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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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Peter Hastings
Aug 9, 2013
Landrum, SC - Peter Arthur Hastings, 77, of Lakeshore Dr., Landrum, SC died Friday, August 9, 2013 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Oak Park, IL, he was the son of the late Wallace H. and Elcye Beatrice Bird Hastings. Peter received his BA from the University of Florida in l958 and an MA from the University of...
Susan Black
Aug 6, 2013
Tryon, NC- Susan Robin McCarter Black, 57, a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to all, passed on to God Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at her home. Born August 7, 1955 in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Sara Jo Mayes McCarter. Mrs. Black was preceded in death by a sister,...
Marianne Brown
Aug 4, 2013
Tryon, NC - Marianne Brown of Tryon, NC died peacefully on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at White Oak Manor, in the loving care of Hospice.She was born January 18, 1923 in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Alice Schlicklin Brown and Huston Brown.She worked in New York City at New Directions publishing, Muzak Corporation and Columbia Records. She studied voice in...
Julian Carter
Aug 3, 2013
Columbus, NC - Julian G. Carter, 86, of Laurel Hurst died Saturday, August 3, 2013. Born in Columbus County, NC in 1927, he was the son of the late G. Walter and Martha C. Carter of Chadbourn, NC. A 1957 graduate of Western Carolina University, he was Director of Maintenance and Construction for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. He was a member of...
Ethel Reece
Jul 27, 2013
TRYON, NC - Ethel Berry Reece, 82, of Tryon, NC was reunited with her husband, family and friends before the Lord in His heavenly kingdom Saturday morning, July 27, 2013 at Autumn Care of Saluda.Born in Newberry, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Lena Belle Blair Berry. She was the wife of the late Rev. Bob...
Wayne Wilson
Jul 25, 2013
Tryon, NC - Wayne Leonard Wilson, 77, of Tryon, NC passed peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at his home and currently resides with the Lord and Savior.A South Carolina native, he was the son of the late Robert and Daisy L. Wilson. A longtime textile worker, he was employed from age 21 to 73 until his retirement from Landrum...
Robert Stuedell
Jul 24, 2013
Tryon, NC - Robert Kolbe Stuedell, 85, of Tryon, NC passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at his home.Born in Cleveland, OH, He was the son of the late Harry and Gretchen Kolbe Stuedell. Mr. Stuedell was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp, serving in World War II in the 82nd Airborne. He moved to Tryon...
Robert Wilkinson
Jul 22, 2013
Tryon, NC - After a long period of declining health, Robert Shryer Wilkinson, husband of Joan Wilkinson died peacefully on July 22, 2013.He was the son of the late Robert Shryer Wilkinson Sr. and Viola Keinofer Wilkinson. He was born on May 27, 1925 in Cumberland, MD, attended Allegheny High in that city where he lived until joining the Air...
Robert Waldrop
Jul 21, 2013
Tryon, NC - Robert Kenneth Waldrop, 84, formerly of Markham Road, Tryon, NC died Sunday, July 21, 2013 in Autumn Care Nursing Home, Saluda, NC.Born in Polk County, he was the son of the late Charlie Otis and Ardell Phillips Waldrop. He was retired from Ivey Electric, Spartanburg, SC. Mr. Waldrop was of the Baptist faith. Surviving is a son:...
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
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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...
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