Nancy West
Sep 6, 2018
Nancy Dempsey West of Tryon passed away Thursday morning, September 6, 2018 at the Smith Phayer Hospice House. Arrangements will be announced. To to the family, please
Daniel Gosnell
Aug 30, 2018
Daniel Buford Gosnell, 70, of Tryon passed away, Thursday evening, August 30, 2018 at the Smith Phayer Hospice House.Born in Polk County, he was the son of the late Buford and Juanita Bradshaw Gosnell. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during Vietnam. Mr. Gosnell retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad. He enjoyed coin and gem collecting.Surviving is...
Dorothy Fedde
Aug 29, 2018
Dorothy Fedde of Columbus, passed away, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital.Arrangments will be announced. To to the family, please
Thomas Mclaughlin
Aug 27, 2018
Thomas Eugene McLaughlin, 53, of Columbus passed away, Monday, August 27, 2018 at his home.No local services are planned. To to the family, please
Linda Darden
Aug 23, 2018
Linda Huffaker Darden, 79, of Columbus passed away, Thursday morning, August 23, 2018 at her home.Born in Tabor City, NC in 1938, she was the daughter of the late Stewart and Nova Wright Huffaker and widow of Charles Darden who passed away in 2017.Growing up in eastern North Carolina, Linda attended nursing school in Wilmington, NC, where she met her...
Jack Brandon
Aug 20, 2018
Maj. Jack Allen Brandon, U.S.M.C. (Ret.) of Tryon passed away, August 20, 2018 at his home.Born in Canada, he was the son of the late Horace Allan Brandon and Jeanne Pelietier Brandon. Major Brandon retired from the U.S. Marine Corps. serving three tours in Vietnam as a combat pilot and forward air controller. He earned many awards during his time...
Steven Tomkin
Aug 20, 2018
-- Steven William Tomkin of Tryon, NC passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018 at the Smith Phayer Hospice in Landrum, SC.No services are planned at this time. To to the family, please
Charles Pearson
Aug 18, 2018
Charles William Pearson III, 30, of Saluda, NC died Saturday, August 18, 2018, after losing his ongoing battle with drug addiction.Charles was born November 9, 1987, in Hendersonville, NC to Dawn Schoeppe Pearson and Charles W. Pearson, Jr. He graduated from East Henderson High School. He was a gifted writer and poet, a thinker and dreamer. Charles was a hard...
John Pullen
Aug 17, 2018
- John Ransom Pullen, 69, of Columbus, NC passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018 at LaurelWoods in Columbus, NC.John was the son of the late Paul Pike Pullen, Jr. and Veda Tomich Pullen. John graduated from Wauwatosa High School in Wisconsin, where he was a wrestling champion. After high school, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison...
Elizabeth Parsons
Aug 17, 2018
– Elizabeth Lewis Parsons, 88, of Saluda and Orlando, FL, died quietly and unexpectedly Friday morning, August 17, 2018, in a place she loved living, her summer home in Saluda, The Red Barn.Elizabeth was a warm and caring woman, quick to laugh and always eager for a good game or a great story. She took tremendous joy in opening her...
Freda Waters
Aug 17, 2018
Freda Elaine Waters, 64, of Landrum, passed away, Friday morning, August 17, 2018 at the Smith Phayer Hospice House.Born in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late RG Fowler and Delphine Wolfe Fowler. Mrs. Waters retired from Kelly's Care Rest Home as a CNA. She loved birds, animals and most of all her family.Surviving is her husband of...
Johnny Page
Aug 13, 2018
-- Johnny Ray Page, 53, of Landrum, South Carolina passed away on August 13, 2018 from injuries sustained from an auto accident.He was the son of Betty Lou Page and the late Johnny Lee Page of Landrum, South Carolina.In addition to his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Richard Page and Jeff Page and two sisters, Goldie Chitwood and...
Richard Mcabee
Aug 12, 2018
Richard Preston McAbee, 80, of Mill Spring passed away, Sunday morning, August 12, 2018.A native of Polk County, he was the son of the late Hicks Pinckney McAbee and Alcie O'Sullivan McAbee. Mr. McAbee retired from Stoncutter Mills. After retirement, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding horses.Surviving are three brothers, Edward McAbee, Bud McAbee and Bobby McAbee all of Mill...
Charles Flynn
Aug 11, 2018
Charles William Flynn, 85, of Forest City passed away, Saturday morning, August 11, 2018 at the Hospice House in Forest City.Born in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late William B. Flynn and Alice Barnette Flynn. Mr. Flynn moved to Tryon at a young age and went on to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....
James Jackson
Aug 9, 2018
James "Jim" Chapman Jackson of Tryon died August 9, 2018, while holding the hand of his beloved wife, Sheila. He has gone to meet his maker and we fully expect that he is now hitchhiking around heaven.Jim's life began in Tryon on July 20, 1924 and he lived it his way from the moment he entered the world. It feels...
Eugene Strong
Aug 6, 2018
An obituary is not available at this time for Eugene Roger Strong. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Martha Vann
Aug 6, 2018
-- Martha Jacqueline Vann, 92, passed away on August 6, 2018 at LaurelWoods in Columbus, NC.She was a long time resident of Florida where she met her husband Aubry Vann who passed away in December of 2008. She moved to Columbus, NC in 2010 to be closer to her family.Surviving are three sons, Larry Vann (Susan) of Green Creek, NC,...
Tommy Burrell
Jul 31, 2018
Tommy Lee Burrell, 69, of Tryon passed away, Tuesday morning, July 31, 2018 at Charles George VA Medical Center Hospice Unit, Asheville.A native of Polk County, he was the son of the late Coit and Pauline Summey Burrell. Mr. Burrell was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in Vietnam. After the war, Tommy went on to work for...
Edwin Perkins
Jul 28, 2018
-Edwin Hunt (Ted) Perkins died on July 28, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. He was 77 years old.Ted was born on May 31, 1941 and was the son of the late Edwin R. Perkins and Doris P. Perkins.He is survived by his wife, Julie; his children, Tim and Amy and their families.Ted was a long time...
Nathan Jackson
Jul 27, 2018
Nathan Bruce Jackson, 67, of Columbus passed away, Friday morning, July 27, 2018 at Testa Family Hospice House, Kings Mtn., NCA native of Polk County, he was the son of Clois Champion Jackson of Columbus and the late Roy Jackson. Mr. Jackson retired from ABF Trucking. During his time off, he enjoyed fishing and watching NASCAR. Mr. Jackson was a...
