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Recent Obituaries in Tryon, NC
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Tryon, NC area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Janet Larson
Aug 30, 2014
TRYON, NC - Janet Alene Smith Larson, 100, of Tryon, NC passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 in Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Hibbing, MN, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Helene Kavlie Smith and widow of Roy Larson who died in 1998. She moved to Tryon, NC in 1980 coming from Yuma, AZ....
Thomas Riggs
Aug 30, 2014
An obituary is not available at this time for Thomas Walter Riggs. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Norman Peterson
Aug 28, 2014
Landrum, SC - E. Norman Peterson, Jr., 82 years old, of 351 Highway 11, Landrum, SC died August 28, 2014 at Summit Hills, Spartanburg, SC after a long illness.Born November 13, 1931 to E. Norman Peterson and Helen C. Peterson of New Rochelle, NY, he graduated in l949 from Millbrook School, Millbrook, NY and Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT in l953....
Walter Blake
Aug 28, 2014
Tryon, NC - Walter True Blake was born in Novinger, Missouri, on October 24, 1914, one of three children of True Walter Blake and Marion Histed Blake. His father, a mining engineer, moved his family to Welland, Ontario, Canada, and then to Niagara Falls, New York. Walter graduated with honors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1937. He served...
Nettie Barnette
Aug 23, 2014
COLUMBUS, NC - Nettie Jean Watkins Barnette, 68, of Columbus, NC passed away Saturday morning, August 23, 2014 in Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Bryson City, NC, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Martha Fox Watkins. She was a graduate of Polk Central High School Class of 1964. Ms. Barnette was the manager of Red Fox...
Marc Reeves
Aug 23, 2014
Tryon, NC - Marc Reece Reeves, 60, of Tryon, NC passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Richmond, CA he was the son of Betty Sorensen Reeves and the late Hiram Reece Reeves. A man of many artistic talents, Marc restored classic cars during his working life. He was a...
Judith Blackwell
Aug 19, 2014
Mill Spring, NC - Judith "Judy" Wilson Blackwell, 70, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 in Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care.Born in Asheville, NC she was the daughter of the late Dwight and Sarah Burruss Wilson. She was the widow of Thomas C. Blackwell who passed away in 2000. Judy was an auditor for 23 years...
Marion Houser
Aug 18, 2014
An obituary is not available at this time for Marion Elizabeth Houser. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Trip Hoffman
Aug 18, 2014
Tryon, NC - Lloyd Oliver Hoffman, III (Trip), age 59, of Tryon, North Carolina died Monday, August 18th, 2014. Trip was born in Omaha, Nebraska and was the son of Joann and Lloyd O Hoffman, Jr. (Bud) also of Tryon. Trip was a graduate of The McDonough School in Baltimore, Md, attended the University of Maryland, the University of the...
Shirley Austin
Aug 18, 2014
SNELLVILLE, GA - Shirley Margarite Spadaccini Austin of Snellville, GA formerly of Tryon, NC passed away, August 18, 2014 in Snellville, GA.Born in Tyringham, Mass., she was daughter of the late Isadore John and Marion Jennings Spadaccini and widow of John Austin who died in 2002. Mrs. Austin moved to Tryon in 1982 coming from Flat Rock, NC. She was...
Lloyd Hoffman
Aug 18, 2014
An obituary is not available at this time for Lloyd Oliver Hoffman III. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Brainard Janicki
Aug 16, 2014
SALUDA, NC - Brainard Lane Janicki, 89, of Saluda, NC passed away Saturday morning, August 16, 2014 in Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC.Born in Pearl River, NY, he was the son of the late Franklin P. and Belle Rose Porter Janicki and husband of the late Doreen Pearson Janicki who died in 2011.Surviving is one son, Brainard Lane Janicki, Jr. of...
Norma Bell
Aug 16, 2014
An obituary is not available at this time for Norma Teresa Bell (Aruffo). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Guthrie Arcaro
Aug 14, 2014
Tryon, NC - Guthrie (Gus) Friend Alvarez Arcaro, 84, of Tryon, NC passed away August 14, 2014.She was born in Romney, West Virginia, August 23, 1929 to the late Bill and Elsie Friend. She was the last of her family, reuniting with her brothers William (Bill), Lysle (Jake), and Richard (Dick).Guthrie worked forty years in various branches of the Federal...
James Dixon
Aug 13, 2014
An obituary is not available at this time for James Bolton Dixon. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Carole Law
Aug 13, 2014
Tryon, NC - Carole Grace Law, 84, of Tryon, NC passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at her home.No local services are planned at this time. To to the family, please
Robert Weiner
Aug 11, 2014
Tryon, NC - Robert Kenneth Weiner, 85, of Tryon, NC died Monday, August 11, 2014 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born November 9, 1928 in Mt. Clemens, MI, he was the son of the late Nathan and Beatrice Coffin Weiner. He was the widower of Jean M. Weiner who died in 2005. Bob was a Veteran having served in the...
Elsie Wofford
Aug 8, 2014
LANDRUM, SC - Elsie Mae Wyatt Wofford, 84, of Landrum, SC passed away Friday afternoon, August 8, 2014 in Mountainview Nursing Home, Spartanburg, SC.Born December 26, 1929 in Baltimore, MD and was the daughter of the late Elmer and Clotilda De Souza Wyatt and widow of Robert "Junior" Lee Wofford. Mrs. Wofford retired from South Carolina Elastic Company in Landrum,...
Annie Schwendenmann
Aug 6, 2014
Mill Spring, NC- Grace McDowell Schwendenmann, 75, of Mill Spring, N.C., passed away Wednesday morning, August 6, 2014 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills in Landrum, S.C. Born in Polk County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Ben Perry and Ruby Grace Champion McDowell, and the widow of David Schwendenmann, who died in 2011. Grace retired...
Roger Roberts
Aug 1, 2014
COLUMBUS, NC - Roger Ben Roberts, 63, of Columbus, NC passed away Friday morning, August 1, 2014 in Autumn Care of Saluda.Born in Madison County, NC, he was the son of the late Ray and Annie Maye Fleming Roberts. Mr. Roberts worked for Claudy Pack Dairy for 20 years and later was a truck driver for Capps Brothers in Landrum,...
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