David Pena
Dec 16, 2022
David Peña, 61, of Mill Spring, passed away Friday evening, December 16, 2022 at Mission Hospital.Born in Mexico, he was the son of the late Jesus Peña and Graciela Rodriguez Peña. David came to America in 1974. During the years, he was a self-employed landscaper. He was a member of La Capilla De Santa Maria Church in Hendersonville. David was...
Eleanore Vollman
Dec 16, 2022
Eleanore "Ellie" Vollman (née Hoffmann), 93, returned to her heavenly home on December 16, 2022 after a long, full life. She passed away peacefully at her home in Columbus, N.C. surrounded by family and friends. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, a loyal friend and neighbor, and a faithful member of her church.Eleanore was born on April...
Mildred Trippe
Dec 13, 2022
Tryon, NC—Mildred Hunnicutt Trippe, 92 passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at White Oak of Tryon.Mildred was the daughter of the late Willie and Minnie Hunnicutt. She was a member of Columbus Baptist Church in Columbus, NC. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by three brothers, two sisters, and a daughter-in-law.Surviving is her daughter, Bobbie Wilson (Bruce);...
Charles Williams
Dec 10, 2022
Charles Peter Williams (Peter) passed away peacefully on December 10, 2022, in Tryon, NC. He was born May 5, 1956, in Greensboro, NC to Wilda Schaumann Williams and Karl Avery Williams.Peter grew up in Charlotte where he attended Charlotte Country Day School. A superlative athlete, he was quarterback and linebacker for the football team, and played varsity basketball and baseball....
Andrew Lehoskay
Dec 7, 2022
Andrew Lehoskay, 90, of Tryon, passed away on December 7, 2022 at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. He was living with his son in Maryland.Born in Elkhorn, West Virginia to the late Stefan and Gizela Lehosky and was the youngest of sixteen children. After High School, he served in the U.S. Navy where he learned plumbing. After his tour...
Evelyn Arrowood
Dec 5, 2022
Tryon, NC—Evelyn LaHoya Arrowood, 74, of Tryon, died December 5, 2022 at the Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC following a brief illness.She was of the Baptist faith, last attending State Line Baptist Church in Columbus, NC. In early adult life she worked as a cook and then a CNA in nursing facilities. However, her greatest joy was her...
Helen Sain
Dec 4, 2022
—Helen Arledge Sain, 92 of Columbus, NC passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, NC.Helen was the daughter of the late Issac and Eva McMurray Arledge. She was proudly married to George L. Sain for 68 years until his passing in 2017. She was a member of Silver Creek Baptist Church. ...
Keith Sinex
Dec 4, 2022
Keith Carlisle Sinex, 66 years old, of Peak St., Columbus, NC, passed away Sunday, December 4th. He was the son of Donald C. Sinex and Crystal Hammett Sinex of Landrum, SC and married to Nancy Case Sinex of Saluda, NC for 49 years. He was preceded in death by both parents, the love of his life, a grandson, and two...
Lauri Ross
Dec 3, 2022
Lauri Anne Ross, 69, of Columbus, passed away Saturday morning, December 3, 2022 at Pardee Hospital.Born in San Antonio, Texas, she was the daughter of Julia Elizabeth "Betty" Moore Ross of Lake Lure and the late Col. Charles "Chuck" C. Ross. Lauri retired from Mission Hospital NICU after fifteen years of service. She enjoyed poetry, singing in the Community Choir...
Robert Oliver
Dec 1, 2022
Bob Oliver passed away, December 1, 2022 in Tryon, NC. He was previously a resident of Blacksburg and Roanoke. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Jennings Oliver and Josephine Waldron Oliver and his first wife, Peggy Ramsey Oliver.Bob was a long-time member of Blacksburg United Methodist Church. He was a 1953 graduate of William Fleming High School...
Barbara Britt
Dec 1, 2022
LANDRUM – Barbara Marie Pierce Britt, 73, of Landrum, passed away Thursday evening, December 1, 2022 at her home following a sudden illness.Born in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Sam Pierce and Jeanette Calvert Pierce. Barbara retired from Kraft Foods after 30 years of service. She went on to own and operate several businesses in the area...
Rebecca Polson
Nov 30, 2022
Rebecca Polson, 63, died of cancer on Nov. 30, 2022.Becky's favorite Bible passage was Galatians 5:14-22, in which the Apostle Paul encourages people of faith to "love your neighbor as yourself" and describes the "fruits of the Spirit": love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Those were values she lived by.Becky was a smart businesswoman, a supportive...
Leroy Waldrop
Nov 27, 2022
Leroy Waldrop, 78, of Green Creek, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, November 27, 2022 at his home.Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Doyle and Jackie Guy Waldrop. Mr. Waldrop in his early years did automotive body work for several dealerships in the area. Later he and his wife Vicki owned and operated three convenience stores in...
Larry Linden
Nov 25, 2022
Larry Jon Linden of Hendersonville passed away Friday morning, November 25, 2022 at the Elizabeth House.The full obituary is pending. To to the family, please
Jesse Foy
Nov 25, 2022
Jesse Lewis Foy, 88, of Mill Spring, passed away Friday afternoon, November 25, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice House.A native of Polk County, he was the son of the late John Harley Foy and Nellie Dalton Foy. Jesse proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1956. After his military service, he returned to Polk County and began farming,...
Joy Kloss
Nov 23, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Joy Elizabeth Kloss. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Linda Bradley
Nov 23, 2022
An obituary is not available at this time for Linda Gordon Bradley. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Jack Lingafelter
Nov 21, 2022
John William (Jack) Lingafelter was born on September 3, 1927 in Wickliffe, Ohio. Jack, 95, died at home peacefully on November 21, 2022 of age-related vascular dementia. After graduating from high school in Willoughby, Ohio, Jack served in the US Navy as an Electronic Technician in the Philippines. He was the first in his family to attend college under the...
Phyllis Rothrock
Nov 20, 2022
Phyllis Corrine Mathews Rothrock, age 91, of Columbus, NC passed away suddenly in her home on Sunday, November 20, 2022.She was born in Yates City, Illinois to the late David William and Harriett Ware Mathews. After growing up in rural Illinois her family moved to Ames, Iowa where she attended Iowa State University. She received a BS in Home Economics...
Margaret Wilson
Nov 15, 2022
Margaret Ford Wilson of Tryon, passed away Tuesday morning, November 15, 2022 at LaurelWoods in Columbus.Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Grover Ford and Nellie Ruth Pack Ford. She was a former member of Tryon Second Baptist Church, former nurse at St. Luke's Hospital and caregiver for several years.In addition to her parents, she was...
