Mcqueen Richards
Mar 18, 2020
McQueen "Mack" Salley Richards, 71, of Cowpens passed away, Wednesday morning, March 18, 2020 at Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville.Born in Henderson County, he was the son of the late Willie O. Richards and Rosa Lee Ballew Richards and husband of the late Dianna Louise Richards who passed away in 2018. Mr. Richards was a veteran of Vietnam having...
Lula Burrell
Mar 15, 2020
Lula M. Burrell of Tryon passed away March 15, 2020 at White Oak Manor of Tryon.A native of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Mark William Burrell and Mabel B. Pace Burrell. With her parents, she is also predeceased by five brothers, Gene William Burrell, Alvin "Bud" Burrell, Coit J. and wife Pauline Summey Burrell, Archie and...
Geneva Depasquale
Mar 15, 2020
-- Geneva Wofford DePasquale, 89, formerly of Landrum, passed away, March 15, 2020 in Baltimore.Born in Inman, she was the daughter of the late Isom Venander Wofford and Lee Anna Pierce Wofford and beloved wife of the late Frank Thomas DePasquale.Surviving are two sons, Donald F. DePasquale (Patricia) of Denver, NC and Douglass E. DePasquale (Dina Karakus) of Baltimore; one...
Ruth Foster
Mar 13, 2020
Saluda, NC—Ruth Thompson Foster, 93, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Autumn Care in Saluda, NC.Ruth was born in Saluda, NC to the late William Otto and Mamie McMurray Thompson. She was a member of Pacolet Baptist Church for almost 70 years.Ruth was predeceased by her first husband, Glen McInnis who passed away while serving in World War...
Marye Priddy
Mar 13, 2020
– Marye Jane Priddy, 78, of Columbus, NC passed away March 13, 2020, at Tryon Estates. Jane was born September 8, 1941, in Arkansas to the late Paul and Marye Priddy.Surviving is a brother, Tom Priddy (Dotti) of Greer, SC; a sister, Anne Olsen of Charleston, SC; five nieces and nephews and ten great-nieces and great-nephews.Ms. Priddy was a lifelong...
Stella Done
Mar 7, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for Stella Mardavich Done (Mardavich). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
James Patterson
Mar 6, 2020
James Dennis Patterson of Chapel Hill, NC formerly of Tryon, NC died March 6, 2020 after a long and valiant fight with many heart related issues.He was born June 16, 1947 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Jim devoted 44 years of his life to public education as a School Administrator in Polk County Schools and Cherokee County Schools in SC. He served...
John Law
Mar 5, 2020
-- Lt. Colonel John Latta Law Jr US Army (Ret.), an army pilot died unexpectedly on March 5, 2020 at the age of 75 in Tryon N.C.John was born on June 24, 1944 in Gaffney, SC. He attended Columbia, S.C. Schools graduating from Dreher High School in 1962. He then attended The Citadel, was a member of the Summerall Guards...
Jane Fox
Mar 3, 2020
Tryon, NC – Jane Mahaffey Fox, 86, of Tryon Estates in Columbus, NC, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 2, 2020.Jane, daughter of the late Otis C. and Ruby Mahaffey, was born and raised in Gramling, SC. She and her husband, Ben, met at a young age and dated while each was in college. They were married for 64 years....
William Day
Mar 2, 2020
Tryon, NC--William Lee Day, 74, of Tryon NC died unexpectedly on Monday, March 2, 2020 at home.Bill was born in Pontiac, Michigan and was the son of Norman Richard Day and Mary Perna Day. He graduated from Rochester High School and Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology. He lived in Rochester, Michigan and operated the...
James Gause
Mar 2, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for James Leroy Gause. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Betty Newman
Mar 2, 2020
– Betty Jo Newman, 83, of Mill Spring passed away, Monday afternoon, March 2, 2020 at Cedar Mountain House in Brevard.Born in Henderson County, she was the daughter of the late Eckels Glenn Greene and Mary Elizabeth Stepp Greene and widow of Clyde C. Newman, Sr. who died in 1988. Mrs. Newman worked many years for Grover Industries in Lynn...
Marcy Hagen
Mar 1, 2020
Tryon, NC—Marcy W. Hagen, 72, of Tryon, NC passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 at White Oak Manor of Tryon.Ms. Hagen was born on January 22, 1948 in West Lafayette, IN to George W. Woodall and Margie Barker Woodall. She is preceded in death by both of her parents and survived by her two brothers, George W. Woodall, Jr....
Joyce Mccraw
Feb 27, 2020
– Joyce Walker McCraw, 75, of Mill Spring went home to be with the Lord, Thursday morning, February 27, 2020 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer.A native and lifelong resident of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Grady Walker and Willie Belle Keever Walker. Mrs. McCraw was a cosmetologist owning her own shop,...
Robert Head
Feb 26, 2020
Robert Norris Head, 86, of Valdese passed away, Wednesday morning, February 26, 2020 at his home.Born in Spindale, he was the son of the late Robert Pinkney Head and Blanche Robbins Head. Mr. Head was a graduate of Tryon High School, Spartanburg Junior College and Wofford College on a scholarship. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958...
Cecil Thompson
Feb 23, 2020
– Cecil Ernest Thompson of Green Creek passed away, Sunday evening, February 23, 2020 at his home following a sudden illness.Born and raised in Polk County, he was the son of the late Ernest Curtis Thompson and Addie Lee Painter Thompson. Cecil enjoyed working and spent many years running his own landscaping business. He enjoyed spending his time with his...
John Murdock
Feb 22, 2020
John David Murdock, 74, of Tryon passed away, Saturday evening, February 22, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital.A native of Polk County, he was the son of the late David A. Murdock and Lyda Metcalf Murdock. Mr. Murdock retired from Norfolk Southern in 1997 after 20 years of service. He loved the great outdoors, gardening, fishing, Atlanta Braves baseball and traveling....
Edward Jackson
Feb 17, 2020
Edward Woodrow Jackson, 86, of Tryon went home to be with the Lord Monday afternoon, February 17, 2020 after a period of declining health under the special care of the VA Administration and Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.Mr. Jackson was born February 6, 1934 to the late Woodrow Russell Jackson and Marjorie Moore Jackson Loftis. After serving in the U.S....
Anne Dempsey
Feb 16, 2020
An obituary is not available at this time for Anne McQueen Dempsey. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
