Doyle Durham
Feb 13, 2007
TRYON, NC -- Doyle Raymond Durham, 71, of 1465 Braewick Rd., Tryon, NC, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at his summer home, after fighting a courageous battle with heart disease.Born in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Esther Sue McGuinn Durham.Surviving is one son, Darrin R. Durham of Palm Bay, FL. Three daughters, Mary Sue...
Elma Richards
Feb 13, 2007
TRYON, NC - Elma Katherine Turner Richards, 76, of Tryon, NC died Tuesday morning, February 13, 2007 in Pardee Care Center, Flat Rock, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Lois Waters Turner. She was a member of the Tryon Church of God. Mrs. Richards was retired from Brock Cleaners in...
Bobby Bridges
Feb 9, 2007
Landrum, S.C. - Bobby Lee Bridges, 69 of 104 West Bridges Street, Landrum, SC died Friday, February 09, 2007 after a short illness. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of Jean "Granny" Fagan Bridges of Green Creek and the late Woodrow Bridges and widower of the late Donna Bridges who died in 2001. He was a graduate...
Thomas Teal
Feb 8, 2007
Thomas G. Teal, 96, died on Thursday morning Feb. 8, 2007.Tom was born in 1910 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Isabel and William Teal of Detroit, Michigan and brother of Viola Teal. Tom grew up in Detroit and attended the University of Detroit. He was a natural athlete and played many sports and coached high school basketball. He served...
Joe Gilbert
Feb 7, 2007
SUNNY VIEW, NC -- Joe Thomas Gilbert, 52, of 350 Lynch Rd., Mill Spring, NC died Wednesday, February 7, 2007.Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of Shirley Johnson Gilbert of Sunny View, NC, and the late Harold Gilbert. He graduated from Polk Central High School in 1973 and had worked for Duke Energy for 31 years. Mr....
Harold Thomas
Feb 6, 2007
LAKE LURE, NC - Harold Clegg Thomas, 83, of Lake Lure, NC died Tuesday morning, February 6, 2007 in Mission-St. Joseph's Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in New Martinsville, WV, he was the son of the late Walter and Ailene Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of St. John...
Patricia Kerr
Feb 6, 2007
Tryon, NC- Patricia Barnes Kerr, 84, died February 6, 2007 at White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Detroit, MI she was the daughter of the late Van Dale and Vera Barnes and the widow of George W. Kerr who died in 1993. Ms. Kerr moved to Polk County in 1994 from Detroit, MI.Surviving are: one daughter, Kimberly R. Kerr of...
George Anderson
Feb 3, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - George Bennett Anderson, 93, of Skyuka Road, Columbus, NC died Saturday, February 3, 2007 at his home.Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late John and Emma Holtman Anderson. Mr. Anderson moved from River Woods, IL to Polk County in 2001. He was the former Vice President of Trinity Seminary, Deerfield, IL for many...
Frank Rymer
Feb 2, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - Lt. Col. Frank P. Rymer USAF (retired), of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Friday, February 02, 2007. He retired after 23 years of service in the U. S. AirForce. He earned a PHD in education and taught at American University, Washington, DC. Surviving are: his wife, Ivalee G. Rymer; two daughters, Leslie King and husband Alan and...
Cesarina Pearsons
Feb 1, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC - Cesarina Bianco Pearsons of Columbus, NC passed away, Thursday morning, February 1, 2007. A rich, full and blessed life was lived on this earth by Cesarina Bianco Pearsons. Born in 1919, she and her family emigrated from Turin, Italy, to the United States in 1921. Her family settled in Sagamore, Mass. on Cape Cod. During the Second...
Martha Eidam
Jan 30, 2007
SPARTANBURG, SC - Martha Ann Eidam, 76, of White Oak Estates, Spartanburg, SC passed away Tuesday evening, January 30, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. A native of Whiting, IN, she was the daughter of the late Hallet and Fay Boswell Whelan. She and her husband, Bob retired to Columbus in May 1987. She was a PEO, and...
Patricia Collins
Jan 29, 2007
TRYON, NC - Patricia Ann Collins, 78, of Westmoreland Trail., Tryon, NC died Monday afternoon, January 29, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Corona, CA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Nellie Grant Compton. She moved to Polk County 10 years ago coming from California. Surviving is one son, Steven Raney of Tryon, NC;...
Laura Bradshaw
Jan 29, 2007
Tryon, NC - Laura Crump Bradshaw, 80, of Gillete Woods, Tryon, NC died Monday, January 29, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late James G. and Emma Brown Crump. She was the widow of Dr. John S. Bradshaw who died in 1979. Mrs. Bradshaw graduated from Oberlin College,...
Allen Durham
Jan 28, 2007
TRYON, NC -- Allen Shields Durham, 79, of Tryon, NC, died Sunday morning, January 28, 2007 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Devaine and Blandina Arledge Shields. She retired form St. Luke's Hospital as a Nursing Assistant and was a member of the Tryon United Methodist Church.Surviving is one...
James Johnson
Jan 28, 2007
GREEN CREEK, NC -- James Buford Johnson, 85, of 800 Green Creek Drive, Green Creek, NC, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2007 at his residence after a period of declining health.Born in Polk County, NC he was the son of the late James Ed and Carrie Jackson Johnson and the husband for 59 years of Hazel Steadman Johnson.He was a...
Herman Bunch
Jan 26, 2007
Columbus, NC -- Herman Lee Bunch, 76, of 1970 Hwy. 108 East, Columbus, NC, died Friday, January 26, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Rome, GA he was the son of the late Grover and Agnes Davis Bunch. Mr. Bunch was retired owner and operator of Bunch's Mobile. He was a retired Columbus Volunteer Fireman and...
Eleanor Hill
Jan 23, 2007
Landrum, SC-Eleanor Mathis Cave Hill, 94, died January 23, 2007, in Spartanburg, SC. Born in 1912 on Daniel Island in Charleston County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Guy Cave and Anne Poyas Lee Cace. She was the widow of William Jones Hill, CWO-4, USCG, who died in 1981. She was a 56-year resident of Mt. Pleasant,...
Philip Burrus
Jan 23, 2007
Tryon, NC- Philip Henry Burrus, Jr., a resident of the Tryon community since 1956, died at the Laurels, in Hendersonville January 23rd. Born August 10th, 1911 in Columbus, GA he was the son of Philip and Amelie Burrus, Sr. Known to many of his friends as simply Henry, he was a devoted father, husband, and supporter of numerous organizations and...
Robert Smith
Jan 22, 2007
Columbus, N.C. - Robert "Bob" Frank Smith, 60, of Columbus, NC, died Monday, January 22, 2007, at his home. Born January 4, 1947 in Johnson City TN. He was a native of Polk County, the oldest son of Frank Smith of Columbus, NC and the late Virginia Sparks Smith. He was a US Air Force Veteran of Vietnam. Bob was...
Janice Stacey
Jan 19, 2007
Mill Spring, NC - Janice Newman Stacey, 51, of 624 Pea Ridge Road, Mill Spring, NC died Friday, January 19, 2007 in Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Vance and Ruth Burns Newman. She was a graduate of Polk Central High School, class of 1973 and was a member...
