Harry Evans
Jul 18, 2008
Major General Harry L. Evans, USAF RET, 88, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died on Friday, July 18, 2008. He was born in Bedford, Iowa on November 22, 1919, the son of the late Harry Evans and Clara Fowler Evans. He graduated from Northeast Oklahoma Junior College, Miami, Oklahoma, in 1938. General Evans entered military service in 1940 and was...
John Bates
Jul 16, 2008
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Joseph Case
Jul 15, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC - Joseph L. "Roy" Case, Sr.,74, of Columbus, NC, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 in White Oak Manor, Rutherfordton, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Virgil and Helen Parton Case. He was first married to Caroline Ashley Case who died in 1996. A Veteran of the Korean conflict, he served in...
Frederick Minard
Jul 14, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC -- Frederick Nelson Minard, 86, of Laurel Lake Dr., Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Monday, July 14, 2008 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility.Fred was born in Davenport, Iowa to Clarence Minard and Carrie Nelson Minard. He received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa in December 1943. He received his Ph.D degree from Iowa...
Tyler Mooney
Jul 13, 2008
MILL SPRING, NC - Tyler Jordan Mooney, 1 year old son of George and Angelica Haynes Mooney of 104 Julies Drive, Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at his home.Tyler was born in Buncombe County, NC on July 10, 2007.Surviving in addition to his parents are his maternal grandparents, Gary and Vicki Haynes of Mill Spring, NC; paternal...
James Armstrong
Jul 11, 2008
Columbus, NC- James Lockett Armstrong, Jr., 69, of Columbus, NC and Estero, FL, died Friday, July 11, 2008 in Rosecrest, Inman, SC, after a lengthy illness. Born in Paducah, KY, he was the son of the late James Armstrong, Sr. Mr. Armstrong was a graduate of East Tennessee State University and was a Shriner. Surviving is his loving wife of...
Frances Malone
Jul 9, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC - Frances E. Malone, 79, of Columbus, NC died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 in the Brian Center in Brevard, NC. Born in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Frances Sullivan Malone. She graduated from Grace Institute Business School in New York City and was employed by Manalapan Township, NJ for 13 years...
Grace Wilson
Jul 8, 2008
- Mrs. Grace Gibbs Wilson, 107, of Mill Spring, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Autumn Care Nursing Home, in Saluda, North Carolina. A native of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Ulysses S. Gibbs and Ella Lynch Gibbs, and the wife of the late Claude Carter Wilson who died in 1972. Grace was a member...
Margaret Dick
Jul 4, 2008
TRYON, NC -- Margaret Huxley Dick, 94, of 766 Carolina Dr., "Carrollwood", Tryon, NC, died Friday, July 4, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Evanston, IL, she was the daughter of the late Henry Minor and Carroll Coleman Huxley. She attended Roycemore, Sweet Briar College where she was very active in the Alumni Association and Mt. Vernon...
Myrtle Green
Jun 27, 2008
Tryon, NC- Myrtle Louise Davis Green, 87, of Gunning Road, Tryon, NC, went to be with the Lord, June 27, 2008 in her home. Born in Taylors, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Lillie Metcalf Davis and the widow of the late Romey Green who went home to be with the Lord in 1978. She was...
William Guilfoil
Jun 26, 2008
Columbus, N.C. - William (Bill) McArthur Guilfoil, 93, husband of Wylma Collins Guilfoil of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Thursday, June 26, 2008. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late William Ryan and Blanche Sherman Tinius Guilfoil. He was an Industrial Economics graduate of Iowa State University where he met his wife of 67 year, Wylma...
Elizabeth Augustine
Jun 23, 2008
Columbus, NC- Elizabeth Faxon Augustine, a long time resident of Tryon, died in Columbus, at Ridge Rest, on the evening of June 22nd, 2008 at the age of 96. She was the daughter of Isaac Davis and Isobel Faxon.Elizabeth was born in Elyria, Ohio, and attended nearby Oberlin College, where she met Wilson Robert (Bill) Augustine, of Decatur, Illinois. They...
Robert Levin
Jun 22, 2008
Columbus, NC- Robert J. "Bob" Levin of Mt. Gilead passed away on June 22, 2008. He will be remembered by all who knew him for his intelligence, grace, modesty, warmth, humor, and generosity. Bob was born on December 28, 1922, in Philadelphia, PA, and lived in Mt. Gilead, NC, for over 50 years. He briefly attended Temple University in Philadelphia...
Katie Phillips
Jun 22, 2008
Katie Marie Foster Phillips, 81, of Hwy. 108 E., Mill Spring, NC, died June 22, 2008 in Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Sally Davis Foster. Mrs. Phillips was a member of Pea Ridge Baptist Church. She is survived by; her husband, Lewis Phillips of the home; two daughters,...
Betty Davis
Jun 21, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC -- Betty Virginia (Schott) Davis, 87, of Tryon Estates, died Saturday, June 21, 2008. Mrs. Davis was born April 28, 1921 in Union Hill, Illinois, daughter of the late William Paul Frederick Schott of Union Hill, Illinois and the late Florence Hazel (Welsh) Schott of Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her sister, Lucille Schott Day...
Rudolph Parris
Jun 20, 2008
Rudolph Boyce Parris, 64, of Levi Rd., Columbus, NC passed away Friday evening, June 20, 2008 in the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC. Born in Henderson County, NC he was the son of the late Henry Fulton and Occie Tinsley Parris. Mr. Parris was a veteran of Vietnam serving in the U.S. Army and served a tour...
Coram Johnson
Jun 20, 2008
Coram Daniel "C.D." Johnson, Jr., 82, of Howard Gap Rd., Saluda, NC died peacefully at his home with his wife of 59 years by his side, Friday evening, June 20, 2008. A loving husband, father and grandfather who was adored by all those who knew and loved him. Mr. Johnson, a Baptist minister of 52 years loved his Lord. The...
Douglas Prideaux
Jun 16, 2008
Columbus, NC- Douglas Henry Prideaux, 91, of Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, NC, died June 16, 2008 at Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC. Born in Armonk, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Cecilia Webb Prideaux. He was a Retired Commander in the USNR and was active during WW II and Korean Conflict. Mr. Prideaux graduated from Lehigh University...
John Hooper
Jun 16, 2008
Capt. John O. Hooper (Ret.), 85 of Saluda, NC passed away Monday morning, June 16, 2008 in Mission Memorial Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Saluda, NC, he was the son of the late John and Annie Maude Hart Hooper and was the husband of the late Ruby Thompson Hooper who died in 2007. Capt. Hooper was a veteran of the...
Robert Beil
Jun 15, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC- Robert Junior Beil, 84, of Laurel Lake Dr., Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility in Columbus, NC.Born in Lima, OH, he was the son of the late Theodore Kenneth and Lulu Rison Beil. He was a Veteran of WW II having served in the US Army. Mr. Beil was a...
