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...
Clarence Mcguinn
Dec 21, 2007
MILL SPRING, NC - Clarence "Square" Edward McGuinn, 74, of Mill Spring, NC died Friday, December 21, 2007 at his home. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Willie B. and Gartha Bradley McGuinn and husband of the late Patricia Shehan McGuinn who died in 2001. Mr. McGuinn was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Robert Barber
Dec 20, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC - Robert Francis Barber, Sr., 71, of Tribranch Farm, Columbus, NC died Thursday, December 20, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Hendersonville, NC, he was the son of the late Leonard Banks Barber and Hilda Burgess Barber. He was a graduate of N.C. State and Gardner Webb Universities. He served as a Cooperative...
Irene Youngers
Dec 19, 2007
An obituary is not available at this time for Irene Matilda Youngers (Webster). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Rachel Redding
Dec 19, 2007
An obituary is not available at this time for Rachel Mereness Redding (Mereness). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Robert Hannon
Dec 19, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - Robert Charlie Hannon, 73, of Old Hwy. 19, Columbus, NC died Wednesday, December 19, 2007 at his home. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Claude Samuel and Wearrie Whiteside Hannon. He was a veteran, having served in the U. S. Army. Mr. Hannon was a self-employed carpenter who had spent most...
Paula St. George Joyce
Dec 17, 2007
TRYON, NC - Paula St. George Joyce, 92, of Overlook Circle, Tryon, NC, died, Monday, December 17, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Born in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur St. George and Hazel Constance Knight Joyce. Paula was a long-time and active member of Tryon Arts and Crafts where she learned early American...
George Cunningham
Dec 16, 2007
Columbus, NC- George Robert Cunningham, 78, of Lynn Road, died Sunday, December 16, 2007, in Mission Memorial Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Nora Farraher Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served in WWII. George and Nan moved to Tryon in l986...
Helen Barton
Dec 16, 2007
Columbus, NC- Helen Hastings Barton, 98, of Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, died Sunday, December 16, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Claremont, NH, she was the daughter of the late Emri and Edith Waters Hastings. She was the widow of Harold Barton who passed away in 2002. Mrs. Barton was a retired nurse and a member of...
Dennis Finnegan
Dec 14, 2007
Tryon, NC - Dennis Francis Finnegan, 89, of E. Howard Street, Tryon, NC, died Friday, December 14, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Bartholomew and Anna Levinski Finnegan. He moved to Tryon in 1980 having come from Lynbrook, NY. Mr. Finnegan was a longstanding member of Tryon...
