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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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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
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
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
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
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...
Vanna Magsino
Mar 25, 2013
Green Creek, N.C. - Vanna Thorman Magsino, 84, died Monday, March 25, 2013 at her home.Born in Belleville, IL, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin W. and Ida Macke Thorman. She was the widow of Thomas Magsino who died in 2004. A graduate of the University of IL and the University of Chicago, Vanna was a clinical psychologist...
Edward Buonaccorsi
Mar 25, 2013
COLUMBUS, NC - Edward Francis Buonaccorsi, 93, of Columbus, NC passed away Monday morning, March 25, 2013 in White Oak Manor of Tryon, NC.Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late John and Lena DeCesare Buonaccorsi and husband of the late Rita Ernesta Buonaccorsi who passed away in 2005. Mr. Buonaccorsi was a veteran of WWII...
Elizabeth Lyon
Mar 20, 2013
Landrum, SC - Elizabeth "Betty" Stowe Lyon, 89, of 1115 Oak Grove Rd., Landrum, SC died Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at her home. Born in Orlando, FL, she was the daughter of the late Carleton and Marjorie Hinman Stowe. She moved from Orlando, FL to Landrum, SC in 1990. Mrs. Lyon was a member of Glassy Mountain Baptist Church. Surviving...
Alex Pitts
Mar 20, 2013
INMAN, SC - Alex Ray Pitts, 66, of Inman, SC passed away Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Boone, NC, he was the son of the late Herman and Leoda Parlier Pitts. Mr. Pitts was a self employed carpenter and an avid carp fisherman. He was preceded in death by...
Genelle Phillips
Mar 19, 2013
Landrum, SC - Genelle Price Phillips, 94, of Landrum, SC went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.She was the daughter of the late James H. and Annie Burriss Price. She was a member of Tryon First Baptist Church and was retired from Landrum Mills.She was a loving mother and...
David Grigg
Mar 17, 2013
Cherokee Springs, SC - David Thomas Grigg, 59, of Old Furnace Road, Chesnee, SC (Cherokee Springs Community) died Sunday March 17, 2013 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Clarence C. Grigg. He was a l971 graduate of Polk Central High School and was employed with Home Depot for...
Geraldine Edwards
Mar 17, 2013
TRYON, NC - Geraldine Parker Edwards, 74, of Tryon, NC died Sunday, March 17, 2013 in White Oak Manor of Tryon, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Parker and Dolly Scruggs Parker and widow of Tench T. Edwards. She was of the Baptist faith.Surviving is one daughter, Evey Jean Dowdy of Brevard,...
Vernon Moss
Mar 14, 2013
Mill Spring, NC - Vernon Walker Moss, 86, of Moss Drive, Mill Spring, NC died Thursday, March 14, 2013 in the Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC.Born in Polk County, he was the son of the late Manuel Cletus and Bessie Geneva Walker Moss. He was a Veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Marines in The...
Roger Gilbert
Mar 11, 2013
Mill Spring, NC - Roger Dale Gilbert, 68, of 1210 Coopers Gap Road, Mill Spring, NC died Monday, March 11, 2013 in Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Hoyt and Edna Haynes Gilbert. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force having served for eight years. Mr....
Lawson Ramsay
Mar 10, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Lawson Ramsay. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Usn Capt. Ramsay Lawson
Mar 10, 2013
Saluda, NC - Captain Ramsay Lawson, USN Retired, 79, of Haven Drive, Saluda, NC died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at RoseCrest Nursing Home, Inman, SC.Born in Utica, NY, he was the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lawson. A graduate of Colgate University, NY, Captain Lawson spent 32 years in the U. S. Navy serving as a Naval...
Pearl Alewine
Mar 8, 2013
LANDRUM, SC - Pearl Moss Alewine of Landrum, SC passed away Friday evening, March 8, 2013 following a long illness.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Ida Newman Moss. She was preceded in death by a son, Lionel P. Greene, Jr. She was of the Holiness faith.Surviving is a beloved friend and caregiver,...
William Murphy
Mar 7, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for William John Murphy. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Wayne Shehan
Mar 5, 2013
Green Creek, NC - Wayne Belton Shehan, 66, of Green Creek, NC passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.Born July 10, 1946, he was the son of the late William D. Shehan and Nettie Newton Shehan. A veteran of the US Navy, he served for eight-and-a-half years during the Vietnam War. Mr. Shehan was a commercial...
Jay Alexander
Mar 3, 2013
Columbus, NC - Jay Thomas Alexander, 80, passed away Sunday March 3, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital, SC, following a brief illness.Born on June 16, 1932 in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Eli and Helen Alexander. After high school graduation, he attended Mercersburg academy in Pennsylvania, then served 8 years in the United States Army. Jay...
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