Thurman Kuykendall
Jan 1, 2025
Tryon, NC- Thurman Eugene Kuykendall, 77, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC. Born in Landrum, SC he was the son of Carl Bill and Ina Mae Benson Kuykendall. He spent the majority of his life in Tryon, North Carolina. For most of his career, he was employed as a truck driver...
Benjamin Loran Lynch
Dec 26, 2024
SUNNY VIEW – Benjamin Loran Lynch, 79, of Sunny View, passed away, Thursday afternoon, December 26, 2024, at his home. A native of Polk County, he was the son of the late Pharoah Lynch and Ruby McDade Lynch. Ben was a veteran of the United States Navy having served during Vietnam. After his service to his country, Ben went on...
John Houston
Dec 25, 2024
John Michael Houston, 74, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away on December 25, 2024, after a long and courageous battle with illness. John's life was defined by his warmth, his love of family, and his ability to connect with people from all walks of life. Born with an innate charm and a gregarious spirit, John had...
Shirley Gilbert
Dec 25, 2024
SUNNY VIEW -- Shirley Johnson Gilbert, 99, of Sunny View, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on His birthday, Wednesday morning, December 25, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. Shirley Gilbert was born on February 7, 1925, in Green Creek, North Carolina. She was the third child and only daughter of...
Bud Mcabee
Dec 23, 2024
MILL SPRING – Marion "Bud" Hicks McAbee, 78, of Mill Spring, passed away, Monday afternoon, December 23, 2024. A native of Polk County, he was the son of the late Hicks McAbee and Alcie O'Sullivan McAbee. Bud was a proud Veteran of the United States Army having served in Vietnam. Following his service to his country, Bud worked at the...
Buster Wilson
Dec 22, 2024
SUNNY VIEW -- Clarence "Buster" Wilson, 91, went home to be with his heavenly Father on December 22, 2024. Buster was born on February 27, 1933, in the Sunny View Community where he resided at the time of his death. He was the son of the late Curtis Harvey Wilson and Ollie May Searcy. In addition to his parents, he...
Nelson Pratt
Dec 22, 2024
TRYON – Nelson Carlyle Pratt, Jr., 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2024, after a brief illness. He was born in Rockland, Massachusetts on June 27, 1931, to Nelson C. Pratt and Alberta Marsh Pratt. He grew up in Cohasset, Massachusetts and had seven siblings. After high school (where he played the sousaphone in the band), he was...
Donald Eifert
Dec 21, 2024
Donald Alan Eifert died peacefully on December 21st, 2024. He was 95 years old and active until the end. Donald was born in New York City on May 17th, 1929. He moved to Teaneck New Jersey with his parents Alan F Eifert and Helene Eifert in 1932. He graduated from Teaneck High School in 1947 and Gettysburg College in 1951...
Connie ‘Coco’ Knirk
Dec 20, 2024
Tryon, NC—Constance Mae Knirk passed away peacefully on Friday, December 20th, 2024 at White Oak Nursing Home in Tryon, NC. She was born in 1936 in Detroit, MI. She was the daughter of Roy Tarpley and Glenna Faires Tarpley. Connie's siblings were the late Gerald 'Jerry' Tarpley and Marilyn 'Janet' Larry. She graduated from the High School of Commerce in...
Boots Shehan
Dec 20, 2024
Mill Spring, NC—James Edward "Boots" Shehan, 87, of Mill Spring, NC passed away at home on Friday, December 20, 2024. Boots was the son of the late Broadus and Anniebell Laughter Shehan. He was born and raised in Polk County, NC. Boots worked for Ivey Electric for over 20 years and in 1996 he went to work with his son...
Daisy Lane
Dec 8, 2024
Daisy Idora Lane, 80, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, South Carolina. She was born in Abbeville, Georgia, to the late Dave N. Statham and Mamie Estelle Peacock Kilgore. She attended Irwin County High School in Ocilla, Georgia. Daisy married the late retired Senior Master Sergeant Larry Fields Lane and retired from...
Kelli Elliott
Dec 7, 2024
INMAN -- Kelli Elliott, age 36, passed away peacefully at the end of her battle with cancer in her home surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, December 7th, 2024. Kelli was born on November 2nd, 1988, in Bartow, FL to Dean and Lynn Elliott. She was an active member of NewSpring Church in Spartanburg, SC. Kelli graduated from Polk County...
Jerry Ferrell
Dec 5, 2024
GREEN CREEK – Jerry Lee Ferrell, 83, of Green Creek, passed away, Thursday morning, December 5, 2024, at his home. Born in Mineral City, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Mike A. Ferrell and Corby Eliose Paynter Ferrell. In Jerry's younger years, he worked in the coal mines in West Virginia and was also a truck driver....
Douglas Higgins
Dec 3, 2024
Douglas Wayne Higgins, age 77, a lifelong resident of Green Creek, NC passed away on December 3, 2024. Douglas was greatly blessed by God, his family and faithful friends throughout his life. Military service was the beginning of his adult life, serving in the Army, followed by a career in law enforcement. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church...
George Bell
Dec 3, 2024
George Bernard Bell, 92, a resident of LaurelWoods, Columbus, NC, died Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at the Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC. George was born in Washington, DC. He was the son of the late Richard Evans and Edith Mae (Tillou) Bell. He was pre-deceased by his three brothers Richard, James and Robert Bell and son-in-law Mark...
Gerald Lasco
Dec 2, 2024
Colonel Gerald Benjamin Lasco passed away peacefully after almost 91 happy years of life. Jerry was the son of Veronica and Benjamin Lasco from Lorain, Ohio. He is survived by his wife Dorothy and three wonderful children, Heidi Towns, Kathleen Hutchinson and Gerald Lasco, Jr., and five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Jerry graduated from Miami University of Oxford, Ohio...
Judy Morgan
Dec 1, 2024
SALUDA – Judy Mae Anderson Morgan, 76, of Saluda, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday morning, December 1, 2024, at Advent Health Polk in Columbus. Born in Henderson County, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Anderson and Pauline Wilma Duncan Anderson and wife of 59 years to the late Richard Leon Morgan who passed away in 2022. Judy was all...
Bobby Mcabee
Nov 29, 2024
MILL SPRING – Bobby Franklin McAbee, 75, of Mill Spring, went home to be with the Lord Friday morning, November 29, 2024, at his home following a brief illness. A native of Polk County, Bobby was the son of the late Hicks McAbee and Alcie O'Sullivan McAbee. Bobby was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the United States Army. Following...
Linda Denton
Nov 25, 2024
Linda Cochran Denton, 76, of Mill Spring passed away at Pardee Hospital on Monday, November 25, 2024. Linda was the daughter of the late Judge Lee Cochran and Bertha Jones Cochran. Linda had a long career in health care. Her greatest joy in life was being a mother and being a "Mawmaw" to her grandkids. Linda fiercely loved her husband...
Douglas Wadsworth
Nov 25, 2024
Saluda, NC—Douglas Clifton Wadsworth, 76, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2024 at his residence. He was the beloved husband of Sharon Wadsworth and loving father of Amy Wadsworth. Per his wishes, no services will be held. Memorials may be made to Four Seasons Hospice, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731.
