Gladys Hedigan
Mar 22, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC- Gladys Elsie Hedigan, 96 died Thursday March 22, 2007 in Autumn Care of Saluda, Saluda, NC. Born in Lowell, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Ada White Miller. She was the widow of Peter Sardi and Joe Hedigan. She was a member of Tryon Christian Science Church. Surviving include: one sister, Shirley Dilberger of...
Elizabeth Stone
Mar 22, 2007
Hortense H. Stone, 96, of Tryon, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at home.A native of Superior, Neb., she was the daughter of Roy and Minnie Henderson. Her formal education began in a one-room schoolhouse. After graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1930, she became a high school teacher in North Platte, Neb.In 1933, she married Dr. Millard Prewitt, and...
James Kenny
Mar 18, 2007
Tryon, NC - James Joseph Kenny, 89, of Lakota Lane, Tryon, NC died Sunday, March 18, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary O'Brien Kenny. Mr. Kenny was retired from the regional office of the US Postal Service and was a member of the Tryon...
George Case
Mar 17, 2007
Tryon, NC -- George Allen Case, 56, of Will Green Rd., Tryon, NC died Saturday, March 17, 2007 in Upstate Carolina Medical Center in Gaffney, SC.Born in Bat Cave, NC, he was the son of the late Stanford and Lucile Nichols Case. He was a veteran of the US Army and was employed with Edney Construction for the past 10...
Ruth Linnon
Mar 17, 2007
Landrum, SC -- Ruth Bryan Linnon, 82, of Lakeshore Dr., Landrum, SC, died Saturday, March 17, 2007 in National Health Care in Greer, SC.Born in Marion County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Eva Smith Bryan. She was a graduate of Rains High School in Rains, SC and Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Linnon...
William Rainey
Mar 17, 2007
Columbus, NC - William Frederick Rainey of Columbus, NC died Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Rosecrest in Inman, SC. He was born in Asheville, NC and was the son of the late Hiram Watson and Bess McCormac Rainey. After graduation from the Decatur Boys High, Decatur, GA he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served overseas with the 2nd Marine...
Betty Ford
Mar 17, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - Betty Jean "Jeannie" Mills Ford, 65, of Saluda, NC died Saturday, March 17, 2007 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC. Born in Polk Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Eugene, Sr. and Edwene Ward Mills. Surviving are three brothers and one sister. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 2:00...
Betty Mills
Mar 17, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - Betty Jean "Jeannie" Mills Ford, 65, of Saluda, NC died Saturday, March 17, 2007 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC. Born in Polk Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late Eugene, Sr. and Edwene Ward Mills. Surviving are three brothers and one sister. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 2:00...
Thelma Grigg
Mar 15, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC - Thelma McElrath Grigg, 83, of 10 Fox Meadow Lane, Columbus, NC, died Thursday, March 15, 2007 in Autumn Care Nursing Center in Saluda, NC.Born in Spartanburg County, SC June 13, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Lewis D. and Mamie T. Burrell McElrath. She was currently a member of Midway Baptist Church and was a...
Burley Champion
Mar 13, 2007
Chattanooga, TN - Burley Champion, 64, of 116 Rolling Ridge Drive, Chattanooga, TN died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in Chattanooga, TN. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Marion and Irene Thompson Champion. He was the owner and operator of Champion Properties and had been a home builder for approximately 26 years. He was a...
Thomas Phillips
Mar 13, 2007
Landrum, SC -- Thomas Bernard Phillips, Jr., 71, of Landrum, SC, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at his home.Born in Greer, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas Bernard and Evelyn Johnson Phillips. He was a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Textile Management. His career started with employment with Woodside Mills and continued with M....
Mary Hester
Mar 11, 2007
Tryon, N.C. - Mary Adelaide Hester, 76, of Forest Lane, Tryon, NC died Sunday, March 11, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Julian and Adelaide Canfield Hester. She was a life long resident of Tryon and a patron of the arts having supported scholarships for numerous students...
Yates Williams
Mar 11, 2007
Mill Spring, NC - Yates Hamilton Williams, 80, of Martin Walker Road, Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, March 11, 2007 at Ridge Rest in Columbus, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late James Hamilton and Annie Octa Pack Williams. A veteran of World War II he served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Williams was...
Benny Vassey
Mar 10, 2007
Columbus, NC - Benny Gerald Vassey, 54, of Smith Waldrop Road, Columbus, NC died Saturday, March 10, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Rutherford Co., NC, he was the son of Venice Harris Vassey of Tryon, NC and the late Robert C. Vassey. Surviving in addition to his mother, are his wife, Rebecca D. Vassey...
Mary Tucker
Mar 8, 2007
TRYON, NC -- Mary Frances Burrell Tucker, 85, of Viewmont Apts., Tryon, NC died Thursday, March 8, 2007 at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Susie Gosnell Burrell and widow of Roy M. Tucker who died in 1994. Mrs. Tucker was a member of the Pentecostal...
Alice Mcintyre
Mar 7, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC -- Alice Price McIntyre, 78, of Columbus, NC died Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Z. V. and Lillie Thompson Price. She was the wife of Doyce McIntyre who died in 2001.Surviving are two sons, Randy McIntyre of Columbia, SC and Jerry McIntyre...
Mariann Kramer
Mar 5, 2007
Tryon, N.C. - Mariann Frances Kramer, born in 1910 in Cincinnati, OH, died Monday, March 5. 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. A resident of The Hunting Country for 35 years, she joins her husband Bob Kramer, Sr. and sons Bob Kramer, Jr. and Don Kramer in Polk Memorial Gardens. Survived by a daughter, Judy and 10 grandchildren and...
Natalie Wassong
Mar 5, 2007
Tryon, NC - Natalie Alice Lauritano Wassong, of Foxwood Drive, Tryon, NC died Monday, March 05, 2007 in St. Luke's hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Amedeo and Natalie Ferazzi Lauritano of Manhattan, NY. As a graduate of Rosemont College and Fordham University she held positions with the Council of...
Charles Sossong
Mar 4, 2007
Columbus, NC- Charles Edward Sossong, 79, of 476 Woodland Dr., Columbus, NC, died Sunday March 4, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. He was the husband of Marjorie Justus Sossong. Born in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Charles and Mildred Sossong. Mr. Sossong was retired from Texaco after fourteen years of service. He moved to...
Susan Mcsherry
Mar 3, 2007
Tryon, NC - Susan Woodman McSherry died March 3, 2007 at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C., of heart failure. She was 84 and lived in Tryon, N.C., for the past 18 years. Born in Cambridge, Mass., the daughter of Edgar F. and Josephine W. Woodman, Mrs. McSherry grew up in Concord, NH. A former resident of Strafford, Pa., Mrs. McSherry...
