Barbara Wildeman
Oct 7, 2007
Tryon, NC- Barbara Wildeman, 73, of Pacolet Hill Farm Lane, died October 7, 2007 at her home. Born in England, she was the daughter of the late Colin and Olive Calvert Lees. She was a member of the Board of Directors for Tietex International. Ms. Wildeman had a passion for creating beautiful gardens for her family. She is survived by...
James Scruggs
Oct 7, 2007
Tryon, N.C. - James Franklin Scruggs, 91, of Hwy. 176 died Sunday, October 7, 2007 in the Veterans Hospital, Asheville, NC. A life long resident of Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Leonard and Rosa Lee Moss Scruggs. He was a disabled Veteran, having served in the Army during WWII. Surviving are several nieces and nephews....
Edward Dougherty
Oct 5, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - Edward Emmett Dougherty, a resident of Tryon Estates, died suddenly there on October 5. Born in Atlanta, Mr. Dougherty spent most of his childhood in Washington, D.C. Following his retirement in l973, he and Mrs. Dougherty moved to Georgia and lived on Jekyll Island and in Atlanta until they entered Tryon Estates in 1997. After attending St....
Boyce Carswell
Oct 4, 2007
MILL SPRING, NC - Sheriff Boyce Lee Carswell, 83, of Mill Spring, NC died Thursday, October 04, 2007 in Hospice House of Rutherford County in Forest City, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late James Esper and Minnie Fowler Carswell. Mr. Carswell was first married to the late Jeanette Halford Carswell who died in...
Albert Miller
Oct 3, 2007
An obituary is not available at this time for Albert Paul Miller. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Vernon Drew
Oct 1, 2007
Mill Spring, NC- Vernon Warren Drew, 92, of Hawk Ridge Drive, Mill Springr, NC died Monday, October 1, 2007 at his home at Lake Adger, NC. Born in Jasper, MN, he was the son of the late Warren and Maud Vickerman Drew. He was the husband of Virginia Kelley Drew of Lake Adger. Mr. Drew was a 1939 Graduate of...
George Gray
Sep 28, 2007
An obituary is not available at this time for George Howard Gray. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Katherine Blunt
Sep 21, 2007
Columbus, NC - Katherine Dorothy Koch Blunt, 96, of Tryon, NC, died Friday, September 21, 2007 at Ridge Rest, an Assisted Living Facility in Columbus, NC.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio June 25, 1911, she was the daughter of Rupert W. and Octavia Podesta Koch; they lived in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan. Katherine graduated from the University of Michigan in 1932...
Janet Green
Sep 17, 2007
LANDRUM, SC - Janet Gibson Green, 86, formerly of Landrum, SC, died Monday, September 17, 2007 in the Laurels of Hendersonville, NC. Born in Jackson County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hobert Robert and Mary Magdalene Gunter Gibson and widow of Lloyd C. Green who died in 2002. Mrs. Green was a homemaker, owner and operator of...
Robert Lawrence
Sep 16, 2007
Tryon, NC- Robert William Lawrence, 65, of, Tryon, NC died September 16, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late Ralph and Adeline Fisher Lawrence and the husband of Carol Page Lawrence. He graduated from Tryon High School and Western Carolina University. Mr. Lawrence was the owner of Valhalla Hand...
Jerry Mcabee
Sep 15, 2007
MILL SPRING, NC - Jerry Lee McAbee, 52, of Buzz Lane, Mill Spring, NC died Saturday, September 15, 2007 at his home. Born in Henderson County, NC, he was the son Leon McAbee of Dana, NC and the late Mary Greene McAbee. Mr. McAbee was employed at Stonecutter Mills, Mill Spring, NC for 19 years. He was a member of...
Jack Melton
Sep 15, 2007
An obituary is not available at this time for Jack Dempsey Melton. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Lois Boss
Sep 14, 2007
Saluda, NC- Lois Aileene Boss, 83, of Saluda, NC died September 14, 2007 in Autumn Care of Saluda. Born in Benham, KY, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Annice Lindsey Sowder. She was a member of the Eastern Star and American Legion. She was the widow to her first husband Ray Williams and her second husband Thomas...
Edna Gage
Sep 14, 2007
An obituary is not available at this time for Edna Brooks Gage. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Belle Miller
Sep 9, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC -- Belle Werden Miller, 83, died Sunday, September 9th, 2007 at Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, where she had lived since 2004. She died of a Glioblastoma brain tumor. She was born in Evanston, IL and moved to Philadelphia, PA as a child. She graduated from Penn Hall. She worked for French Line prior to her marriage to Wilson...
Lawrence Daressa
Sep 8, 2007
Tryon, NC- Lawrence Louis Daressa, 96, of 201 E. Howard Street, Tryon, NC died September 8, 2007 in his residence. Born in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late John and Maryetta Sylvester Daressa. Survivors are; one son, Lawrence Daressa, Jr. of San Francisco, CA; one sister, Isabella Latourette of Flat Rock, NC. A memorial reception will be...
Ellen Steel
Sep 3, 2007
Tryon, NC - Ellen Brown Steel, 83, of 333 Thermal View Drive, Tryon, NC died Monday, September 3, 2007 in Mission Memorial Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Holdenville, OK, she was the daughter of the late Thomas T. and Ruth G. Mace Steel. She retired as a Sgt. Major from the U. S. Army. Ms. Steel attended Lynn First Baptist...
James Conner
Sep 3, 2007
TRYON, NC - James "Jack" Ralph Conner, 82, of Oak Street, Tryon, NC, died Monday, September 3, 2007 in White Oak manor Nursing Center in Tryon, NC. Born in Polk Co., NC, he was the son of the late James Franklin and Nannie Justice Conner. Mr. Conner retired from Grover Industries, Lynn, NC. He was a member of Midway Baptist...
Johnny Ruff
Sep 2, 2007
SUNNY VIEW, NC - Johnny Ray Ruff, 45, of Owl Hollow Rd., Sunny View, NC died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at his home. Born in Bessimer, AL, he was the son of the late Raymond D. and Betty Martin Ruff. He was a loving husband, father and friend to many. Johnny was a heavy machine operator. Surviving are: his wife,...
Robert Murch
Aug 30, 2007
Columbus, NC -- Robert "Bob" Matthews Murch, 83, of Morgan Chapel Village, Columbus, NC died, Thursday, August 30, 2007 at his home.Born in Hamburg, NY, he was the son of the late Wilfred M. and Bertha Prentiss Murch. He grew up in Midland, MI and married his wife of 56 years, Luella A. Whitney in West Springfield, PA. They raised...
