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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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Mary Moss
Dec 28, 2013
- Mary Cooper Moss, 93, formerly of Columbus, NC died Saturday, December 28, 2013 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC.Born in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of the late General Albert and Carroll Jenkins Cooper. She was the widow of Manuel C. Moss who died in l980. Mary was a retired textile employee and had attended Midway Baptist...
Patricia Wall
Dec 28, 2013
Greer, SC - Patricia Waite Wall, 73, of Greer, SC passed away Saturday December 28, 2013 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Syracuse, NY on June 2, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Wesley L. and Rosalind Elsie Waite. Pat moved to the Carolinas in 1966 from Watertown, NY. A homemaker most of...
Grant Thomas
Dec 25, 2013
Columbus, NC - Grant Fredrick Thomas, 85, of Columbus, NC passed away Wednesday December 25, 2013 at his home.Born February 24, 1928 in Milwaukee, WI he was the son of the late Kenneth and Gladys Thomas. He was the widower of Dolores Thomas who died in l993. An avid golfer, he moved to Polk Co. in 1990 from Pittsburgh, PA....
James Sturrock
Dec 24, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for James Dunn Sturrock Jr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
John Powell
Dec 24, 2013
Mill Spring, NC - Rev. John James Powell, 96, of 1710 Powell Road, Mill Spring, NC died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Rev. Hubert L. and Margaret Hague Powell. He attended Brevard College, Lenoir Rhyne College, and graduated from Duke University Divinity School....
John Crew
Dec 17, 2013
Mill Spring, NC - John Franklin Crew II, 66, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at his home in Mill Spring, NC.Born March 1, 1947 in Lansing, MI he was the son of the late John and Marian Lively Crew. John was a Marine, serving in Vietnam. He was decorated with two purple hearts and awarded a silver star. He...
Ruth Moeckel
Dec 17, 2013
Columbus, NC - Ruth Silber Moeckel, 96 of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013.Born in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Frances Rys Silber.She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Klaus A. Moeckel. Ruth was a special lady and will be missed by family and friends.No...
Paula Capozzi
Dec 16, 2013
Tryon, NC - Paula Foster Capozzi, 45, of Tryon, NC passed away Monday, December 16, 2013.Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of Linda Greene of Tryon, NC and the late Harold Foster. A 1985 graduate of Tryon High School, she attended Western Carolina University completing a Bachelor's Degree in Business. Paula was an active volunteer with Meals...
Jetsy Bungener
Dec 14, 2013
Jetsy Gail Taylor Bungener, 70, of 5202 Verde Vista Circle, Asheville, NC died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at her home. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of Maxine Capps Thomas of Spartanburg, SC and Robert Taylor of Fletcher, NC. Married twenty-five years, she was the widow of Jakobus Bungener who died in 2011. She moved to Leicester,...
Bruce Cameron
Dec 12, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Bruce Richard Cameron. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Nancy Bryson
Dec 10, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Nancy Margaret Lipscombe Bryson (Lipscombe). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Margaret Bryson
Dec 9, 2013
Columbus, NC - Nancy Margaret Lipscombe Bryson, 96, passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born February 27, 1917 in Bartlesville, OK she was the daughter of the late Sterling and Nancy Morrison Lipscombe. She was happily married for 46 years to William J. Bryson who passed away in 1983. Margaret was a graduate of the...
Ed Keough
Dec 7, 2013
Columbus, NC - Edward Barry Keough, 84, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at his home in Columbus, NC. Born December 31, 1928 in Bennington, VT, he was the son of the late John E. and Agnes Barrett Keough. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean War. A longtime treasurer for the city of...
Edward Keough
Dec 7, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Edward Barry Keough. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Lina Smith
Dec 7, 2013
Columbus, NC - Lina Jean Vance Smith, 66, of Smith Dairy Road, Columbus, NC died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at her home.Born in Avery County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Anna Arliss Vance and was the widow of Robert F. Smith who died in 2007. Lina last worked for Mastercraft in Rutherford County, NC.Surviving are: two sons,...
Sarah Thompson
Dec 6, 2013
Columbus, N.C. - Sarah Cannon Thompson, 88, of Skyuka Road, Columbus, NC died Friday, December 06, 2013 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.A life long resident of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Dozie Anna Thompson Cannon. She was the widow of Claude Blaine Thompson who died in 2007. Sarah was a...
Mary Gimpel
Dec 6, 2013
Columbus, NC - M. Ruth Gimpel, 90, passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 in Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC.Born April 18, 1923 in Florence, AL, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Ethel Ray Henderson. She was a devoted wife for 65 years to her husband Karl and was a Seventh Day Adventist.Survivors include her daughter, Norma J....
Timothy Westbrook
Dec 5, 2013
Columbus, N.C. - Timothy L. Westbrook, 75, of White Oak Mountain Road, Columbus, NC died Thursday, December 05, 2013 at his home following a brief illness.Born September 17, 1938 in Rockford, IL, he was the son of the late Roy L. and Helen M. Lorenzen Westbrook. Tim was active in Boy Scouts of America and achieved the highest honor of...
James Gilmore
Dec 3, 2013
Columbus, NC - James Paul Gilmore, 90, of Morgan Chapel Village, Columbus, NC died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Lyndhurst, NJ, he was the son of the late Alfred and Lydia Christ Gilmore. He moved to Columbus in l991 from Flemington, NJ. Mr. Gilmore retired in l994 as a civil engineer from the...
Sharon Pace
Dec 1, 2013
Mill Spring, NC - Sharon "Sherry" Denise Pace, 54, of Stoney Knoll Road, Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, December 1, 2013 at her home.Born in Polk County, she was the daughter of Grace McDowell Gilbert Schwendenmann of Mill Spring, NC and the late Ireland Gilbert. She was a graduate of Polk Central High School and was a member of Mill...
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