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...
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...
