Dorothy Westervelt
Mar 23, 2008
Columbus, N.C. - Dorothy H. Bell Westervelt of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. A native of Windsor, Ontario, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Annie Bell. She was the widow of David F. Westervel who died in 1996. She was a Sgt. In the Royal Canadian...
Wayne Tucker
Mar 23, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC --Wayne Kay Tucker, 84 years old, of Laurel Woods, 1062 W. Mills St., Columbus, NC died on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 at Autumn Care, Saluda, NC. He was born in Chugwater, Wyoming to Gerald John and Merrill Brown Tucker. His older brother Gerald Tennyson, predeceased him. Mr. Tucker, a member of "The Greatest Generation," was a decorated...
Joseph Morgan
Mar 20, 2008
Columbus, NC -- J. Frank Morgan, 86 of Tryon Estates, 619 Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, N.C., died on Thursday, March 20th, 2008.He grew up in Oak Park, IL, and was a graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in Electrical Engineering. After college he worked for General Electric, and during World War II, he served as a naval...
Robert Widdicombe
Mar 19, 2008
Tryon, NC -- Robert L. Widdicombe of Oak Street, Tryon, NC died Wednesday morning, March 19, 2008 at his home.Arrangements will be announced. To to the family, please
Martleen Lippincott
Mar 17, 2008
TRYON, NC -- Martleen Parke Lippincott, 81, of Oak Hill Apartments, Tryon, NC died Monday, March 17, 2008 at her residence.Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late E. Hamilton and Martleen Whitcroft Parke. Mrs. Lippincott graduated from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA and she was a High School Teacher and Coach in the Sterling School District...
Betty Cromer
Mar 14, 2008
Betty Anne Schiewetz Cromer of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died suddenly March 14, 2008. Born Oct. 18, 1919 in Dayton, OH to Elizabeth Moses and Harry F. Schiewetz, she graduated from Dayton Fairview HS, then entered Miami University, Oxford, OH majoring in drama and speech. She had lead roles all four years in theatrical productions and was President of the...
Catherine Feagan
Mar 14, 2008
Columbus, N.C. - Catherine Walker Feagan, 88, of Weaver Mill Road, Columbus, NC died Friday, March 14, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Nesbit G. and Eva Boone Walker. She was the widow of Charlie Feagan who died in 2007. Mrs. Feagan was a graduate of Western...
Frances Edwards
Mar 14, 2008
Columbus, NC - Frances Ruth Hines Edwards, 91, of Columbus, NC, died Friday, March 14, 2008 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter Dewitt and Bessie Barnett Hines. She was a member of Columbus Baptist Church.Surviving include one daughter, Patricia Hill (Brooks) of Columbus, NC. One sister,...
Georgeann Gallo
Mar 12, 2008
TRYON, NC -- Georgeann Christiansen Gallo, 57, of 1866 Hwy 176 , Tryon, NC died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at her home.Born in Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Harriett Scott Christiansen. She moved to Tryon in 1981 coming from South Florida. She enjoyed taking care of people and music. Ms. Gallo was an LPN Nurse...
Lawrence Mills
Mar 12, 2008
Columbus, NC- Lawrence Potter Mills, 91, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in his home. Born in Johnstown, NY on November 22, 1916, he was the son of Lawrence Sr. and Martha Chalmers Mills. He moved to Broadalbin, NY in 1929. He was educated at public schools in Johnstown and Broadalbin, Hotchikiss School, Berkshire School, and...
William Bruce
Mar 9, 2008
Inman, SC - William Leon Bruce, 72, of Hwy. 292, Inman, SC, died Sunday, March 9, 2008 at his home. Born in Landrum, SC, he was the son of the late Fred and Pearl Tucker Bruce. Surviving include: His wife, Barbara Freeman Bruce of the home; 4 daughters, Sharon Sanders of Boiling Springs, SC; Terri Waller of Savannah, GA; Teresa...
Charles Johnson
Mar 7, 2008
TRYON, NC -- Charles Kline Johnson, 94, of Greenstoke Loop, Tryon, NC died Friday, March 7, 2008 at his home. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he attended the University of Pittsburgh, PA receiving a BS degree in business and was a Sigma Chi. In 1938, he married Gertrude " Betty" Lewis Johnson who died in 1996. Mr. Johnson entered the...
Delsie Johnson
Mar 7, 2008
Greenville, S.C. - Delsie Giles Johnson, 81, formerly of Green Creek, NC, died Friday, March 7, 2008, in St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Della Giles. She was the widow of Walter M. "Donnie" Johnson who died in 1988. Mrs. Johnson retired from Southern Bell Corporation where...
Virginia Thornton
Mar 7, 2008
Rock Hill, SC - Virginia Mathis Thornton, 86, formerly of Columbus, NC died Friday, March 07, 2008 in Patrick Hospice House, Rock Hill, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lum and Anna Roddy Mathis. She was a member of the Tryon First Baptist Church where she was in the WMU. Surviving are: her...
Robert Daniel
Mar 3, 2008
Startex, SC - Rev. Robert Alfred Daniel, 81, of Walnut St., Startex, SC formerly of South Boston, VA died Monday, March 3, 2008 in Regional Hospice House, Spartanburg, SC. Born in South Boston, VA, the sixth of eleven children he was the son of the late Alfred and Matilda Matthews Daniel. He was a Veteran of WWII and was a...
James Hudson
Feb 27, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC - James Taylor Hudson, 91, of Laurel Wood, Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at his residence.Born in Wichita, KS, and formerly of Naples, FL, he was the son of the late James Taylor Hudson, Sr. and Hallie Helen Hubbell Hudson. Mr. Hudson served as Chief Warrant Officer on active duty in the US Navy...
Vestal Kuykendall
Feb 26, 2008
Tryon, NC- Vestal Hoosack Kuykendall, 86, of Scriven Road, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 in his residence. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Lorenzo and Celia Conner Kuykendall. He was a veteran of WWII, having served in the U. S. Navy. Mr. Kuykendall was a retired textile employee and was of the...
Elizabeth Eller
Feb 25, 2008
Tryon, N.C. - Elizabeth M. Eller, 63, of Tryon, NC died Monday, February 25, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born August 4, 1944, she had lived in Tryon Lanes for the past 10 years coming from Wilkes County, NC. Memorial services will be held 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Tryon Adult Care Home at Tryon Lanes with Rev....
Doris Burnette
Feb 25, 2008
Columbus, NC- Doris "Dot" Arledge Mills Burnette, 77, of Columbus, NC died Monday, February 25, 2008 in Rutherford County Hospital in Rutherfordton, NC.Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late Butler and Blanche Covil Arledge. She was a retired employee from CYP Textiles in Tryon, NC. She was first married to the late Ray Mills who...
Frances Pittman
Feb 24, 2008
TRYON, NC - Frances Pauline Jackson Pittman, 86, of Tryon, NC died Sunday, February 24, 2008 in White Oak Manor in Tryon, NC.Born in Whitney, SC she was the daughter of the late Bill W. and Annie Wilson Jackson. She was a graduate of Appalachian State University. Mrs. Pittman was a retired School Teacher from Mill Spring Elementary School where...
