Elsie Halsted
Jan 24, 2016
Columbus, NC - Jane Dunbar Halsted, 96, of Columbus, NC, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016.She was born to Robertson and Frances Tavenner Dunbar in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919. She graduated from the University of Michigan and married fellow student, Robert E. Halsted. They began their family in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Jamestown in 1949. Jane was very involved...
Patricia West
Jan 23, 2016
Columbus, NC- Patricia Ann West , 76, of Columbus, NC died January 23, 2016 at her residence in Columbus.She is the daughter of the late Boney and Beatrice Russell. She was the wife of the late Alvin West. She loved animals and animal rescue, and helped anyone she could. Patricia was a member of Midway Baptist Church, and enjoyed cooking...
James Owens
Jan 22, 2016
James "Speck" Owens, 86 of Columbus, NC, passed away peacefully on January 22, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. A native of Polk County, he was son of the late Henry Broadus Owens and Elizabeth Hudson Owens, brother of the late Lindsey Owens, Bill Owens and Ethel Owens Crowe. Speck was the widower of the late Hazel Cochran Owens who...
Randy Wilson
Jan 19, 2016
Mill Spring , NC - Randy " Wade" Wilson, 61, of Mill Spring, NC, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 At Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Mr. Wilson was the son of the late Robert and Nellie Wilson. Wade was known to many as the "Lawn Mower Man". He served as a Deacon and was a member of Bear Creek Bible...
Lillian Jewell
Jan 19, 2016
Columbus, NC- Lillian Jeanette Jewell, 92, of Columbus, NC, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 in Tryon Estates.Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Helen Wald Walker. She was the wife of the late Cyril Jewell. Her occupation was a key punch operator. She was known for translating math textbooks into brail. She and her...
Patricia Berryman
Jan 18, 2016
An obituary is not available at this time for Patricia Marie Berryman (Niner). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Estelle Goswick
Jan 16, 2016
COLUMBUS, NC - Estelle Hubbard Goswick, 92, of Columbus, NC passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 in White Oak Manor of Tryon.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Eva McGuinn Lanning and widow of Hollis Hubbard who died in 1974. She retired from the textile industry and later retired as a CNA. She...
William Thomsen
Jan 16, 2016
Saluda, NC - William Gerald Thomsen, 60, of Saluda, NC, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Mr. Thomsen was the son of the late Walter Russell Thomsen. He is survived by his mother Geraldine Nance. William attended Friendship Baptist Church, he was an exceptional musician and loved to record the sounds of nature. His daughter...
Maria Gsellmann
Jan 13, 2016
Hendersonville, NC- Maria Gsellmann, 90 of Hendersonville NC, formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, Passed away on January 13, 2016 at the Laurels of Hendersonville. She was born in Neureichenau, Germany on August 24, 1925. She was preceded in death by her husband, Adam Gsellmann, her brother Franz Berger Jr., her father Franz Berger Sr., her mother Anna (Widegger) Berger, and...
Maria Gsellmann
Jan 13, 2016
An obituary is not available at this time for Maria Berger Gsellmann (Berger). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Eleanor Doelling
Jan 11, 2016
Tryon, NC-Eleanor Ann Henderson was born in 1929 in Martins Ferry, OH. to Lewis and Marion Henderson and was the oldest of three daughters.. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan, Summa Cum Laude. The following year she attended K. Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston where she met her future husband of 53 years, Kay L. Doelling. They were married shortly before...
Mary Shambaugh
Jan 10, 2016
Columbus, NC - Mary Etta Ray Shambaugh, 81, of Columbus, NC passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Hospice House of The Carolina Foothills in Landrum, SC.Born in Haywood Co. she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Eugenia Nelson Ray. Mary was also predeceased by her brother Arthur Lee Ray.Mary worked and retired from Polk County...
Virginia Mills
Jan 9, 2016
COLUMBUS, NC - Virginia Arledge Mills of Columbus, NC passed away Saturday morning, January 9, 2016 in St. Luke's Hospital.A native of Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Butler and Blanche Covil Arledge and widow of William "Brownie" Mills who died in 1988. Virginia was a faithful charter member of Midway Baptist Church her entire life....
Homer Lee
Jan 8, 2016
Pocomoke City, MD- Homer lee, 85, of Pocomoke City, MD, passed away on January 8, 2016 in Baltimore City, MD.Born July 17, 1930 in Banner Elk, NC, he was the son of the late James Lee and Nora Belle Trivette-Lee. He is survived by two sons, Richard Lee of Felton, PA; Randall Lee of Mill Spring, NC; two sisters, Lillie...
Barbara Childs
Jan 8, 2016
TRYON, NC -- Barbara A. Childs of Tryon, NC passed away Friday afternoon, January 8, 2016 at her home.Barbara was born February 17, 1943 in Chicago, IL. She was a graduate of the Dominican University in River Forest, IL. Upon graduation, Barbara taught Junior High English Literature and High School History. She also taught Classical Latin, Medieval History, and English...
Doris Kaericher
Jan 8, 2016
Columbus, NC - Doris "Petie" Kaericher, 89, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Petie was born on August 17, 1926, the only child of William F. and Bertha C. Peters. She grew up in Chicago, attended Valparaiso University and graduated as a registered nurse from Chicago's Presbyterian School of Nursing in 1950. After raising...
Claudia Kay
Jan 7, 2016
On Thursday, January 7th 2016, Claudia Sue Helms Kay peacefully fell asleep at St Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC, and is now awaiting her Savior's return.Born on October 14, 1925, at Klonteska Inn in Banner Elk, NC, which was owned and operated by her maternal grandparents, she was the daughter of Mary Sue Jennings Helms and Claud Hartsell Helms. She and...
Lawrence Davis
Jan 3, 2016
An obituary is not available at this time for Lawrence Robinson Davis. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Albert Horne
Dec 29, 2015
Tryon, NC - Vernon Horne, 87, of Tryon, NC passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Autumn Care of Saluda.Born in Polk Co. he was the son of the late Ladd and Hattie Sims Horne. Vernon was a lifelong resident of Polk County and a member of Mill Creek Church of the Brethren. He served in the military and was...
Ann Voyda
Dec 28, 2015
TRYON, NC - Ann Helen Voyda, 95, of Tryon, NC passed away Monday evening, December 28, 2015 in White Oak Manor of Tryon, NC.She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Tessie Dabroski and widow of Ted Voyda who passed away in 1992. Mrs. Voyda was an active member of the Foothills Duplicate Bridge Club, loved life at Red...
