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...
Donna Shehan
Jan 18, 2007
Tryon, NC -- Donna Hesentine Shehan, 96, of 1127 John Shehan Rd., Tryon, NC, died Thursday, January 18, 2007 in White Oak Manor in Tryon, NC.Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Riley and Ally Beatrice Doty Pittman. She was the widow of Link Shehan who died in 1988 and she was the oldest member...
Gladys Rainey
Jan 14, 2007
GREER, SC - Gladys Mary Ball Rainey, 83, of Greer died Sunday evening, January 14, 2007 in St. Francis Hospital, Greenville, SC. Born in Furgality, PA, she was the daughter of the late Grier and Mary McHugh Ball and widow of James Frederick Rainey, Sr. who died in 2005. Surviving is one son, James Frederick Rainey, Jr. of Annapolis, MD...
Joe Hilson
Jan 12, 2007
Columbus, NC - Joe Irving Hilson, 77, of 15 Pinetree Lane, Columbus, NC, died Friday, January 12, 2007 at his home.Born In Montgomery, AL he was the son of the late Joe and Ada Ramsey Hilson. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the US Marines. Mr. Hilson was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels for...
Mcdonald Middleton
Jan 9, 2007
An obituary is not available at this time for McDonald "NMN" Middleton. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Alice Jones
Jan 7, 2007
TRYON, NC - Alice Dinkeloo Jones, of Tryon, NC died Sunday, January 7, 2007 in Saluda, NC at the age of 99. She was the widow of Philip W. Jones who died in 1988. She was a graduate of Northwestern University, honored with an appointment to the advisory council of Northwestern University Foundation. She was a member of Delta Zeta...
John Henson
Jan 4, 2007
Landrum, S.C. - John Earl Henson, 77, of Oak Grove Road, Landrum, SC passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2007. Born in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late Virgil and Hattie Henson. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Navy and later was the owner of Henson's Concrete Business. John Earl loved fishing and NASCAR. In...
Kevin Nelon
Jan 4, 2007
MILL SPRING, NC -- Kevin R. Nelon, 36, of Nelon Lane, Mill Spring, NC, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of Catherine Odom Nelon of Mill Spring, NC, and the late John Harle Nelon, Jr. Kevin worked for a short time at Hatch Mill in...
William Feilmeier
Jan 2, 2007
COLUMBUS, NC -- William "Opa" Feilmeier, 80, of 100 Matthew St., Columbus, NC, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 in the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC.Born in Alberstorf, W. Germary, he was the son of the late Willibald and Maria Irlinger Feilmeier.Surviving is his wife, Hermine Weinzierl Feilmeier of the home. One son, Bill Felimeier and his wife Carol of...
William Aiken
Dec 31, 2006
Mike AikenSaluda, N.C. - William Michael Aiken, 59, of West Fork Creek Road, Saluda, NC died Sunday evening, December 31, 2006 in the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC. Born in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late William E. and Mattie Crowe Aiken. A graduate of Parker High School, Greenville, SC, class of 1966, he attended the University...
