Clara Henderson
Jan 9, 2018
COLUMBUS, NC - - Clara Henderson of Columbus, NC passed away, Tuesday evening, January 9, 2018.Arrangements will be announced. To to the family, please
Graham Elliot
Jan 9, 2018
Graham Elliot, known to most as 'Sandy', left this earthly life on January 9th after a courageous battle with cancer, with his wife Shirley Thomas Elliot by his side. He was 83. Married for 58 years, Sandy and Shirley had two children: Douglas Graham Elliot (Sheila) of Rocky Hill, CT; and Karen Jean Elliot of Clementon, NJ. Also surviving are...
James Green
Jan 9, 2018
James Thomas Green, III, died from natural causes at his home in Saluda, NC, on January 9, 2018, at the age of 67. Jim was born in Columbia, SC, graduated from Dreher High School, and received an Associates Degree from the University of South Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Wright Shand Green and Dr. James...
John Maclay
Jan 7, 2018
-John Carlisle Maclay, II died peacefully in his sleep at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC Sunday Jan 7th at 81 yrs. of age. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Valter Maclay, the love of his life, and his parents, Donald and Barbara Maclay. He is survived by sons Robert Maclay in Suisun City, CA and Keith...
Louise Tidman
Jan 6, 2018
Louise B. Tidman, age 94, of Columbus, NC, died on January 6, 2018.She was born in Silas, Alabama and lived in different locales in Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Georgia before moving to Tryon Estates in Columbus in 2003.She is survived by her sons Stan and wife Toni, Mike and wife Corey, and Dave, and a brother Nathan Lamar Beard. Also...
Jean Williams
Jan 6, 2018
Jean Mattern Williams, 91, of Columbus, North Carolina died January 6, 2018. She was the daughter of Ivan Bingham Mattern and Emma Elizabeth Stutzman Mattern of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.Jean and her husband Bill moved to Tryon Estates in 2009 from Fairfield Bay, Arkansas.Jean loved music. She sang in a church choir from the age of three. She was an active member...
Elbert Carpenter
Jan 5, 2018
Tryon, NC- Elbert Morton Carpenter, 85, of Tryon, NC, passed away on January 5, 2018, at his home. He was the widower of Sue Carpenter, who passed in 2016. He was born in Bostic, NC, the son of William Raymond and Gladys Philbeck Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter was retired from the Great A&P Tea Company supermarket chain. He joined the company...
Harold Turner
Jan 3, 2018
Harold E. "Hal" Turner of Tryon, NC passed away, Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born June 17, 1933 to Harold M. and Dorothy K. Turner in Englewood, NJ. As a child Mr. Turner excelled in sports, eventually settling on baseball and basketball as his specialties. Mr. Turner went on to play both baseball and...
Myrtle Gibson
Jan 2, 2018
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Ruth Cantrell
Dec 31, 2017
Ruth Butler Cantrell, 90, of Tryon, NC, died Sunday, December 31, 2017 in Hospice House of Rutherford County, Forest City, NC.Born in Tryon, NC, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Florence Bumgarner Butler. She was the widow of G. Paul Cantrell. The profession of nursing was life to Ruth. She graduated from Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA...
Janet Peterson
Dec 31, 2017
Landrum, SC- Janet Perdun Peterson, 83, passed away at Glassy Mountain Farm in Landrum, South Carolina on December 31, 2017.She was born in Queens, NY and was the daughter of the late Winfield Hancock Perdun and Dorothy Reeves Perdun. She graduated from the Connecticut College for Women in 1955 where she majored in Spanish Studies. Later in life she continued...
John Fisher
Dec 28, 2017
Mr. John Lewis Fisher, age 81, of Toccoa, GA, formerly of Tryon, North Carolina; passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Pruitt Healthcare of Toccoa.Born January 1, 1936 in Tryon, NC, he was a son of the late Warren Austin and Annie Sue Shehan Fisher. Mr. Fisher retired from Fletcher Limestone and was a member of Pacolet Baptist Church in...
Jerry Richards
Dec 28, 2017
Jerry Preston Richards, Jr., 53, of Inman, SC passed away, Thursday morning, December 28, 2017 at his home.Born in Hendersonville, NC, he was the son of the Vera Elizabeth Frady Cartee of Campobello, SC and the late Jerry P. Richards, Sr. Jerry has been a resident of Inman for 10 years coming from Georgia. In the past, he had worked...
Alfred Pace
Dec 27, 2017
Alfred Pace, 62, of Landrum, SC went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday evening, December 27, 2017 at the Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC.A lifelong resident of Landrum, SC, he was the son the late Leonard and Gladys Lockhart Pace. Mr. Pace retired as a carpenter after his health declined. When he was not working, he enjoyed cooking...
Frank Pack
Dec 27, 2017
Frank Thomas Pack, 84, of Rutherfordton, NC, died, Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in Oak Grove Healthcare Center, Rutherfordton, NC.Born in Lake Lure, NC, he was the son of the late William Franklin and Annie Eliza Wilson Pack. He was the husband of the late Dorothy R. Pack. Frank was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was the previous founder...
Lorean Wilson
Dec 25, 2017
- Lorean Williams Wilson, 94, passed away at Laurel Woods Assisted Living surrounded by her loving family and friends on December 25, 2017.Lorean was the daughter of the late Claude Hardy and Oma Gibbs Williams. She was a woman of many talents and enjoyed gardening, reading, and writing her biography. Lorean loved cooking and caring for her family. She was...
Samuel Pace
Dec 24, 2017
Sam Pace broke on through to the other side on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital, with his beloved daughters holding his hands.Sam was born on June 19, 1952 and raised in the Valley of Tryon to parents Greenberry "Junior" Lotan and Myrtle Greene Pace. He graduated Tryon High School in 1970 and joined the U.S. Air...
Paul Nelson
Dec 24, 2017
-Paul Nelson of Tryon passed away peacefully at Foothills Hospice in Landrum S.C. on December 24th, 2017.Paul was born on February 19, 1924 in New York City to Helen and Clifford Nelson. He lived in several locations in NY while growing up and graduated from Ardsley High School in 1941. He attended Alfred University in Alfred, NY majoring in glass...
Kevin Daire
Dec 23, 2017
Tryon, NC - Kevin Ryan Kalhust Daire (Chunk), 33, of Tryon, NC passed Saturday, December 23, 2017 in his home surrounded by family.Born in Toms River, NJ, he is the son of Thomas Joseph Daire, III and Linda Rose Kalhust Daire. Kevin's greatest joys are his family and friends to whom he is fiercely loyal and loves without boundaries. His...
Robert Capozzi
Dec 22, 2017
Robert (Big Bob) Capozzi, 77, of Tryon, went home to meet the Lord on December 22, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Greensburg Pennsylvania on October 22, 1940, he was that son of the late Pasquelina, fondly known by family and friends as Bessie, and Carmine Capozzi. In early childhood he established a dominating command over any and...
