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...
Jacquelyn Walker
May 29, 2015
Mill Spring, N.C. - Jacquelyn Hopper Walker, 80, of Smith Waldrop Road died Friday, May 29, 2015 in Rutherford Hospital, Rutherfordton, NC.Born in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Columbus "Jack" Wilkie Hopper and Ila Bradley Hopper and widow of Jackson Walker who died in 2002.She was preceded in death by a brother, Lanny Hopper.Surviving are four...
Sara Brennison
May 24, 2015
Tryon, NC - Sara "Sally" Hillis Brennison, 94, passed away in her sleep after a long illness on May 24, 2015.Born March 7, 1921 in Allendale, SC,she was the daughter of the late Ted & Sara Hammond Hillis. Sally grew up in Charlotte, NC, graduating from Central High School and later attending Queens College. She was the middle of three...
Virgie Stacy
May 24, 2015
TRYON, NC - Virgie Wilene Stacy, 79, of Tryon, NC, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, May 24, 2015 surrounded by her family.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Coleman and Mattie Davis Jolley. She was a homemaker, caregiver to family and always worked in the field.Surviving are two sons, Bobby Jolley...
Ruth Taylor
May 24, 2015
LANDRUM, SC -- Ruth White Taylor of Landrum, SC passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015.No services are planned. To to the family, please
Lillian Kitchen
May 23, 2015
Lillian Lindsey Kitchen, 61, of Green River Cove Road, Saluda died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at her home.Born in Greenville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Rettie Watson Lindsey. She was a graduate of West Henderson High School, class of l971. Lillian worked for many years for General Electric, Hendersonville, NC and later for Polk...
Ruth Vosburgh
May 21, 2015
COLUMBUS, NC -- Ruth K. Vosburgh, 86, died peacefully at Tryon Estates Thursday May 21, 2015. She was predeceased in 2010 by her husband of 59 years, Edward. She is survived by her four children, Karen, Kurt, Kathy, and Keith as well as three grandchildren, Jake, Leo, and Kate.Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest...
Emily Scoggins
May 20, 2015
Tryon, NC - Emily Rose Brantley Scoggins, Broadway Extension, Tryon, NC died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Wake County, NC she was the daughter of the late Robert Early and Sally V. Baker Brantley and was the widow of R. Carroll Scoggins who died in 2011. Emily Rose was a graduate of Tryon...
Irvin Gillie
May 16, 2015
COLUMBUS, NC - Irvin Ray Gillie, 78, of Columbus, NC passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Rockingham County, NC, he was the son of the late Fred and Ruth Carroll Gillie. He was a graduate of Tryon High School, attended Appalachian State University and was a veteran of the...
Maria Uiterwyk
May 13, 2015
An obituary is not available at this time for Maria Alberts Uiterwyk (Alberts). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Arthur Covil
May 12, 2015
PEA RIDGE, NC - Arthur Earl Covil, 72, of Pea Ridge Community, NC passed away, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident.Born in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late Richard Earl and Orphia Robinson Covil. Mr. Covil retired from Polk County Schools as maintenance supervisor, a licensed plumber and had a passion...
Paul Cantrell
May 7, 2015
G. Paul Cantrell, of 85 Warrior Mountain Road, Tryon, NC, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015 White Oak Terrace, Tryon, NC. Paul was born at home in Milltown in Northern Tryon on November 5, 1922. He was the son of the late William Tyra and Lessie Watson Cantrell. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941, after basic training at...
