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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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Albert Cannon

Albert Cannon

Mar 16, 2014

– Albert Jervey Cannon, 90, of Skyuka Road, died Sunday, March 16, 2014 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center, Tryon, NC. Born in Lynn, NC, he was the son of the late Thomas Walter and Dosie Thompson Cannon. He was married for 67 years to Mary Sue Cannon who died March 1, 2014. Albert was a carpenter, a farmer, a...

Eula Smalley

Eula Smalley

Mar 14, 2014

Eula Marie Smalley, 80, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 in Oakland Living Center, Rutherfordton. Born June 16, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Bertha Robbins Webb. Eula was the widow of Roy Smalley who passed away in 2012. A member of Sandy Springs First Baptist Church, she was a homemaker who enjoyed...

Jerri Mooney

Jerri Mooney

Mar 12, 2014

- Jerrie Brannon Mooney, 71, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at her home in Tryon.Jerrie was the wife of James (Jim) Mooney, a captain with American Airlines, and the daughter of Isabel Brannon Child. She attended Garrison Forest School, Tryon High School, Rollins College and the New York School of Design.Jerrie's career included modeling, interior design and real estate. She...

Alice Kuykendall

Alice Kuykendall

Mar 10, 2014

Tryon, NC - Alice Styles Kuykendall, 91, formerly of Scrivens Road, Tryon, NC died Monday, March 10, 2014 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC. Born in Swain County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Rosetta Stevenson Styles. She was the widow of Vestal H. Kuykendall, who died in 2008. She was a resident of Polk...

Mary Wall

Mary Wall

Mar 8, 2014

Tryon, NC – Mary Alewine Wall, of Jericho Drive, Tryon, NC died Saturday March 8, 2014 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late Richard E. Sr. and Dora Burrell Alewine. She was the widow of Calvin Wall who died in 1974. For many years Mary was an employee...

Robert Scruggs

Robert Scruggs

Mar 8, 2014

Tryon, NC- Robert Bernice "R.B." Scruggs, 93, died Saturday, March 8, 2014 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born June 20, 1920 in Cowpens Battle Ground Community, SC he was the son of the late Robert and Bernice Martin Scruggs. He was first married to Pauline Lawing Scruggs who died in 1996. He was a veteran of...

Mary Williams

Mary Williams

Mar 7, 2014

Green Creek, NC- Mary Faye Williams, 86, died Friday, March 7, 2014 in the Rosecrest Retirement Community, Inman, SC. Born in 1927, she was the daughter of the late A.P. and Nellie Champion Williams. Ms. Williams retired from St. Luke's Hospital, where she was a radiology technician. She loved her friends at the Polk County Meeting Place. Ms. Williams was...

Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Mar 4, 2014

Columbus, NC - Helen Louise Rhodes Gregory, 90, of Columbus, NC passed away March 4, 2014 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Royal Pines, NC she was the daughter of the late Will and Minnie Rhodes. One of 11 children, she had seven brothers and three sisters. She was the widow of Victor Reed Gregory, who...

Virginia Wheaton

Virginia Wheaton

Mar 3, 2014

Columbus, NC- Virginia P. Wheaton, 93, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014, in Tryon Estates, Columbus, N.C.She was the daughter of the late Robert Russell Vinnedge and Bessie Darling Vinnedge. She is predeceased by her husband, Don C. Wheaton Jr., who passed away in 2004 . She is survived by one son, two daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren. A...

Robert Rollins

Robert Rollins

Mar 2, 2014

MILL SPRING, NC - Robert Louie Rollins, Sr., 77, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Sunday afternoon March 2, 2014 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of the late George and Ellie Melton Rollins. Mr. Rollins served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He retired from Milliken after 35 years of service...

Lynn Page

Lynn Page

Mar 2, 2014

LANDRUM, SC - Lynn Cecil Page, 69, of Landrum, SC passed away Saturday, March 2, 2014 at her home.Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thurman White Cecil and Constance Waters Cecil. Mrs. Page was a lay Eucharistic minister and director of the Alter Guild at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Tryon, NC. She was a loving...

Mary Cannon

Mary Cannon

Mar 1, 2014

LYNN, NC - Mary Sue Thompson Cannon, 84, of Lynn, NC passed away Saturday afternoon, March 1, 2014 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.She was born October 25, 1929, in Saluda, N.C., a place she would forever hold dear in her heart.Mrs. Cannon was preceded in death by her parents, Claude A. Thompson and Vivian Summey...

Frances Holder

Frances Holder

Feb 27, 2014

An obituary is not available at this time for Frances Rochelle Holder (Boyd). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Bertha Dorval

Bertha Dorval

Feb 20, 2014

Bertha "Bette" M. Dorval, 95, of Columbus, NC died Thursday, February 20, 2014, in Laurel Woods Assisted Living, Columbus, NC. Born May 16, 1918 in Manchester, NH, she was the daughter of the late George and Edith Persons Owen. She attended the Manchester, NH school system graduating from Central High School, later earning a Bachelor's degree in elementary education from...

Arlene Lawson

Arlene Lawson

Feb 15, 2014

Forest City, NC - Arlene McGuinn Lawson, 71, formerly of Sunny View, NC, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 in the Henderson Care Center, Forest City, NC.Born in Sunshine, NC, she was the daughter of Marie H. Sain McGuinn of Billings, MT and the late Buford McGuinn. Arlene worked for several years at Hatch Mill, Columbus, NC and later at...

Patricia Crawford

Patricia Crawford

Feb 15, 2014

Oh lord, the Crawford woman kicked the bucket! Patricia M. Crawford entered her eternal everlasting life on February 15th 2014 and would like to pass on some things she has learned, for you, or for those who follow:1) As a child, don't be afraid to ask for a pet donkey, you might just get one.2) If you work for Alpo...

Ann Weiler

Ann Weiler

Feb 14, 2014

An obituary is not available at this time for Ann Barrow Weiler (Barrow). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Elisif Bruun

Elisif Bruun

Feb 11, 2014

An obituary is not available at this time for Elisif Janis Bruun (Bruun). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Shirley Craig

Shirley Craig

Feb 9, 2014

Tryon, NC - Shirley P. Craig, 84, passed away, Sunday, February 9, 2014 at home after a long illness.Born December 25, 1930 in Chadron Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late M.B. Posson and Roberta Chipperfield Posson. While being raised on the family ranch in Nebraska, Cowgirl Shirley helped her father raise Pure Bread Hereford Cows and became quite...

Nikolas Van Dusen

Nikolas Van Dusen

Feb 9, 2014

Tryon, N.C. - Nikolas Spencer Van Dusen, 25, of Tryon, NC passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 9, 2014 in Spartanburg Regional Hospital, Spartanburg, SC.Born in the same hospital in December 1988, he was the only son of Michael and Virginia Van Dusen. He was raised in south Florida but visited the Foothills area quite often. .He loved the mountains so...

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