Eileen Day
Nov 7, 2006
Tryon, N.C. - Eileen Smith Day, 86, of Peniel Road, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at her home. Born in Erlanger, KY she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Nellie Epperson Smith. She moved to North Carolina twenty-six years ago from Williamstown, KY and to Polk County, NC in 1999. She was a member of the...
Mary Farrer
Nov 5, 2006
Atlanta, GA- Mary Elise Page Farrer, 79, of 2125 Briarwillow Dr., Atlanta, GA, died November 5, 2006 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Farrer was born in Polk County, NC. She was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Annie Belle Adams Page. She was the widow of the Donald F. Farrer who died in l990. She was...
Josephine Milner
Nov 5, 2006
TRYON, NC -- Jo Childers Milner, of Tryon Estates, passed peacefully in her sleep Nov. 5, 2006, surrounded by friends, family and loved ones. She was 86 years young.She was born in Greenville, S.C. and was the daughter of Pauline and Lorenzo Childers. She was married to the late Gene Edward Scott of Greenville and they had one daughter, Shannon.In...
John Jackson
Nov 4, 2006
Mill Spring, NC - John Leonard Jackson, 77, of 35 Buzz Lane, Mill Spring, NC passed away Saturday, November 4, 2006 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Henderson County, NC, he was the son of the late Lucy Stepp Case and Harm Jackson. He worked in maintenance for Polk County Board of Education, Southern Mercerizing, and Highwood until...
Mark Pleune
Nov 4, 2006
Tryon, NC- Mark C. Pleune, 87, of Tryon, NC, formerly of East Grand Rapids, Michigan, died Saturday, November 4, 2006 following an injury sustained in a fall in August. He was born in Grand Rapids, MI, son of the late Henry M. and Elsie V. Pleune. He was a graduate of East Grand Rapids High School and the University of...
Julia Mcguinn
Nov 4, 2006
SUNNY VIEW, NC - Julia Mae McGuinn, 83, of King Stepp Rd., Sunny View, NC went home to be with the Lord, Saturday afternoon, November 4, 2006 in Margaret Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC. Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Callie Dimsdale Price and wife of the late Edgar McGuinn who died in...
Kathryn Rauscher
Nov 2, 2006
Boca Raton, FL -- Kathryn Hedges Rauscher, 84, of Boca Raton, FL died Thursday, November 2, 2006 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC.She was the husband of Leon L. Rauscher.Arrangements will be announced. To to the family, please
Kenneth Frederick
Oct 31, 2006
TRYON, NC -- Kenneth Linn Frederick, 97, 201 E. Howard St., Tryon, NC, died October 31, 2006 in Ridgerest in Columbus, NCBorn in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of the late Robert Clifton and Lucy May Snodgrass Frederick. Mr. Frederick worked for Western Electric, which was a subsidiary of AT & T and retired to Tryon in 1976....
Douglas Ballew
Oct 29, 2006
ANDERSON, SC - Douglas McArthur Ballew, 59, of Anderson, SC formerly of Tryon, NC died Sunday, October 29, 2006 in Augusta VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of Elizabeth Ellis Ballew and the late Charles Ed Ballew. Mr. Ballew was a veteran of Vietnam having served in the U.S. Army. He was...
Harold Minick
Oct 26, 2006
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James Broome
Oct 22, 2006
CAMPOBELLO, SC - James "Carl" Broome, 81, of John High Rd., Campobello, SC died Sunday evening, October 22, 2006 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Inman, SC, he was the son of the late Ira and Myrtle Ballenger Broome. He was a veteran having served in the US Navy during WW II. Mr. Broome was retired from...
Catherine Case
Oct 19, 2006
COLUMBUS, NC - Catherine Robinson Case, 81, of Columbus, NC died Thursday, October 19, 2006 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Liverpool, England, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth Baggott Robinson and was the widow of Thomas Case who died in January of 2005. She was a member of the St. John the Baptist...
Robert Thrift
Oct 19, 2006
COLUMBUS, NC - Robert James Thrift, 101, of Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, NC died Thursday, October 19, 2006 in Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC.Born in Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Douglas and Martha Kegel Thrift. He attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated from Purdue University in 1931. Mr. Thrift retired from Dupont in 1970. He was...
Ivan Kuster
Oct 18, 2006
IVAN JAMES KUSTERCOLUMBUS, NC -- Ivan James Kuster, 94, of 1064 Mill Street, Columbus, NC, died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 in Autumn Care Nursing Center in Saluda, NC. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late James F. and Katherine Eisenhardt Kuster. He was a veteran, having served in the US Army. Mr. Kuster moved to Polk...
Robert Kestler
Oct 17, 2006
TRYON, NC - Robert Edwin Kestler, 92, of 70 Oak Street, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC. Born in Reading, Pa, he was the son of the late Edwin and Emma Kestler. Surviving are two sons, Robert M. Kestler of Campobello, SC and Gary Kestler of West Chester, PA; one sister, Josephine Thistle...
Larry Fagan
Oct 14, 2006
Green Creek, NC - Larry James Fagan, Sr., 64, of 350 Radar Rd., Rutherfordton, NC (Green Creek Community) died unexpectedly at his home Saturday, October 14, 2006.A native of Green Greek, NC he was the son of Sybil Westbrook Bitting of Autumn Care in Saluda, NC and Huey Fagan of Green Creek, NC. He was a veteran of the US...
Darlene Lockhart
Oct 14, 2006
LANDRUM, SC -- Darlene Nevada Lockhart, 55, of 115 Pierce Road, Landrum, SC died Saturday, October 14, 2006 in Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late David Herbert and Dena Parker Lockhart. She was a client at Piedmont Skills in Greer, SC and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist...
Mary Morris
Oct 9, 2006
MILL SPRING, NC - Mary Ellen Fowler Morris, 98, of Pea Ridge Rd., Mill Spring, NC, died Monday, October 9, 2006 at the home of her daughter.Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late John Nathan and Naomi Nanney Fowler. She was the widow of Fred Alexander Morris who died in 1974. She was a l931...
Thomas Warder
Oct 8, 2006
Tryon, NC- Thomas Grayston Warder, born in Grafton, West Virginia on September 14, 1910, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2006 at White Oak Manor in Tryon, North Carolina at the age of 96. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1932, he served in World War II in the construction of ships in Newport News, Virginia, achieving the...
Gertrude Dusenbury
Oct 7, 2006
Tryon, NC- Gertrude Dusenbury passed away peacefully on October 7, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC in the loving care of St. Luke's staff, family, and friends. She was born on April 14, 1914 in Breckenridge, PA. Gertrude's love of tennis and swimming started as a child in Lansing, MI. She was a 1932 graduate of Lansing Central High...
