Robert Arledge
May 30, 2019
Robert Earle Arledge, 89, of Tryon passed away peacefully Thursday morning, May 30, 2019 at White Oak Manor of Tryon surrounded by his family.Born in Tryon, he was the son of the late Birch and Janie Hudson Arledge. He was owner of Tryon Plumbing, member of First Baptist Church Tryon for many years, member of Tryon Volunteer Fire Dept., a...
Linda Wydysh
May 26, 2019
Linda Jean Wydysh, 65, of High Point, passed away, Sunday afternoon, May 26, 2019 at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro.Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Doris Bradshaw Burns of Spartanburg. Mrs. Wydysh moved to High Point in 2000. She was a registered nurse and finished her career at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill as research...
Martha Turk
May 23, 2019
Martha P. Turk of Tryon, NC passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.Martha was the daughter of the late Porter A. and Mary McClary Parrish. Martha spent most of her working career as a software coordinator for the Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in New Jersey. She worked for the FAA for over 25...
Ursula Ward-Common
May 23, 2019
Ursula Veil Ward-Common passed away on May 23, 2019 in Pforzheim, Germany at the age of 84.A long-time resident of Saluda, Ursi was born in Crailsheim Germany, on August 5, 1934, the middle child of Ulrich and Adelaide Veil's nine children. After graduating from Red Cross Nursing School in Stuttgart, she came to America in 1957 to work as a...
Caroline Freeman
May 17, 2019
Caroline Freeman of Tryon, passed away, Friday afternoon, May 17, 2019 at her home.Arrangements will be announced. To to the family, please
James Walker
May 17, 2019
James Bruce Walker, 69, of Campobello, SC passed away, Friday May 17, 2019.Born March 16, 1950 in Rutherford County, Bruce was the son of the late Johnny Walker and Alma Mathis Walker.Bruce retired from Belk in Forest City, NC after 33 years of service. He also sold flowers and plants in North and South Carolina.Surviving are his wife of 45...
Carl Meroney
May 17, 2019
Carl Porter Meroney of Columbus passed away, Friday evening, May 17, 2019 at his home.Born in Cherokee County, NC, he was the son of the late Felix Porter Meroney and Irene Twiggs Meroney. Following graduation from Murphy High School, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps. After his service, he attended UNC Chapel Hill and graduated UNC School of Pharmacy.In...
Virginia Abrams
May 16, 2019
—Virginia Greene Abrams passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019.Virginia was the daughter of the late Charles Cleveland Greene and Nancy Bryant Greene. She was born May 29, 1924 in Rutherford County in North Carolina. Virginia graduated from the Spartanburg General Hospital and was in the Cadet Nursing Corps, and transferred to the Army Hospital in Augusta, GA for her...
Mary Freeman
May 14, 2019
--Mary Elizabeth Kelley Freeman (Betsy) passed into the next world on Mother's Day, Sunday May 12, 2019. She was born in Camden, New Jersey, December 12, 1929. She grew up in Three Rivers, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio, and was very proud to be the youngest member of the "Largest Family in Town." She graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in...
Kevin Shannon
May 13, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Kevin Ard Shannon. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Bertha Lamore
May 12, 2019
Bertha Helen LaMore, 93 of Columbus, NC passed away, Sunday morning, May 12, 2019 at Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC.Born in Bloomington, IL, she was the daughter of the late Abraham Lincoln Woosley and Hazel Baber Woosley and wife of the late Melrose Michael LaMore who passed away in 1986 in Illinois. Mrs. LaMore had recently moved to Columbus...
Thomas Occkiogrosso
May 11, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Thomas A Occkiogrosso. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Catharine Grindrod
May 10, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Catharine Louise Grindrod (Collins). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Leslie Allison
May 9, 2019
An obituary is not available at this time for Leslie Allison. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Hershell Corn
May 7, 2019
Hershell Grayson Corn, 76, of Sunny View passed away, Tuesday afternoon, May 7, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital following a sudden illness.A native of Polk County, he was the son of the late Andy and Ethel Bradley Corn. Mr. Corn worked many years in the logging industry and retired from Brian Wilson Logging. He enjoyed working in his yard and...
Rebecca Ashley
May 7, 2019
—Rebecca "Becky" Coggins Ashley, 81, of Columbus, NC passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the Smith Phayer Hospice House in Landrum, SC.Becky was the daughter of the late Henry Perry and Clara Williams Coggins. Becky worked for over 20 years for Polk County Public Library on the Bookmobile, she also worked for QTC Company, which she was a...
Helena Cunningham
Apr 27, 2019
Helena Cunningham, 66, of Tryon passed away, Saturday afternoon, April 27, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.A native of Tryon, she was the daughter of Lorena Johnson Cunningham of Tryon and the late Richard Cunningham. Ms. Cunningham retired from White Oak Manor of Tryon after 26 years of service. She was a member of Church of the Living God in...
Paul Mullet
Apr 27, 2019
—Paul E. Mullet, 68, of Columbus, NC passed away at his home on Saturday, April 27, 2019, after a three year battle with cancer.Paul was born in Millersburg, Ohio to the late Ervin and Ella Mullet on September 26, 1950. He is survived by his wife Marge Mullet; his three children, Valerie (Pat) Overholt of Tryon, Carmen (Andrew) Beiler of...
Ouida George
Apr 22, 2019
—Ouida George, 96, passed away on the morning of April 22, 2019 at Ridge Rest in Columbus, NC.Ouida was the beloved wife of Joseph E. George (deceased) for fifty-four years and the youngest daughter of John B. Sumerall and Dolly Prine Sumerall of Ovett, Mississippi. She is survived by her daughter Brenda G. Whelchel and her husband Bruce. Additionally, three...
John Mcnees
Apr 21, 2019
John Willis McNees of Columbus, North Carolina passed away on April 21, 2019 at the age of 89. John was born to the late Herbert W. & Alice E. McNees in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Edinboro High School in 1947 and from Penn State in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.John was employed by DuPont from 1951-1988....
