Frank Raines
Jan 13, 2009
Tryon, NC- Frank Coleman Raines, 83, of Capps Road, Tryon, NC, died January 13, 2009 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Polk County, NC he was the son of the late James and Celia Suttles Raines. He retired from Carolina Yarn after 8 years of service. He is survived by his wife, Ruby L. Raines of the home;...
Georganna Calhoun
Jan 2, 2009
An obituary is not available at this time for Georganna Lee Calhoun (Calhoun). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Margaret Della Hayes
Jan 2, 2009
TRYON, NC - Margaret Della Hayes, 78, of Tryon, NC went to be with the Lord Friday, January 2, 2009 in Regional Hospice Home in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Grayson A. and Minnie Williams Turner. Mrs. Hayes was of the Baptist faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Leroy Moss
Jan 1, 2009
Columbus, NC- Leroy "T" Moss, 74, of Hooker Road, Columbus, NC, died January 1, 2009 in his home. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late William Lee and Ida Newman Moss. He worked for the Town of Tryon for 30 years, before retiring as Water Department Foreman. Mr. Moss was an avid hunter and fisherman....
William Cummings
Dec 25, 2008
Tryon, NC- William Barton Cummings, Jr., 82, of Club Road, Tryon, NC, died December 25, 2008, in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Mr. Cummings was born to W.B. and Alice Holmes Cummings in Brooklyn, NY, on January 19, 1926. He was raised in New Rochelle, NY, where he attended Isaac Young High School. In 1943, at the age of 17,...
Donald Bennett
Dec 21, 2008
Tryon, NC - Donald E. Bennett of Tryon, NC and Erieville, NY died Sunday, December 21, 2008 of leukemia at his home in NC. A native of West Liberty, Iowa, following service in World War II, Don spent most of his life in Wilkes Barre, PA, where he founded Don Bennett Advertising, Inc. He was active in the arts community...
Gilbert Stanley
Dec 20, 2008
Columbus, NC - Gilbert John Stanley, 73, of 5 Stirrup Downs Lane, Columbus, NC died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at his home. Born in Elizabeth, NJ, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Susan Chapman Stanley. He graduated from Somerville High School, Academy of Aeronautics in NJ, and the Army Security Agency School. Mr. Stanley received his doctorate...
Doris Gordon
Dec 15, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC -- Doris Seitz Gordon, 82, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Monday, December 15, 2008 with her husband and daughters at her side, concluding a courageous battle with cancer.She was born January 1, 1926 in Wyckoff, New Jersey. After a brief career in New York City, she was married to William F. Gordon in 1947. They raised 3...
Margaret Hill
Dec 10, 2008
TRYON, NC - Margaret Louise Hill, 83, of Tryon, NC died Wednesday morning, December 10, 2008 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center in Tryon, NC following a period of declining health. Born in Pelham, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Thomas and Nannie Stroud Cansler. Mrs. Hill was a member of Pacolet Baptist Church in Lynn, NC....
Richard Radford
Dec 7, 2008
Irmo, SC - Richard Thomas "Tommy" Radford, 48, of 200 East Creek Court, Irmo, SC, died Sunday, December 7, 2008. Born in Asheville, NC, he was the son of Richard E. and Louise Palmer Radford of Landrum, SC. He was a graduate of Tryon High School Class of 1978. Tommy graduated from UNC Charlotte with a B.A. in Business Administration....
Marion Batchler
Dec 6, 2008
Columbus, NC - Marion Kenneth Batchler, 70, of Columbus, NC loving father and devoted husband, died Saturday, December 06, 2008 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Cherokee Co, SC, he was the son of the late Alexander Leon "Buddy" and Katie Lillian Jenkins Batchler. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army. He retired...
Robert Ransom
Dec 4, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC - Robert Otto Ransom, 89, of Columbus, NC died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at his home. Mr. Ransom retired from Libbey-Owens-Ford Company in 1982 in Toledo, OH. He moved to Polk County in 1983 coming from Toledo, OH. Mr. Ransom enjoyed bowling, football, reading sport magazines and writing letters to family and friends. He was a veteran of...
Robert Smith
Dec 4, 2008
Mill Spring, NC- Robert Philmore Smith, 87, of Silver Creek Road, Mill Spring, NC, died December 4, 2008 in his residence. Born in Ohio, he was the son of the late Buck and Jeanette Johnson Smith. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the Army. Mr. Smith was retired from the State of Ohio as a meat inspector...
Ellis Fincher
Dec 3, 2008
TRYON, NC -- Ellis M. Fincher, Sr., 81, of Tryon, NC died Wednesday, December 03, 2008 at his home. Born in Cross Keys, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Charles and Addie Delilah Murphy Fincher. He was the husband of the late Ann Washburn Fincher who died in 2003. Mr. Fincher was a graduate of the University...
Marie Van Gompel
Dec 2, 2008
TRYON, NC -- Marie (Agen) Caesar Van Gompel passed away peacefully at White Oak Manor - Tryon, NC in the late afternoon hours of December 2, 2008. In the years, weeks and days prior to her passing, Marie was humorous, loving, generous, kind and grateful to God for the bounty of her life. Marie was born in Kaukauna, Wisconsin on...
John Wetzel
Nov 30, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC - John William Wetzel, 94, of Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, NC died Sunday morning, November 30, 2008 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility in Columbus, NC. Born in Bellevue, PA, he was the son of the late Harry S. and Belle Murphy Wetzel. Mr. Wetzel was a graduate of Franklin and Marshall University in Lancaster, PA and received his...
Patrick Ross
Nov 29, 2008
Lynn, NC - Patrick Brian Ross, 53, of Lodge Lane, Lynn, NC, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of Rose Marie Reuther Ross and the late Charles F. Ross Sr.. Mr. Ross was a veteran of the US Army having served during Desert Storm.Surviving in addition...
Paul Rooney
Nov 28, 2008
TRYON, NC - Paul Vincent Rooney, 90, of Warrior Dr., Tryon, NC died Friday, November 28, 2008 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late Vincent and Helen Schmid Rooney. He was a veteran of WW II having served in the US Army. Mr. Rooney moved to Polk...
David Blackwell
Nov 27, 2008
Columbus, NC -- David Boyd Blackwell, 59, of 64 Thistle Rd., Columbus, NC died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at his home. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late R. C. and Mary Smith Blackwell. He was a graduate of Polk Central High School Class of 1968 and was an electrician. Surviving is his wife, Debbie...
Arpha Burrell
Nov 26, 2008
ARPHA BURRELLRUTHERFORDTON, NC -- Arpha Burrell, 90, Rutherfordton, NC died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 in Hospice of Rutherford County in Forest City, NC.A native of Tryon, NC she was born on November 28, 1917 to the late Mark William and Mabel Pace Burrell. She was preceded in death by four brothers, William Mark Burrell, Alvin "Bud" Burrell, Coit and wife,...
