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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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Helen Brady
Jul 21, 2013
MLL SPRING, NC -- Helen Vetter Brady, 95, passed away peacefully at home on July 21, 2013. Born in Newark, NJ on October 3, 1917, she was the daughter of the late George and Nellie Vetter. Married on August 31, 1946 to Joseph T. Brady, who passed away in 1993, she was a graduate of Our Lady of the Valley...
Betty Gosnell
Jul 13, 2013
Saluda, NC- Betty Hipp Gosnell, 75, of Saluda, NC, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Elizabeth House, Hendersonville, NC.Born in Polk County, NC in 1937, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Julia Brock Hipp. A seamstress during her working life, Mrs. Gosnell was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.She is survived by her husband of 53 years...
Marjorie Vining
Jul 6, 2013
Tryon, NC - Marjorie "Bos" Boswell Vining 87, of Glengarnock Road, Tryon, NC, died Saturday, July 6, 2013 at White Oak Nursing Home. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Tubman Boswell and Margaret Eleanor (Hamilton) Boswell. She was a member of the Tryon Congregational Church."Bos", as she was known to everyone, graduated from Woodrow...
Susan Chapman
Jun 30, 2013
TRYON, NC - Susan Kaufman Chapman, 76, of Tryon, NC passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Flushing, NY, she was the daughter of the late Franklin and Josephine Goode Kaufman. She moved to Tryon thirty years ago coming from Spartanburg. She worked as an Interior Designer and also worked...
Allen Kennedy
Jun 30, 2013
Columbus, NC - Allen Wayne Kennedy, 66, of Columbus, NC passed away Sunday, June 30, 2013.Born in Statesville, NC he was the son of the late Gladys and Samuel Kennedy. An Army Veteran, he retired from the US Postal Service after 42 years. Mr. Kennedy was active in his community, volunteering with St. Luke's Hospital and the Foothills Humane Society....
Stephanie Mcfarlane
Jun 29, 2013
Saluda, N.C. - Stephanie Vorhis McFarlane, 76 of Bear Creek Lane, Saluda, NC died Saturday, June 29, 2013 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Julieann Krolovak Vorhis. She moved to Saluda in l983 coming from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.Surviving are her husband of 53...
Debbie Painter
Jun 23, 2013
Debbie Ann Mills Painter, 52, of Crocker Lane, Columbus, NC died Sunday, June 23, 2013 in Margaret Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC.Born in Augusta, Georgia, she is the daughter of Virginia Mills of Columbus, NC and Gillis Carl Mills of Gibson, GA. She was a member of the Tryon Seventh Day Adventist Church.Surviving beside her mother is her husband, Jackie Painter...
Rufus Brady
Jun 20, 2013
Tryon, NC - R. Holland Brady, Jr. died June 20, 2013 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC one day short of his eighty eighth birthday. He was born June 21, l925, the son of the late R. Holland Brady, Sr. and Julia Carroll Brady in Tryon at the old St. Luke's Hospital over the present site of...
Junior Tucker
Jun 15, 2013
Tryon, NC - Ernest Gerome Tucker, Jr., 74, of Tryon, NC, went home to be with the Lord, on June 15, 2013 after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Ernest Gerome Tucker, Sr. and Elma Scruggs Tucker. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
Ernest Tucker
Jun 15, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Ernest Gerome Tucker Jr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Annie Amato
Jun 7, 2013
GREEN CREEK, NC - Annie Louise Amato, 35, of Green Creek, NC passed away Friday morning, June 7, 2013 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC following a long illness.Born in Tampa, FL, she was the daughter of Linda Diane Wingard Amato of Green Creek, NC. She moved to Green Creek in March of 2002 coming from...
Nelma Jackson
Jun 6, 2013
Columbus, NC- Nelma Arledge Jackson, 88, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison and Dora Bishop Arledge. She was the widow of Hulon William Jackson who died in 1988. Mrs. Jackson retired as a seamstress for Tanner Industries in Rutherfordton, NC. She...
Marylou Gil
Jun 2, 2013
Mill Spring, NC - Marylou Cox Gil, 58, of Cold Springs Drive, Mill Spring, NC went to be with the Lord Sunday, June 2, 2013 at her home.Born in Harlingon, TX, she was the daughter of the late William and Maria Saenz Cox. She moved to Polk County in l989 coming from San Diego, CA. She was a member of...
Jerome Moede
Jun 2, 2013
Columbus, NC - Jerome Albert Moede, 93, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, passed into eternal life on Sunday, June 2, 2013.Born in Windom, MN on June 23, 1919 to Jonas and Barbara Blaha Moede, he grew up in St. James, MN, and completed his undergraduate studies at St. Mary College in Winona, MN, his Masters degree at Indiana University in...
Deborah Phillips
Jun 1, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Deborah Jane Purvis Phillips (Purvis). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Deborah Phillips
Jun 1, 2013
Tryon, NC - Deborah Jane Purvis Phillips, 62, passed away, Saturday, June 1, 2013 at her home in Tryon, NC.Born in 1951 in Jackson, MS, she was the daughter of Mary Polk Purvis of Pearl, MS and the late Charlie B. Purvis. A graduate of Mississippi State and the University of Alabama, Birmingham; she moved to Polk Co. in 1975...
Mary Sauvion
May 30, 2013
Columbus, NC- Mary Friga Seitzinger Sauvion, 86, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in St. Clair, PA on April 9, l927, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Charnak Friga. She was the widow of Gabriel R. Sauvion who died in 2008. Mary is survived by two daughters Maryann Wherry of...
William Fenner
May 28, 2013
Columbus, NC - William O. Fenner, II passed away, May 28, 2013 at his home in Columbus, NC.Born in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Percy Lawrence Fenner and Isabella Heap Fenner. Mr. Fenner was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. He graduated for N.C. State in 1958, the University of Pennsylvania...
Sherry Pack
May 27, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Sherry Dee Pack. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Sue Pack
May 27, 2013
Columbus, N.C. - Sue Pack, 71, of Julia Street, Columbus, NC died Monday, May 27, 2013 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Private services will be held at a later date.Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glen Dr., Columbus, NC 28722 To to the family, please
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