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...
Francis Bishop
Feb 28, 2007
Landrum, SC - Francis Marion Bishop, 70, of Misty Lane, Landrum, SC, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2007, in Mountain Home Health and Rehabilitation, Hendersonville, NC after declining health for a number of years. Born in Landrum, SC, he was the son of the late Ferman and Sue Sligh Bishop. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in...
Frances Derham
Feb 27, 2007
Rutherfordton, NC -- Frances Blagden deRham, of Rutherfordton, NC died Tuesday, February 27, 2007 in White Manor Nursing Center, Tryon, NC.No services are planned. To to the family, please
Robert Camp
Feb 27, 2007
Green Creek, N.C. - Robert Lewis Camp, III, 62, of Cox Road, Green Creek, NC died Tuesday, February 27, 2007 in the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Robert Lewis, II and Correll Ezell Camp. He attended Green Creek School and had worked for Cowan Tire &...
Marshall Grigg
Feb 26, 2007
Marietta, S.C. - Marshall Sherrell Grigg, 57, of 505 Yadkin Place, Marietta, Sc died Monday, February 26, 2007 at his residence. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Clarence C. Grigg and Maudie Howard McSwain. He was a builder and carpenter by trade and was a member of Truth Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are: his...
Marion Fischer
Feb 22, 2007
Columbus, NC - Marion Fischer, 89, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC passed away Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. A native of Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Marion and LeRoy Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, John A. Fischer. She was a graduate of the...
Marjorie Austin
Feb 22, 2007
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William Shields
Feb 22, 2007
Tryon, NC- William B. Shields, 60, of Hwy. 176, Tryon, died Thursday, February 22, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Born in Polk County, he was the son of Bernice Foster Shields of Tryon, NC and the late John Shields. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Shields had previously been a computer systems manager and currently employed by...
Ann Overton
Feb 21, 2007
Moore, SC - Ann Elizabeth Overton, 52, of Hwy. 290, Moore, SC died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Knoxville, TN, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Ingle Overton and David Ayward Overton. Surviving are three brothers; David A. Overton, Jr. of Boston, MA, Mark D. Overton of Columbus, NC, and Jeffrey...
Lori Steiner
Feb 20, 2007
SALUDA, NC - Lori Leigh Steiner, 46, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2007 at her home in Saluda, NC. She had been in poor health for years. Born in Toledo, OH, she was predeceased by her father, Melvin E. Steiner. She will be sadly missed by her mother, Patricia Recker and step-father, Terry. She was a loving mother to...
Anna Mcabee
Feb 18, 2007
MILL SPRING, NC - Anna Maria Thompson McAbee, 47, of Hicks McAbee Rd., Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, February 18, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of Gladys Ruff Melton of Mill Spring, NC and the late Jimmy Thompson. Mrs. McAbee was a graduate of Polk Central High School class...
Blanche Melton
Feb 18, 2007
Mill Spring, NC -- Blanch Maxine Ruff Melton, 85, of Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, February 18, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.She is survived by her husband, Jack D. Melton.Private services will be held. To to the family, please
