Gustav Hoffman
Oct 16, 2008
Tryon, NC- Gustav Ahrendt Hoffman, 94, of Vineyard Road, Tryon, NC, died October 16, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of Gustav and Anna Ahrendt Hoffman. He was a Lt. Commader for the Amphibious Forces in the Pacific during World War II. Mr. Hoffman attended Rutgers University and Harvard Business School....
Laura Weigt
Oct 11, 2008
Columbus, N.C. - Laura Elizabeth Weigt, 94, of Skyuka Road, Columbus, NC died Saturday, October ll, 2008 at her home surrounded by loving family. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Gustave Fuhrman and Elizabeth Mueller Fuhrman. Laura belonged to the Tryon Painters & Sculptors, was an amateur astrologer for 50 years, winner of awards in...
Laurie Jones
Oct 10, 2008
HENDERSONVILLE, NC - Laurie Diane Jones, 56, of Hendersonville, NC went home to be with the Lord, Friday morning, October 10, 2008 in Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC following a sudden illness. Born in Hillside, Illinois, she was the daughter of Lois Klimek Linder of Hendersonville, NC and the late Lawrence J. Linder. She has been a resident of Hendersonville...
John English
Oct 1, 2008
MILL SPRING, NC - John Bert English, Jr., 83, of 85 Deerfield Drive, Mill Spring, NC died Wednesday morning, October 1, 2008, at his home. Born June 10, 1925 in Duplin County, NC, he was the son of the late J. Bert, Sr. and Ludie Rouse English. Mr. English retired from Gibbs Welding and was a deacon at Faith Baptist...
John Mccutcheon
Sep 30, 2008
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Elizabeth Overton
Sep 28, 2008
Columbus, NC - Elizabeth Ingle Overton, 83, of Columbus, NC died Sunday, September 28, 2008 at her home. Born in Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of the late John and Irene Douglas Ingle. She moved to Polk County, NC in 2005 from Palatine, IL. She volunteered with the Cub Scouts, FISH, and she did extensive work with the National...
Alcie Mcabee
Sep 28, 2008
MILL SPRING, NC - Alcie O'Sullivan McAbee, 87, of 64 Hicks McAbee Rd., Mill Spring, NC was set free and went to be with her Lord Sunday morning, September 28, 2008. She was born in Converse, SC on October 16, 1920 and has been a resident of Polk County since a teenager. She was the daughter of the late Miles...
Sybil Burrell
Sep 28, 2008
Columbus, N.C. - Sybil Parham Burrell, 93, of Penny Lane, Columbus, NC, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Polk Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Emma Covil Parham. She was the widow of James Harley Burrell who died in 1992. Mrs. Burrell was a member of the Second...
Myrna Goode
Sep 25, 2008
Tryon, N.C. - Myrna Lou Pringle Goode, 68 of Melrose Avenue, Tryon, NC died Thursday at her home. Born in Harrisonburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Purloss Pringle, Jr. and Helen Estelle Evans Pringle. She was the widow of William Watson Goode who died in 1994. Mrs. Goode attended Limestone College, Gaffney, SC and James Madison...
Clasia Dykes
Sep 25, 2008
Saluda, NC- Clasia Adelia Denty Dykes, 95, of Saluda, NC, died September 25, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC Born in Boat Harbor, Newfoundland, she was the daughter of the late Joshua Wilson and Selina Koeping Denty. Mrs. Dykes lived most of her life in Georgia, before moving to Polk County, NC in 2005. She was the oldest graduate...
Robert Burnett
Sep 24, 2008
COLUMBUS, N.C. - Robert Earle Burnett of 50 Nub Drive, Columbus, NC died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 in the Veterans Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Elbert and Pearl Tallent Burnett. Tech SGT Burnett retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1982 and was a member of the Civil Air Patrol....
Alene Sawyer
Sep 21, 2008
Tryon, N.C. - Alene Owen Sawyer, 92, of Scriven Road, Tryon, NC died Sunday, September 21, 2008 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center, Tryon, NC. Born in Transylvania Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Lula Thomas Owen. She was the widow of Albert Sawyer who died in 1972. Mrs. Sawyer was a member of Tryon...
Mary Kilver
Sep 20, 2008
Saluda, N.C. - Mary Ann Kilver, 73, of Mtn. Page Road, Saluda, NC, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008 in Elizabeth House, Hendersonville, NC. Born in Illinois, May 23, 1935 and lived also in Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio and briefly in other states before settling in the woods of North Carolina outside Saluda over thirty years ago. Mary Ann...
Melba Tucker
Sep 16, 2008
Melba Joslyn Tucker, 83 years old, of Autumn Care, Saluda, NC, died on Tuesday evening, September 16th, 2008. She was met in heaven by her high school sweetheart; the love of her life, Wayne K. Tucker, to whom she was married for 64 years, and who predeceased her in March of this year. Melba was born in Boise, Idaho to...
Robert Dalton
Sep 16, 2008
TRYON, NC - Robert Dixon Dalton, 77, of Tryon, NC died Tuesday, September 16, 2008 in Jackson Madison General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son the late Robert Jackson and Clestelle Moore Dalton and was the husband of the late Dorothy Dalton who died in February of 2008. Mr. Dalton retired from the...
Anna Cantrell
Sep 15, 2008
HENDERSONVILLE, NC - Anna Mae Burns Cantrell, 59, of Hendersonville, NC died Monday, September 15, 2008 at her home.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Ina Pace Burns. She was a devoted wife and mother. Mrs. Cantrell was a graduate of Landrum High School in Landrum, SC and was previous employed by Mother...
Carolyn Smith
Sep 14, 2008
MILL SPRING, NC - Carolyn Jeanette Smith, 68, of Powell Rd., Mill Spring, NC died Sunday evening, September 14, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in Transylvania County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Nellie Allison Sienseng. Mrs. Smith was a member of Lynn First Baptist Church in Lynn, NC. Surviving is her...
Judy Gosnell
Sep 14, 2008
Green Creek, N.C. - Judy Whiteside Gosnell, 55, of John Watson Rd., Rutherfordton, NC died Sunday, September 14, 2008. Born in Spartanburg Co., SC, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Julia Gosnell Whiteside. Surviving are: a daughter, Rhonda Sylvester of Landrum, SC; two sons, Larry Shipley of Polk Co., NC and Ronnie Gosnell of Boiling Springs, SC;...
George Worthington
Sep 12, 2008
Columbus, North Carolina- George Herbert Worthington III, 80, of 196 Possum Trot Lane, Columbus, NC, died Friday, September 12, 2008. Mr. Worthington was born in NYC, NY. He was the son of the late George Herbert Worthington, Jr. and Aida Adda Worthington. He graduated from the Choate School in Wallingford Connecticut and attended Brown University, before enlisting in the Navy....
Agnes Kelly
Sep 9, 2008
Columbus, NC- Mrs. Agnes Allen Kelly, 94, of Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus passed away on September 9, 2008 at Tryon Estates. Agnes Kelly was born in Birmingham, Alabama on August 4, 1914 to Lillian Agnes and Lucius Chastain Allen. She graduated from Ensley High School in Birmingham, where she was the class valedictorian, and attended Birmingham Southern College. In November...
