Meredith Ruff
Jul 2, 2015
Mill Spring, N.C. - Meredith "Mitzi" Ann Ruff, 76, of Ruff Lane, Mill Spring, died Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Mitzi was born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and Teryce (Reynolds) Whalen. She was the wife of Jesse G. Ruff for 36 years before his passing in 2005.Mitzi...
Mary Gage
Jul 1, 2015
Columbus, NC- Mary Lynn Gage, 59, of Columbus, NC died at home on Wednesday, July 1, surrounded by family. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, she lived in Venice, Florida for 29 years, and has been residing in Columbus, NC for the past 14 years. Mary was a self-employed bookkeeper, worked for the Eye Health and Vision Center (Venice, FL), and...
Robert Kirkendoll
Jun 27, 2015
TRYON, NC - Robert James Kirkendoll, Jr., 64, of Tryon, NC passed away Saturday morning, June 27, 2015 in the Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC.Born in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late Robert James Kirkendoll, Sr. and Luvenia Glenn Kirkendoll. He was a veteran of the US Army serving during Vietnam. Mr. Kirkendoll worked many...
Cecil Hayes
Jun 26, 2015
TRYON, NC - Cecil Wynn Hayes, 92, of Turner Road, Tryon, NC passed away Friday morning, June 26, 2015 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Pickens, SC, he was the son of the late Joseph Oscar Hayes and Mabel Wynn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Eulala...
Gertrude Panther
Jun 25, 2015
COLUMBUS, NC - Gertrude Culbreth Conner Panther, 96, of Columbus, NC passed away Thursday morning, June 25, 2015 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Archie and Lela Lee Walker Culbreth. She was first married to Mack Conner. Mrs. Panther retired from Hatch Mill in...
Cole Preston
Jun 24, 2015
Tryon, NC- Cole Mickley Preston, 22, of Judge Road, Tryon, NC passed away Wednesday morning, June 24th, 2015 in Jackson County, NC.Born in Los Angeles, CA, he was the son of James "Tater" Preston and Carmen Preston of Tryon, NC, and Debra Kaye Baylinson of Coral Springs, FL.Cole loved nature, his friends, his family, and his dog Moagli. He was...
Elinor Libramento
Jun 17, 2015
TRYON, NC - Elinor Libramento, 77, of Tryon, NC passed away, Wednesday, June 17, 2015.Born in New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rosalie Pospisil. She moved to Tryon, NC in 1992 from Bound Brook, NJ.She was a member of Thermal Belt Unitarian Fellowship and the Daffy Jills Garden Club.She sang with the Carolines....
Robert Edberg
Jun 16, 2015
Campobello, SC- Robert E. Edberg, III, 85, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in his home.Born in San Mateo, CA, he was the son of the late Robert Edberg, II and Mildred Edberg Blanchette. He was a veteran serving in the Army in Germany during the Korean War. After having worked over 30 years for Capitol Records in Hollywood, Bob...
Robert Vucha
Jun 12, 2015
TRYON, NC - Robert William Vucha passed away Friday, June 12, 2015 just a few months shy of his 92nd birthday. Roberts's wife Jeanne passed away this January. They would have been married 70 years in March.Robert was born in Chicago and after a year at Northwestern University he enlisted in the Army Air Corp with service in WWII as...
Eugene Anderson
Jun 11, 2015
SALUDA, NC - Eugene Anderson, 91, of Saluda, NC went home to be with the Lord Thursday morning, June 11, 2015 surrounded by family. The world lost one of its sweetest, most gentle souls.Born in Mars Hill, NC, he was the son of the late Edward L. and Sarah Owen Anderson and husband of the late Shirley Bell Anderson who...
Candler Bond
Jun 11, 2015
COLUMBUS, NC - Candler Reaves Bond 96, of Columbus, NC passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the Brian Center, Hendersonville, NC. Born in Madison County, GA, he was the son of the late Joseph Lee and Mary Elizabeth Andrew Bond. He was a veteran of WWII and Korean War serving in the U.S. Navy and later for the Army...
Sybil Strider
Jun 11, 2015
Tryon, NC- Sybil C. Strider, 90, of Tryon, North Carolina, earned her heavenly reward on Thursday, June 11, 2015. She passed away peacefully into the arms of her Lord.Sybil was born in Durham, NC. She was the youngest daughter of Harry Franklin Cashwell and Beulah Hill Cashwell. She gave her life to Christ at the age of nine. Her faith...
Erick Grinde
Jun 9, 2015
Columbus, NC- Erick R. Grinde ,67, of Columbus, NC died June 9, 2015 after a long battle fighting brain cancer. Erick was raised in western Massachusetts and earned a Masters of Business Administration from the State University of New York at Albany. Erick met his future wife of 44 years, Prudence Jane Dickie, when they were both attending different colleges...
Jayne Dittberner
Jun 6, 2015
COLUMBUS, NC - Jayne Maxine Dittberner of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at her home.No services are planned. To to the family, please
Georgia Pack
Jun 5, 2015
Tryon, NC - Georgia Screven Pack, 98, passed away on June 5, 2015 in her home.Born in 1916 in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late James & Frances Cleveland Screven. She was the wife of the late Arthur Pack who passed away in 1989. Being raised on the Screven Plantation, she was known as a great...
Rometta Ford
Jun 4, 2015
Tryon, N.C. - Rometta Young Ford, 77, of Red Fox Road died Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC.Born in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dewey G. and Daisy Revis Young, and the wife of George K. Ford.Rometta was a member of Lynn First Baptist Church where she served as the core of...
Gilbert Kelly
Jun 3, 2015
Gilbert Frank Kelly was born August 23, 1922 to Frank and Rose (Brunswick) Kelnhoffer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Gil served his country in the U. S. Army Air Corp during WWII. As a pilot of the B32 he flew missions over the Atlantic Ocean coast searching for German submarines. He served from 1942-45. Gil married Binnie Bittel on June 2, 1972...
Jane Granville
May 29, 2015
Mr. Jane Annette Granville died May 29, 2015. She was a resident of White Oak Manor, Tryon. She was born July 25, 1916 in Scranton, Pa. Her husband Harry Granville preceded her in death. Surviving relatives include children, Joan Bowden, Bound Brook, NJ, Harry L. Granville IV, Sunderland, MD, and Thomas & Gail Granville, Tryon, NC., Eleven grandchildren and thirteen...
Patricia Recker
May 29, 2015
SALUDA, NC - Patricia Ann Recker, 76, of Saluda, NC passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at her home.Born in Toledo, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Theola Smalley. She moved to Saluda in 1988 coming from Toledo, OH. Mrs. Recker was a member of the Lions Club.She was preceded in death by a daughter, Lori...
Audrey Collins
May 29, 2015
TRYON, NC - Audrey Alexander Collins, 93, of Tryon, NC passed away, Friday, May 29, 2015 in Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg, SC.Born in St. Paul, MN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Alexander and Mary Jane McDonald Alexander Eastman and widow of Walter Dave Collins who died in 1998. Mrs. Collins was a veteran of WWII having served...
