a Second...
Lewis Grigg
Sep 28, 2009
LANDRUM, SC -- Lewis Dean Grigg, 65, of Hwy. 14 W.., Landrum, SC died Monday, September 28, 2009 in Smith Phayer Hospice in Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Grady L. and Thelma McElrath Grigg. He was a 1963 graduate of Polk Central High School,and was the owner of Dean Grigg's Plumbing for...
Alice Cecil
Sep 27, 2009
TRYON, NC - Alice Harkless Cecil, 89, of Tryon, beloved wife of Charles F. Cecil, died September 27, 2009 at Tryon Estates, Columbus. She will be remembered as an extraordinarily gracious, supportive, wise and loving woman, with multiple talents and interests and a wonderful sense of humor. Born and reared in Kansas City, Missouri, Alice was the daughter of the...
Sylvia Kaslofsky
Sep 27, 2009
Columbus, N.C. - Sylvia Blaustein Kaslofsky, 85, of McDowell Road, Columbus, NC died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at her home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Rubin and Anna Green Blaustein. She was married for more than 50 years to the late Joseph Kaslofsky before moving to Columbus in 2005 from Miami. Surviving are: three...
John Dail
Sep 27, 2009
Mill Spring, N.C. - John Edwin Dail, 89, of Hickory Nut Drive, Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at his home. Born in Calhoun, FL he was the son of the late Leonard and Suzie Bennett Dail. Mr. Dail was a retired industrial painter and was a member of Silver Creek Baptist Church, Mill Spring, NC Surviving are:...
William Cunningham
Sep 21, 2009
Columbus, N.C. - William "Bill" Francis Cunningham, 83, of Spring Lane, Columbus, NC, died Monday, September 21, 2009 at his home with his wife at his side. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late William H. and Ann Kuchta Cunningham. He was a Veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Army Air Corp. Mr....
