Edwin Melton
May 25, 2016
An obituary is not available at this time for Edwin Neil Melton. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Marilynn Vogel
May 21, 2016
An obituary is not available at this time for Marilynn McCord Vogel. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
William Sellers
May 21, 2016
Columbus, NC- William Alfred "Al" Franklin Sellers, Jr., 81, of Columbus, NC, died Saturday, May 21, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospital.Born in Swainsboro, GA, he was the son of the late William Alfred Franklin Sellers, Sr. and Frances Riner Sellers. Al loved his family, as well as fishing. He was an avid Nascar fan. Al loved his job as a...
Spencer Prout
May 20, 2016
An obituary is not available at this time for Spencer William Prout. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Gerda Hook
May 19, 2016
Columbus, NC-Gerda Priehn Hook entered her Eternal rest on May 19, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born on December 21, 1942 in the German Free City of Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). Trying to stay ahead of the Soviet Army's push to Berlin, Gerda and her mother walked from Danzig to Hannover, Germany in the winter of 1944-45...
William Andersen
May 17, 2016
Tryon, NC- William Robert Andersen, 89, of Tryon, NC, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in Hospice House, Landrum, SC.Born in Toledo, OH, he was the son of the late Robert and Frida Andersen. William served in the U.S. Army during the World War II era. He was a member of the Rotary Club for 35 years. He volunteered with Foothills...
Elaine Price
May 17, 2016
Mill Spring, NC- Elaine Sain Price, 62, of Mill Spring, NC went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening May 17, 2016 at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.Elaine was the daughter of the late Leroy and Gladys Norris Sain. She enjoyed traveling through the mountains and weekend getaways to Tennessee. She was a dedicated and loving wife...
Martha Metcalf
May 14, 2016
An obituary is not available at this time for Martha Metcalf. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Nell Metcalf
May 14, 2016
Nell Alderman Metcalf, 90, of formerly of Saluda, NC went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 14, 2016 at LaurelWoods, Columbus, NC.Born in Moultrie, GA, she was the daughter of the late Rosa Duncan Alderman and Corbett Alderman and widow of Robert W. Metcalf, Sr. who died in 2001. Mrs. Metcalf was the owner and operator of Metcalf's...
Margaret Carpenter
May 13, 2016
Margaret Sue Hollifield Carpenter, 83, of Tryon, NC passed away on May 13, 2016 at Golden LivingCenters in Hendersonville, NC. Sue was born on November 20, 1932, in Bostic, NC, the daughter of James Clyde and Buena Gettys Hollifield. She was a resident of Tryon since 1967. She was a longtime member of Tryon United Methodist Church and was retired...
Helen Ellis
May 12, 2016
Tryon, NC-Helen Clitherow Ellis died May 12, 2016 at the age of 89 after an extended, brave, and hard fought battle with cancer. Born October 1, 1926 in Grazier Pennsylvannia, she was and remained, a "Grazier Girl", the proud daughter of a coal miner. She was one of seven children of Andrew and Susanna Prokop Semivan. She was the bedrock...
Joseph Emery
May 11, 2016
Dr. Joseph L. Emery died peacefully in his home, his beloved Eagle's Nest in Tryon, North Carolina on May 11, 2016. Dr. Emery was born in Waco, Texas, on June 5, 1925, the third of four sons of Day DeHart and Eunice L. Emery. The family moved to Temple, Texas, in 1932; Dr. Emery attended Temple (Texas) Junior College for...
William Hyder
May 11, 2016
Tryon, NC- William Alexander "Alex" Hyder, 80, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Alex was born to the late Arnold and Kathleen Espey Hyder of Chester, SC. He proudly served his country in the South Carolina Army National Guard and retired as a Command Sargent Major after 24 plus years of service....
Mary Cochran
May 6, 2016
Tryon, NC-Mary Lue Cochran was born January 20, 1937 to William Nathan and Essie (Wallace) Cochran in Wauchula, Florida. She was the youngest of five children, the eldest being Edward, then Gracie, Mable, Jimmy and finally Mary Lue. She passed to her rest in Jesus on May 6th, 2016. Mary Lue was preceded in death by her mother Essie and...
Benjamin Wilson
May 5, 2016
Mill Spring, NC- Arnold Wilson, 67, of Mill Spring, NC went home to be with the Lord, Thursday evening May 05, 2016 at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.A native of Polk County, NC he was the son of Lorean Williams Wilson of Mill Spring, NC and the late John R. Wilson. He proudly served in the US Army. Arnold...
Gwenlyn Butler
May 3, 2016
Tryon, NC-Gwenlyn H. Butler, 82, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Gwen was born in Lagrange, Indiana along with her identical twin Gloria, to parents Robert C. and Lois P. Huss. She was raised in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio before moving to High Point, NC as a senior in high school in...
Earl Schoeppner
Apr 30, 2016
Columbus, NC- Earl Edward Schoeppner, 90, of Columbus, NC passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016 surrounded by his family at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum, SC.Earl was born to the late Clarence and Estella Noll Schoeppner, and was raised in Harriettsville, OH. He enjoyed working on the family farm alongside his mother. He was later drafted...
John Trippett
Apr 22, 2016
Tryon, NC- John G. Trippett, of Tryon, 63, succumbed to an extended illness Friday, April 22, 2016, at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum, SC. John was born on August 22, 1952, in Fredericksburg, VA, the son of the late Frank Gordon and Betty Littlepage Timberlake Trippett. He was predeceased by two of his little "fur kids"...
Armenda Stemen
Apr 21, 2016
Mill Spring, NC - Armenda Sue Stemen, 72, of Mill Spring, NC passed away at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC on Thursday, April 21, 2016.Born in Charleston, WV, she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Rosie Kessinger. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Gene Samuel Stemen in 2009. Armenda retired from Spartanburg Steel after...
Rose Falise
Apr 21, 2016
Tryon, NC- Rose Mary Falise, 101, of Tryon, NC, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 in White Oak Manor of Tryon.Born in Oswego, NY, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Azzarelli and Angelina Parti. She was the widow of Phillip Falise who passed away in 1971. Rose moved to Polk County in 2000. She loved to cook and crochet....
