Tryon, NC - Chad Buford Rhodes, 73, passed away, Tuesday January 14, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.Born on March 9, 1940 he was the son of the late George and Eva Rhodes. A truck driver and mechanic during his working life, Chad was a veteran of the U.S. Army who loved his family and grandchildren.He is survived by two daughters, Lisa Howard (Kevin) of LaGrange, GA; and Leslie Masters (Daryl) of Simpsonville, SC; and three sisters, Virginia Wyse of Inman, SC; Jessie Ray of Columbus, NC; and Georgie Barton (Wendell) of Wellford, SC. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Jake and Madison Howard, and Jack and Ava Masters. He was preceded in death by a brother Julian Rhodes who died in 1991. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014 in McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, NC with Dr. Chris Osborn officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. just prior to the service in McFarland's Funeral Chapel.Burial will be held in Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbus, NC with Military Rites by the Polk County Burial Squad. Memorials may be made to Foothills Humane Society, P.O. Box 126 Tryon, NC 28782
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