Wilma Cersosimo
Jan 12, 2021
Mill Spring, NC-- Wilma G. Cersosimo, 92, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.Wilma was the daughter of the late Wanda Wyatt. She was a long-time member of Grassy Knob Baptist Church.Surviving is her daughter Jan Cersosimo of Maggie Valley, NC.A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2021...
James Cowan
Jan 11, 2021
James "Jim" Woodford Cowan, 88, of Tryon, passed away Monday afternoon, January 11, 2021 at his home.A native and lifelong resident of Tryon, he was the son of the late John W. Cowan and Lillie Davidson Cowan. A graduate of Tryon High School, Mr. Cowan went on to serve in the U.S. Army. He began working at the family business,...
Elizabeth Easley
Jan 11, 2021
Tryon, NC – Elizabeth Ann Sanders Easley of Tryon, NC, died Monday, January 11, 2021, three days after her 93rd birthday.She was born in Arcadia, LA, and was the daughter of the late Harry Clayton Sanders and Mary Ida Fortson Sanders, both of Baton Rouge, LA. Her birth mother, Mildred Smith Sanders, died when Liz was two years old.She was...
William Holzlohner
Jan 10, 2021
Tryon, NC- William Kenneth Holzlohner, 79, of Tryon, NC passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021.Per his wishes, no services will be held. To to the family, please
John Freeman
Jan 10, 2021
Dr. John Ernest Freeman of Landrum, SC returned home to his Heavenly Father on January 10, 2021. Born in Anderson, SC July 23, 1952, he was a devoted son, brother, father, uncle, grandfather, and friend. He lived his life dedicated to the service of others.Dr. Freeman had an undying thirst for knowledge. After beginning his collegiate studies at Clemson University,...
Nell Gilbert
Jan 10, 2021
Grace Burnette Gilbert, 89, of Asheville passed away Sunday afternoon, January 10, 2021 at her home.Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Elbert "Eb" Simpson Burnette, Sr. and Pearl Tallant Burnette and wife of the late Grayson O. Gilbert who passed away in 2003. Mrs. Gilbert worked many years at C.P. Clare in Asheville. She enjoyed...
Hilary Giner-Sorolla
Jan 10, 2021
On Sunday January 12, 2021 our community lost Tryon resident Hilary Giner-Sorolla. Hilary passed away at Spartanburg Regional Hospital from multiple organ failure following surgery, at the age of 90.Hilary grew up in Nunthorpe, Yorkshire, England, with her brother Andrew and sister Frances. During the Blitz of the Second World War, the children were evacuated to the English countryside. She...
Colleen Hibbard
Jan 10, 2021
Colleen Hunt Hibbard, 86, of Tryon NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday January 10, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital.She was born in Rutherford County on June 12, 1934 in Golden Valley Township in the front room of her grandmothers' log cabin to Coye Poe Hunt and Mary Ora Anna Toney Hunt. The oldest of four children. Donald Hunt (deceased), Gary...
Dawson Chiles
Jan 9, 2021
An obituary is not available at this time for Dawson Widman Chiles. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Sandra White
Jan 8, 2021
— Sandra Faye McCall White, 63, longtime resident of Verbena, AL passed away on Friday, January 8th at Shelby Baptist Medical Center, Alabaster, AL.She was born in Polk County, NC and the daughter of the late Billy Phillip and Martha Ann Garrett McCall of Mill Spring, NC. Sandra attended Polk Central High School and was a former member of Faith...
Joan Wilkinson
Jan 6, 2021
Joan Brunner Wilkinson died peacefully in her room at White Oak Manor in Tryon, NC on January 6, 2021 due to complications from covid-19 after a brief illness. The daughter of the late Albert Brunner, Jr and Jewel H. Brunner, she was born on March 24, 1928 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She spent her youth in Union, New Jersey, graduating...
Trevor Arrowood
Jan 5, 2021
Trevor Jeffrey Arrowood passed away January 5, 2021 at Hospice House in Rock Hill, SC surrounded by his family. Trevor fought gallantly through his battle with cancer and touched many lives along the way.A native of Polk County, Trevor graduated from PCHS in 2014. He went on to graduate with honors from WCU in 2017 and later the SC Criminal...
Carolyn Clark
Jan 2, 2021
Bravo to a Life Well Played – Carolyn "Connie" Clark (1942-2021)On January 3, the curtain fell one final time on actress, director, playwright, educator, wife and mother Connie Clark, capping a life marked by successes both grand and fine, public and private. Born in White Plains, NY, as Carolyn Heaver, her brother Barry's mispronunciation quickly granted her the moniker by...
Marshealla Michael
Jan 1, 2021
Marshealla Michael, 74, of Columbus, NC died Friday, January 1, 2021, at the Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC.Born April 15, 1946 at home in Omaha, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Bud and Mollie Robinson. In 2019 she retired from Walmart in Boiling Springs, SC where she worked as the Door Greeter for 13+ years. She...
Alfred Mendez
Dec 31, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for Alfred Mendez Jr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Leon Smith
Dec 29, 2020
Leon Donald Smith, age 78 of Campobello, SC passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 29th, 2020. Born in Greenville Co, SC. Leon Smith was the son of the late Thomas Earl and Louise Smith of Tryon. He was a loom fixer for many years at JB Stevens Textile in Greer until the closing in 2001 and later retired from Hayssen...
Jimmy Hodge
Dec 23, 2020
Jimmy Hodge, 69, of Sunny View, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday afternoon, December 23, 2020 at White Oak Manor of Tryon.Born in Lenoir, he was the son of the late Nellie Snow Hodge and husband of the late Bernice Margaret Bradley Hodge who passed away in 2011. Mr. Hodge retired from Broyhill Furniture after 30 years of...
Eula Manns
Dec 22, 2020
Eula Mae Manns, 95, joined Jesus and her husband of 70 years in heaven on December 22, 2020. She most recently lived with her daughter in Tryon, NC. Born in Ecru, Mississippi on January 22, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William Edgar Sneed and Lonnie Belle Sneed. Mae attended a one room schoolhouse in Pumphrey, Texas and...
Jesse Thornton
Dec 18, 2020
Jesse B. Thornton, 98, of Charlotte, passed away, Friday morning, December 18, 2020.Born in Dandridge, TN, he was the son of the late Nickolas Thornton and Thersa Lewis Thornton and husband of the late Virginia Mathis Thornton who passed away in 2008.Mr. Thornton retired from the U.S. Air Force. Jesse began his military career when he joined the U.S. Army...
Lee Mell
Dec 15, 2020
Columbus, NC—Lee R. Mell, 83, of Columbus, NC died Tuesday, December 13, 2020 at his home as a result of congestive heart disease and COPD.Lee was born in Aurora, IL and was the son of the late Thomas and Carol Mell. He graduated from Maple Park High School in 1955 and entered the Navy for two years. Lee was a...
