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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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Willard Jolley

Willard Jolley

May 26, 2013

Amos Jolley, 90, of Houston Road, Columbus, NC died Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of the late Robert E. Lee and Reva Justice Jolley. He was in the U. S. Air Force during WWII and was a member of the VFW Post #9116, Columbus,...

Barbara Wilson

Barbara Wilson

May 22, 2013

Mill Spring, NC- Barbara Jackson Wilson, 56, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in 1956, Mrs. Wilson was a life long resident of Polk County. A graduate of Polk Central High School, class of 1974; she retired as an administrative assistant with Spartanburg Community College after 36 years of service....

Kenneth Reid

Kenneth Reid

May 19, 2013

An obituary is not available at this time for Kenneth Clayton Reid. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Roger Sprague

Roger Sprague

May 7, 2013

Tryon, NC - Roger Alan "Butch" Sprague, 69, of Tryon, NC passed away, Tuesday, May 7, 2013.Born in Connecticut, he was the son of the late Harold and Elizabeth Sprague. Mr. Sprague, known to friends and family as Butch, was an entrepreneur and vintage car enthusiast. He was owner of Cavalier Auto Body in Huntington, NY. A loving husband, father...

Margaret Hannon

Margaret Hannon

Apr 29, 2013

Tryon, N.C. - Margaret Turner Hannon, 79, formerly of Country Club Road, Tryon, NC, died Monday, April 29, 2013 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Ellen Burrell Turner. She was the widow of Wm. Harold Hannon who died in l997. Mrs. Hannon was...

Beryl Miller

Beryl Miller

Apr 28, 2013

Green Creek, NC - Beryl Davidson Miller, age 98, passed away quietly April 28, 2013. A lifelong resident of Polk County, NC., she was predeceased by her parents E. C. and Whitney Davidson, her husband of 64 years, Joseph A. Miller, and her sisters Hazel Hamrick, Imogene Crawford and Kate Williams. She was a graduate of Green Creek High School,...

Ethel Dusenbury

Ethel Dusenbury

Apr 27, 2013

Tryon, NC - Ethel Naomi Cook Dusenbury, 87, of Tryon, NC passed away on April 27, 2013 in Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC.Born September 26, 1925 in Cades, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Exie McCutcheon Cook. She was the widow of the late Vernon L. Dusenbury who died in 1993. Mrs. Dusenbury was an Assistant Librarian...

Joseph House

Joseph House

Apr 25, 2013

COLUMBUS, NC -- Joseph W. (Joe) House, 98, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, died Thursday, April 25, at Hospice House in Landrum.He was born Nov. 17, 1914 in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son and only child of the late Elbert and Bessie Wright House. He attended Rogers Grade School and Peabody High School, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in...

Homer Carder

Homer Carder

Apr 24, 2013

Columbus, NC - Homer Clint Carder, Jr., 91, of Columbus, North Carolina passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 24, 2013. He was a resident of Tryon Estates.Mr. Carder was born in Tarrant, Alabama on March 2, l922. He was the son of Homer C. Carder and Lex Ingram Carder. Like his father, brother, and sister he graduated from...

Willoughby Cross

Willoughby Cross

Apr 20, 2013

An obituary is not available at this time for Willoughby Clark Cross. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Mary Sterling

Mary Sterling

Apr 15, 2013

COLUMBUS, NC -- Elizabeth "Lib" Sterling was born in Atlanta, Georgia on April 27, 1916 and passed away on April 15, 2013. Mrs. Sterling graduated from North Fulton High School and Georgia State University. She was a retired partner in the CPA firm of Sterling and Sterling CPA's. Mrs. Sterling was President of the Women's Society of CPA's. She was...

Joe Hasz

Joe Hasz

Apr 15, 2013

COLUMBUS, NC -- Joe Morgan Hasz, 57, of Columbus, NC passed away Monday morning, April 15, 2013 at his home.No services are planned. To to the family, please

Henry Welch

Henry Welch

Apr 15, 2013

Tryon, NC - Henry Walter Williams Welch, 98, of Red Fox Circle, Tryon, NC died Monday, April 15, 2013 at his home.Born in Jefferson, OH, he was the son of the late Walter Henry and Amelia Schneider Welch. He was a graduate of Lockport High School, Lockport, NY and Walsh College, Troy, MI where he was a trustee emeritus. Hank...

Lauretta Mattox

Lauretta Mattox

Apr 13, 2013

Green Creek, NC - Lauretta Harnage Mattox, 65, of Tryon, NC, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC. Born in Valdosta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Eddie R. and Emma Louelle Hastings Harnage. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Landrum, SC. Surviving are: her husband...

Dolly Larson

Dolly Larson

Apr 11, 2013

Columbus, NC- Dolly Hilda Larson, 102, fell asleep in Jesus Thursday morning, April 11, 2013, in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, S.C.Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Godfrey and Hilda Adiska Wellfonder and was the widow of John B. Larson who died in 2009. Mrs. Larson retired in 1960 after working many...

Jessie Fisher

Jessie Fisher

Apr 10, 2013

Spartanburg, SC - Jessie Junior Fisher, 84, of Jessie Fisher Lane, Spartanburg, SC died April 10, 2013 at his home. Born in Gramling, SC, he was the son of the late Effie Owens Fisher and Jessie L. Fisher. He was retired from Southeast Oil Terminal at Camp Croft, SC. He was a member of Cannons Campground United Methodist Church where...

Anne Gokey

Anne Gokey

Apr 8, 2013

COLUMBUS, NC - Anne Mitchell Gokey, 86, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC passed away, Monday afternoon, April 8, 2013 at her home.Born in West Point, NY, she was the daughter of the late Gen. William A. Mitchell and Margery Brady Mitchell. Mrs. Gokey moved to Columbus, NC in 2007 coming from Melbourne, FL. She enjoyed scuba diving, water skiing and...

Aileen Henderson

Aileen Henderson

Apr 1, 2013

GREEN CREEK, NC - Aileen Cudd Henderson, 89, of Green Creek, NC; daughter of the late Clint and Eva Cudd found her way home April 1st after a long illness.She was a dedicated and devoted sister and mother figure to her 5 younger siblings after the untimely death of their mother Eva Lancaster Cudd at Aileen's age of 14. Aileen...

Norman Schlaack

Norman Schlaack

Mar 27, 2013

COLUMBUS, NC - Norman Frederick Schlaack, Jr., 80, of Columbus, NC passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Long Branch, NJ, he was the son the late Norman Frederick Schlaack, Sr. and Cora Peabody Schlaack and husband of the late Alice Marie Schlaack who died in 2008. Mr. Schlaack moved to Polk County in...

Mary Tabb

Mary Tabb

Mar 27, 2013

Mary Evelyn Tabb, 88, passed from this life Wednesday, March 27, 2013. She was predeceased by her husband Col. Robert Peyton Tabb, III who died on January 27, 2008. Mrs. Tabb was born October 13, 1924, to Mr. Porter Lee Coleman and Bessie K. Webb in their farmhouse near Trimble in Dyer County, TN. Her primary occupation was an interior...

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