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...
Robert Hale
Dec 13, 2007
LANDRUM, SC - Robert Louis Hale, 83, of Glassy Mtn. Rd., Landrum, SC died Thursday, December 13, 2007 in Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC. Born in Commerce, TX, he was the son of the late William Henry and Lucile Byrd Hale. Mr. Hale was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Army and was a graduate of Texas...
Dorothy Benson
Dec 13, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - Dorothy Ennette Benson, 90, of 1062 West Mills St., Columbus, NC died Thursday, December 13, 2007 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC.Born August 10, 1917 in Red Wing, MN, she was the daughter of the late C. E. and Lillie Tostenson Sutherland. She was a graduate of St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. She moved to Polk...
Howard Bradley
Dec 12, 2007
Tryon, N.C. - Howard Samuel "Brad" Bradley, 90, of Warrior Hills Lane, Tryon, NC died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Oscola Co, Iowa, he was the son of the late Oda Emory and Ida Ferber Bradley. Mr. Howard married Evelyn Richardson Stone on July 30, 1953. In the 1970's, while living full time...
Kate Mcbride
Dec 12, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC - Kate Elaine Dedmondt McBride, 70, of Highwood Apartments, Columbus, NC died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Caton Dedmondt and Garnet Hutcherson Dye. Mrs. McBride was a retired Seamstress and an avid Atlanta Braves fan and Johnny Cash fan....
Susan Mccutcheon
Dec 10, 2007
An obituary is not available at this time for Susan Dart McCutcheon (Dart). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
William Barnette
Dec 7, 2007
Aiken, SC- William Earl Barnette, 93, formerly of Green Creek, NC, died December 7, 2007 at Regency Lutheran Home, Aiken, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late William and Edna Prince Barnette. He was a Mason and a WWII veteran. Mr. Barnette was a member of The Sons of the American Revolution and a...
J. Shook
Dec 7, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC - J.C. Shook, 85, of 195 Hillcrest Drive, Columbus, NC died Friday, December 7, 2007 at his home. Born in Jackson County, NC, he worked for 23 years at Hatch Mill in Columbus, NC and retired from Bigelow-Sanford in Landrum, SC. Mr. Shook was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Mill Spring, NC. Surviving is his wife, Ila...
