Mary Mason
Feb 1, 2008
TRYON, NC - Mary Jane Mason died at home Friday, February 1, 2008 after an eighteen-month struggle with cancer. She was 74 years old.She grew up in Roselle, NJ, the daughters, of John and Nell Hastings. After graduating from Douglass College of Rutgers in 1958, she worked as a schoolteacher and Girl Scout professional before she married Jack Mason in...
Benjamin Gibbs
Jan 31, 2008
Benjamin Edward "Bennie" Gibbs, 68, of Tryon, NC, died Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2008 at his home.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Benjamin Harrison and Lillie Parker Gibbs. Mr. Gibbs was the founder of Gibbs Welding and Crane Service in Landrum, SC since 1962.Surviving is his wife, Nancy; two brothers, Bert Gibbs (Anna) of...
Robert Tabb
Jan 27, 2008
Tryon, NC- Col. Robert Peyton Tabb, III (USA CE Ret.) passed from this life on Sunday, January, 27, 2008 of natural causes. He was born on Neatwood Farm near Dover and Lexington, Missouri on June 18, 1919. Col. Tabb was raised in Lexington, and attended Junior College at Wentworth Military Academy. He entered the U.S. Military Academy at West Point...
Lucia Maldonado
Jan 25, 2008
LANDRUM, SC -- Lucia Maldonado, 71, of 228 N. Laurel Ave., Landrum, SC, died Friday, January 25, 2008 in Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.Born in Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Isidro and Ofelia Maldonado Cardenas.Surviving include four sons, Paulino Alviar of Florida, Urvano Alviar of Landrum, SC, Magdaleno Alviar of Landrum, SC and Isidro Alviar of Dalton,...
Camilla Esterling
Jan 18, 2008
CAMPOBELLO, SC -- Camilla Nilsen Ewaska Esterling, of 11595 New Cut Rd., Campobello, SC died Friday, January 18, 2008 at her home due to 50 years of smoking.Born in Geneva, OH, she was the daughter of the late Ragnvald and Emma Knott Nilsen.Surviving is her husband, George Esterling of the home. One son, Michael Joseph Ewaska of Sunnyvale, CA. One...
Margaret White
Jan 18, 2008
Margaret Ann Rusk White, 89, died Friday, January 18, 2008, at Presbyterian Hospital Matthews in Matthews, N.C. She was born on March 31, 1918, in Bloomington, Indiana. When she was seven years old, she moved with her parents to New York, N.Y. Mrs. White was the only child of Ralph Leslie Rusk and Clara Ella Gibbs Rusk. Ralph Leslie Rusk...
Alice Badenoch
Jan 17, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC -- Alice Cavender Badenoch, 86, of Laurel Lake Dr., Tryon, Estates, Columbus, NC died Thursday, January 17, 2008 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility.Born in Oak Park, IL, she was the daughter of the late Harvey L. and Alice Mills Cavender. Mrs. Badenoch taught in the Greenville School System for many years. She was the widow of David Alexander...
Alice Auger
Jan 16, 2008
We lost our mother and best friend Wednesday after a short illness. Alice was born in Sweden March 31, 1922. She lived in Michigan then retired to North Carolina with her husband Charlie. She worked for the State of North Carolina and as a C.N.A. She loved spending time with her family and friends and her sharpei, Puddin. Memorial contributions...
Charliss Rossi
Jan 15, 2008
Inman, SC -- Charliss Elva Rossi, 73, of Oliver Drive, Inman, SC died Tuesday, January 15, 2008 in Rutherford Hospital in Rutherfordton, NC. Born in Carney, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Elva Brewer Davenport. Formerly a resident of West Palm Beach, Fl, she had lived here for the past eighteen years. Mrs. Rossi was...
Edward Delehanty
Jan 13, 2008
Mr. Edward Thomas Delehanty, 81, of Lake Lanier, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Ed was born in San Francisco, CA, on May 29, 1926. He was the youngest of four children born to Kate Delehanty of Ireland and William Delehanty of San Francisco. He was a World War II veteran...
Ruby Bradshaw
Jan 7, 2008
Lynn, NC - Ruby Lee Mills Bradshaw, 77, of Thermal View Drive, died Monday, January 7, 2008 at her home. Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Eva Myrtle Blackwell Mills. She was the widow of Willard Bradshaw who died in 2004. Mrs. Bradshaw was a former employee of Grover Industries. She was a...
Joseph Wagner
Jan 6, 2008
Spartanburg, S.C. - The Rev. Joseph Christian Wagner, 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, January 6, 2008 in Laurens County Hospital, Laurens, SC. Born in Cleveland, TN, he was the son of the late Edward Christian and Ruth Wagner. Rev. Wagner was a graduate of Bob Jones University and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Columbia Seminary where he received...
Melissa Ormond
Jan 3, 2008
MILL SPRING, NC - Melissa Faye Barnette Ormond, 67, of Regan Jackson Rd., Mill Spring, NC went home to be with the Lord Thursday evening, January 3, 2008 at her home. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Bertha Jackson Barnette. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister who continued to be...
Betty Cabrera
Jan 2, 2008
GAINSVILLE, GA - Betty Jo Cabrera, 68, of Marlette Rd., Gainesville, GA died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at her home. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Edna Blackwell Dameron. Surviving is her husband, Jacintos Cabrera of Gainesville, GA; four daughters, Sharon Sanders of Boiling Springs, SC, Teresa Fowler, Terri Waller and husband,...
Johnny Gallagher
Jan 1, 2008
TRYON, NC -- Johnny Edward Gallagher, 68, of Indian Creek Lane, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Winnsboro, TX, he was the son of the late Homer Hill and Irlee Henry Gallagher. Mr. Gallahger was a retired veteran of the U.S. Navy having served two terms in Vietnam. He worked...
Mary Price
Jan 1, 2008
RUTHERFORDTON, NC - Mary Barnette Price, 81, of County Line Rd., Rutherfordton, NC died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 in Autumn Care of Forest City, NC. Born in Sarasota, FL, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Bertha Jackson Barnette. Surviving are two daughters, Phyllis Fowler of Pelham, GA and Mavis Roach of Forest City, NC; two sons, Calvin...
Ruth Howell
Dec 30, 2007
Columbus, NC - Ruth Marion Howell of Tryon Estates, Columbus, died December 30, 2007. She is predeceased by her loving husband, Sidney P. Howell, Jr.; and by her only sister, Jean Ross.Born in Ridgewood, N.J. in 1922, she was a graduate of Ridgewood High School and Paterson State Teacher's College. She and Sid, the love of her life and high...
David Tryon
Dec 25, 2007
TRYON, NC -- David Russell Tryon, 85 of Tryon, NC passed away after a brief illness on December 25, 2007.He was born on May 11, 1922 in Montclair, NJ. He graduated from Montclair High School in 1940. David spent most of his working years in Bloomfield, NJ and Highland Lakes, NJ. He retired to Tryon, NC in 2000. David was...
Joe Searcy
Dec 24, 2007
Mill Spring, N.C. - Joe Searcy, 62, of Hwy. #9 North, Mill Spring, NC, died Monday, December 24, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Reginald and Ethel Ruff Searcy. He was retired from the Polk County Landfill where he had been the scale operator for 15...
Betty Burgess
Dec 21, 2007
Betty Loujeania Conner Burgess, 78, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville, NC. Mrs. Burgess had lived in Mill Spring, Columbus, Shelby, and Cullowhee. Born in Polk County, NC, on February 17, 1929, she was the eldest of the ten children of the late John Walker Conner and Marjorie Bell Walker. In...
