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Apr 16, 2007
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Sarah Davis
Apr 16, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC - Sarah Jane Sain Davis, 75, of Columbus, NC died Monday, April 16, 2007 in Willow Ridge, Rutherfordton, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Zack and Lettie Thompson Sain. Mrs. Davis was the widow of Claude W. Davis who died in 1986. She was of the Baptist faith and was...
Elizabeth Johnson
Apr 13, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC -- Elizabeth A. Johnson, 91, Columbus, NC, formerly of Richton Park, Illinois and Naples, Florida passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007 in Laurelwoods in Columbus, NC.She was born on February 3, 1916 in Catlin, Illinois the daughter of Charles E. and Elizabeth (Bailey) Leverich. She married Carl A. Johnson on August 8, 1937 who preceded her in...
Richard Langgaard
Apr 12, 2007
TRYON, NC - Richard Fredrick Langgaard, 88, of E. Howard St., Tryon, NC died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at his home.Born in Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Carl E. and Paula Langgaard. Mr. Langgaard was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Tryon, NC.Surviving is his wife, Aase Langgaard of the home....
Mary Morrison
Apr 12, 2007
Mary Anderson Morrison, 95, died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Ridge Rest in Columbus.Mrs. Morrison was born on Aug. 7, 1911 in Lacey, Iowa. She was the youngest of the five children born to parents Charles Wesley and Frances Kelley Anderson. She was the wife of the late Dr. H.L. Morrison who died in 1961.Mrs. Morrison graduated from William Penn...
Joseph Johnson
Apr 10, 2007
Tryon, NC- J.B. Johnson, 58, of Tryon, NC died Tuesday, April 10, 2007 in Mission Memorial Hospital. Born in Lakewood, NJ, he was the son of Susanna Elizabeth Herbert Newon-Johnson and the late James Edward Johnson. He was a member of the Operating Engineering Local # 825 NJ, an avid scuba diver, hunter, and fisherman. Mr. Johnson was a member...
Ernest Nash
Apr 9, 2007
Ernest Furman Nash, Jr., 86, of Columbus, NC, passed away at his residence on April 9, 2007, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Greenville County, SC, on April 11, 1920, he was the son of the late Ernest Furman Nash, Sr., and Ada Owens Nash, of Fountain Inn, SC. Ernie retired after a 54 year career in commercial construction...
Eleanor Cantrell
Apr 9, 2007
Tryon, NC- Eleanor Kimbrell Cantrell, 86, of Scriven Road, Tryon, died Monday, April 9, 2007 at Autumn Care of Saluda.Born in Chesnee, SC she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Lillie Adams Kimbrell. She was a charter member of Faith Temple Baptist Church.Surviving are; three daughters, Lucille Painter of Mill Spring, NC, Deborah Kuyendall of Spring Hill, FL,...
Mary Trucks
Apr 7, 2007
Columbus, NC - Mary R. Pattie Trucks, 91, of Columbus, NC, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Born in Roscommon, MI, she was the daughter of the late Donald David and Elizabeth Woodruff Pattie who were founders of the Pattie Building in Columbus, NC. She moved to Polk County in 1923 and graduated from Stearns...
James Edwards
Apr 7, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC - James "Buck" Marshall Edwards, 88, of Columbus, NC died Saturday, April 7, 2007 in Willow Ridge Nursing Center, Rutherfordton, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late William Belton and Maggie Smith Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a member of Columbus Baptist Church, Columbus, NC. Surviving is his wife, Frances Hines Edwards; one...
Jane Culberson
Apr 3, 2007
A community leader of Tryon since settling here in 1946, Jane Dusenbury Culberson has died in her home on Howard Gap Road. Her son George Dusenbury said the cause was old age. She was 89.Born in 1917 in Larkins, Fla., Jane Dusenbury was the daughter of Ethel and Philip G. Dusenbury, a pioneer of South Florida and founder of the...
Virginia Gantt
Apr 2, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - Virginia Frances Pierce Gantt, 92, of Blanton Street Ext., Columbus, NC died Monday, April 2, 2007 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC. Born in Wytheville, VA she was the daughter of the late William and Lula Belle Wilson Pierce. She was the widow of James W. Gantt who died in l977. A graduate of Brenau College, she...
Jeanne Hoffman
Apr 2, 2007
Tryon, N.C. - Jeanne Adell Hoffman, 94, of Vineyard Lane, Tryon, NC died Monday, April 2, 2007 at her home. Born in Pontiac, MI, she was the daughter of the late Frank Lee and Sarah Adell Monroe Willits. Mrs. Hoffman graudated from Pontiac High School, class of l930 and attended Cransbook Academy of Arts, Birmingham, MI. In Tryon she was...
David Koon
Mar 31, 2007
Campobello, SC -- David Richard Koon, 48, of Campobello, SC died Saturday, March 31, 2007 at his home.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Alvin Richard and Eloise Camp Koon of Campobello, SC. He was of the Baptist faith.Surviving in addition to his parents is his life-long companion, Sandra Turner Gunner; one son, David Richard Koon, Jr....
Kenneth Gosnell
Mar 31, 2007
SPARTANBURG, SC - Kenneth Dale Gosnell, 55, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Jack Gosnell and Minnie Price Gosnell. Surviving are two sons, Sean Gosnell (Elise) of Spartanburg, SC and Thomas of Gaffney, SC; two brothers, Scottie Gosnell (Debbie) of Tryon,...
Myrtis Jones
Mar 28, 2007
Tryon, NC- Myrtis Sawyer Jones, 67, died Wednesday March 28, 2007 in White Oak Manor of Tryon. Born in Spartanburg County, SC she was the daughter of the late Francis and Tessie Holden Sawyer. She was the widow of Walter Douglas Jones who died in 1996. Ms. Jones was a member of Midway Baptist Church and worked many years for...
Mary Stephenson
Mar 26, 2007
Tryon, NC- Janice Rice DuCharme Stephenson, 93, of Braewick Estates, Tryon, died Monday, March 26, 2007 at her home. Born in Eagle Grove, IA, July 5, 1913 she was the daughter of Harriett and Norman Rice of Algena, IA. She attended Wellesley College, graduated from the University of Michigan where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi Sorority....
Evelyn Hood
Mar 23, 2007
Tryon, N.C. - Evelyn Elizabeth Hipp Hood, 86, of Tryon, NC died Friday, March 23, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Polk Co., NC, she was one of 13 children, the daughter of the late Lewis Earl and Minnie Arledge Hipp. She was the widow of Earl Ripley Hood who died in 2003. She retired from Southern Mercerizing,...
Walter Engels
Mar 23, 2007
TRYON, NC -- Walter Engels died on March 23rd, 2007 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. He was 83.Born on May 3, 1923 in Cologne, Germany, he was trained in Wuppertal, Germany as a mechanical engineer. In 1956, he emigrated from Germany to the United States and settled in Tryon with his wife, Elfriede, and sons Ulrich...
Norma Warder
Mar 22, 2007
Tryon, N.C. - Norma Aldine Young Warder, 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was reared by her parents Norman and Margaret Young in Lancaster, NY. Norma married Thomas Grayston Warder on March 5, 1938 and together they led an eventful married life of 68 years until...
