Jane Brush
Aug 15, 2006
TRYON, NC - Jane Frances Brush, 78, of 220 Melrose Court, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, August 15, 2006 from complications of emphysema. She was born in Honolulu, HI, the daughter of the late Major General Frank McAdams Albrecht and Page Williams Albrecht. She lived in Tryon as a teenager, staying with her grandmother, Frances Nevins Williams at Mill Farm. Some...
Jerry Crater
Aug 14, 2006
Columbus, NC - Jerry G. Crater, 64, of Columbus, NC died Monday, August 14, 2006 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 17, 2006 in St. John's Catholic Church, Tryon, NC with Father Patrick Winslow officiating. Memorials may be made to the Polk County Emergency Services, P.O. Box 308, Columbus, NC 28722. To...
Willie Cooke
Aug 12, 2006
Saluda, N.C. - Willie Eugene Cooke, Jr., 73, husband of Dolores M. Cooke, 141 Frost Road, Saluda, NC died Saturday, August 12, 2006 at his home. Born in Charleston, SC, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie and Maggie Atkins Cooke. Mr. Cooke was a veteran of the Korean War while serving in the U.S. Navy. He retired...
Richard Gilcher
Aug 9, 2006
Columbus, N.C. - Richard George Gilcher, 95, died Wednesday, August 9, 2006 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC. Born in Bergen County, NJ, he was the son of the late George and Mary Hill Gilcher. He was married for 55 years to the late Marion Carruth Gilcher who died in l996. Mr. Gilcher was formerly of East Aurora, NY...
Margaret Jackson
Aug 8, 2006
MILL SPRING, NC - Mary Lou Garrett Jackson, 76, of Mill Spring, NC died Tuesday, August 8, 2006 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Nathan and Carrie Green Garrett. She was a faithful member of Faith Baptist Church, Mill Spring, NC. Surviving are three daughters, Annie...
Thomas Dolan
Aug 5, 2006
THOMAS DOLAN TRYON, NC - Thomas Dolan, 67, of Tryon, NC died Saturday, August 5, 2006 at his home. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late John Michael and Marcella Christine McKay Dolan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Dolan retired from IBM after 28 years of service and worked for Lockwood Green...
Elizabeth Bailey
Aug 2, 2006
Elizabeth T. BaileyColumbus, N.C. - Elizabeth Tower Bailey, 84, died Wednesday, August 2, 2006 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC. Born in Lewiston, NY she was the daughter of the late Ray C. and Mary Bell Morrill Tower. She was the widow of Dr. Robert Bailey who died in l995. Mrs. Bailey was the valedictorian of her high school...
Addie Metcalf
Aug 1, 2006
Addie B. MetcalfMill Spring, N.C. - Addie Bradley Metcalf, 88, formerly of Mill Spring, NC died Tuesday, August 01, 2006 in the Hospice House in Forest City, NC. Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late William Dave and Julie Willis Bradley. She was a member of Big Level Baptist Church in Mill Spring, NC, and...
Leo Willette
Jul 30, 2006
LEO G. WILLETTE TRYON, NC - Leo G. Willette, died Sunday, July 30, 2006 after a long illness. He was 78 years old, born November 11, 1927. Mr. Willette served in the U. S. Navy during WWII for three years. After graduating from the University of Alabama he was a reporter and feature writer for the Birmingham News and later...
Betty Kauzor
Jul 27, 2006
BETTY JANE KAUZORColumbus, NC - Betty Jane Bennett Kauzor, 91, of Laurel Lake Dr., Columbus, NC died, Thursday, July 27, 2006 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility in Columbus, NC. Born in Kansas City, MO, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Karl and Frances Young Bennett. She was a graduate of Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, VA and...
Paul Jaccard
Jul 21, 2006
COLUMBUS, NC - Paul Albert Jaccard, 69, of Landrum Rd., Columbus, NC died Friday, July 21, 2006 in Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Born in Honolulu, HI, he was the son of the late Paul August and Dorothy Harrington Jaccard. He was a Veteran of both the Army and Navy having served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Jaccard was a member...
George Rogers
Jul 21, 2006
Columbus, NC -- George Gillon Rogers, 97, of Laurel Lake Dr., Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Friday, July 21, 2006 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility in Columbus, NC. Born in New York City, NY, he was the son of the late George A. and Catherine Mooney Rogers. He grew up in Summit, NJ, where he graduated from high school. He...
Emily Watson
Jul 20, 2006
EMILY KYLE WATSONTRYON, NC - Emily Kyle Aimsworth Watson, 82, of Freeman Hill Rd., Tryon, NC, died Thursday, July 20, 2006 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center in Tryon, NC. Born in Lexington, VA, she was the daughter of the late Ben Pushmataha and Emily Robinson Aimsworth. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in...
William Johnson
Jul 19, 2006
WILLIAM L. JOHNSONTRYON, NC - William L. Johnson, 67, of Tryon, NC died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 in Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC. Born in Clinton, Iowa, he was the son of the late Burdette and Wilma Law Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of the University of Illinois and received his J.D. from the University of Florida. He was a...
Ruth Noyes
Jul 19, 2006
RUTH VIRGINIA NOYESCOLUMBUS, NC -- Ruth Virginia Fuhrman Noyes, 83, of Beechwood, Dr.,Columbus, NC, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006. Surviving is one sister, Laura Weigt of Columbus, NC. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 6, 2006 in the Columbus Presbyterian Church, Columbus, NC with Rev. Buren Blankenship officiating. An online guest register may be signed...
Karl Gimpel
Jul 13, 2006
Karl GimpelColumbus, N.C. - Karl Gimpel, 86, of Tryon Estates died peacefully on 7/l3/2006. Born August 2, 1919, he was the son of the late Adam and Margaret Gimpel. He retired as president of Gimpel Corporation in Pennsylvania and after retiring he and his wife moved to Columbus, NC. Karl was a volunteer at St. Luke's Hospital. Surviving are his...
Ginger Jones
Jul 13, 2006
Ginger JonesMill Spring, N.C. - Ginger Wilson Jones, 39, wife of Sam Jones of Sunrise Drive, Mill Spring, NC went to be with Our Heavenly Father and Savior early Thursday morning, July 13, 2006. Born September 13, 1966 in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of Sadie Wilson of Mill Spring, NC and the late Roger Norman Wilson. Ginger...
Edward Storie
Jul 6, 2006
EDWARD M. "SHORTY" STORIELYNN, NC - Edward M. "Shorty" Storie, 92, of Lynn, NC died Thursday, July 6, 2006 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center, Tryon, NC. Born in Derby, Iowa, he was the son of the late Milton and Mary Throckmorton Storie. Mr. Storie was a member of Lynn First Baptist Church where he was a former deacon. Surviving...
Margaret Gotthardt
Jul 4, 2006
MARGARET MEYER GOTTHARDTTRYON, NC -- Margaret Meyer Gotthardt, 94, of Tryon, NC, died Tuesday, July 4, 2006 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center. Surviving is her husband, G. Howard Gotthardt of Tryon, NC. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m.on Friday, July 14, 2006 in The Lounge of White Oak Village in Tryon, NC. Memorials may be made to...
Ruby Wilson
Jul 1, 2006
RUBY LEE LYNCH WILSONMill Spring, NC -- Ruby Lee Lynch Wilson, 89, of Mill Spring, NC died Saturday, July 1, 2006 in Autumn Care Nursing Center in Saluda, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Manning and Eva Whiteside Lynch. Mrs. Wilson was a graduate of East Carolina University, and had taught at Mill...
