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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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Betty Estes

Betty Estes

Oct 27, 2013

JAMESTOWN, NC - Betty Roddy Jackson Estes, 74, of Jamestown, NC passed away Sunday evening, October 27, 2013 in High Point Regional Hospital, High Point, NC.Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Mattie Pack Roddy. Mrs. Estes moved to Jamestown in 1991. She was a member of Cross of Calvary Baptist Church, Trinity,...

Sue Whiskin

Sue Whiskin

Oct 27, 2013

Tryon, NC - Sue Whiskin of Tryon, NC died Sunday, October 27, 2013 in Henderson Care Center, Forest City, NC. She was the wife of Frederick E. Whiskin, M.D. and a native of suburban Boston, MA. She graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy, Johnsbury, Vermont; also a graduate of the Hitchcock School of Nursing, Hanover, NH, where she earned her R.N....

Mary Sherer

Mary Sherer

Oct 20, 2013

Campobello, SC - Alma H. Sherer, 89, of Campobello, SC passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013, in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC. Born on November 11, 1923 in Avery County, NC; she was the daughter of the late Roby and Missouri "Dolly" Beard Hodges. A seamstress during her working life, she moved to Campobello from Charlotte,...

Norman Newell

Norman Newell

Oct 16, 2013

COLUMBUS, NC - Norman Keith Newell, 79, of Columbus, NC passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at his home.Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of the late Lionel Hall Newell and Mabel Newell. Mr. Newell moved to Columbus in 1985 from Hendersonville. He was a land developer for many years.Mr. Newell is survived by three daughters: Lucinda...

Annie Bridgeman

Annie Bridgeman

Oct 15, 2013

COLUMBUS, NC - Annie Elizabeth Foster Bridgeman, 99, of Columbus, NC passed away Tuesday evening, October 15, 2013 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC.Born February 13, 1914 in Polk County, NC, she was the oldest of thirteen children of the late Joe and Pearl Hudson Foster and wife of the late Joseph Bea Bridgeman who died in 1983. She...

Nadine Carder

Nadine Carder

Oct 10, 2013

Columbus, NC -Nadine "Wendy" Carder, 91 of Columbus, NC passed away peacefully on October 10th, 2013. She was a resident of Tryon Estates.Mrs. Carder was born in Marysville, Kansas on June 21, 1922. She was the only child of John Walter Wendele and Faye Hodges Wendele. She was raised in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Beaumont High School and later...

Rose Peterson

Rose Peterson

Oct 9, 2013

LANDRUM, SC - Rose Adelle Peterson, 88, of Landrum, SC passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at her home.Born in Red Lake, MN, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Lawrence and Mary Evelyn "Stella" Spears Lawrence and widow of Raymond Peterson.Surviving are one son, Ronald Peterson of Landrum, SC; one daughter, Judy Hook of Melbourne, FL; one sister,...

Billie Williams

Billie Williams

Oct 9, 2013

MILL SPRING, NC - Doris Hardin Williams, 80, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Wednesday morning, October 9, 2013 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC following a sudden illness.Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Ezra Hardin and Lola Mae Ferguson Hardin and widow of JD Williams who died in 2010. Mrs. Williams...

Gloria Webb

Gloria Webb

Oct 8, 2013

Landrum, SC - Gloria Jean Staton Webb, 70, of Ridge Road, Landrum, SC died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 in the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills House, Landrum, SC.Born in Baltimore, MD on August 24, l943 she was the daughter of the late Daniel T. and Mary Hudson Staton. She was the widow of Gale C. Webb who died in 2000....

Hilda Arrowood

Hilda Arrowood

Sep 30, 2013

Mill Spring, NC - Hilda Lee Arrowood, 91, died Monday, September 30, 2013 in Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Polk Co. she was the daughter of the late Joe and Nora Splawn Walker. She was the widow of Wyatt B. Arrowood who died in 1978. A longtime member of Faith Baptist Church, she worked in the textile industry...

James Hill

James Hill

Sep 29, 2013

TRYON, NC - James Tupper Hill, 89, of Tryon, NC passed away, Sunday morning, September 29, 2013 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Greer, SC, he was the son of the late Washington Luther and Rosa Henery Hill and widower of Margaret Cansler Hill who died in 2008. He was a veteran of WWII having...

Lail Garren

Lail Garren

Sep 27, 2013

McLeansville, NC - Mr. Lail Carroll Garren, 64, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013. To to the family, please

Robert Richardson

Robert Richardson

Sep 26, 2013

COLUMBUS, NC - Robert "Bob" Ramsey Richardson, Jr., 86, of Columbus, NC passed away Thursday afternoon, September 26, 2013 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in New Orleans, LA, he was the son of the late Robert Ramsey Richardson, Sr. and Geneva Adams Richardson. Mr. Richardson attended Asheville School and entered the US Navy serving during...

Rose Ross

Rose Ross

Sep 25, 2013

Tryon, NC - Rose Marie Reather Ross, 89, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at her home in Tryon, NC.A Rosary will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2013 in McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon, NC.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, in St. John's Catholic Church, Tryon, NC with Father John...

Judith Friedrich

Judith Friedrich

Sep 22, 2013

Columbus, NC - Judith Ouellette Friedrich, 63, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 in her home. To to the family, please

Etta Thurber

Etta Thurber

Sep 17, 2013

Etta Rudolf "Queenie" Thurber, 101, of Tryon Estates Retirement Community, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC after a brief illness. Queenie was born on November 16, 1911 in Oak Park, IL to EttaMae Chesney Rudolf and Eugene Arthur Rudolf. Queenie served in many capacities in her adult life. She was very active...

Charles Cairns

Charles Cairns

Sep 13, 2013

Charles W. "Charley" Cairns passed away Friday night, September 13, 2013. He was 93. Born in Chicago in 1920, he served as a Sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, afterwards attending Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA, where he met and married the love of his life, Louise. He graduated in 1948 with a...

Ute Seyffert

Ute Seyffert

Sep 10, 2013

TRYON, NC - Ute Bender Seyffert, 84, of Tryon, NC died Tuesday, September 10, 2013.Mrs. Seyffert was a long time resident of Lynchburg and an Honorary Life Member of the Timbrook Woman's Club.She is survived by three sons, Hans J. Seyffert (Jeannine Relly) of Tucson, AZ, Claus D. Seyffert (Deborah) of Greer, SC and Martin T. Seyffert (Melody) of Robbinsville,...

Willie Johnson

Willie Johnson

Sep 9, 2013

Tryon, N.C. - W. C. Johnson, 78, of Tuckaway Lane, Tryon, NC died Monday, September 9, 2013 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Otha and Tucora Miller Johnson. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army, retiring in l980 as a Master Sergeant after...

Wilmer Potter

Wilmer Potter

Sep 7, 2013

Columbus, NC - Rev. Wilmer Melvin Potter, 85, of Columbus, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Hospice House Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC, on Saturday, September 7, 2013 following a brief illness.Wil was born in Loganville, New Brunswick, Canada, on December 1, 1927, the son of the late William and Janet (Irving) Potter.Rev. Potter was raised in...

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