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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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William Bishop

William Bishop

Aug 23, 2012

SPARTANBURG, SC - William A. Bishop, 86, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Thursday morning, August 23, 2012 at his home.Born in Tryon, NC, son of the late Bonnie and Lelah Arledge Bishop and was the last remaining member of his immediate family. Mr. Bishop served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He retired from Pulliam Investment Co. and...

Mack Searcy

Mack Searcy

Aug 22, 2012

Mill Spring, NC - James Major "Mack" Searcy, 85, of Highway #9, Mill Spring, NC, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in Willow Ridge Nursing Home, Rutherfordton, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Thomas Ralph and Viola Lawter Searcy. He was a retired carpenter. Mack was a member of Coopers Gap Baptist Church, Mill Spring,...

James Searcy

James Searcy

Aug 22, 2012

An obituary is not available at this time for James Major Searcy. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Ralph Smalley

Ralph Smalley

Aug 20, 2012

SANDY SPRINGS, NC - Ralph LeRoy "Roy" Smalley, 80, of Sandy Springs, NC passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 in Hospice House of Forest City, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Don and Violet Splawn Smalley. He was a truck driver for Burlington Industries for approximately 45 years retiring in 2001. Mr. Smalley was...

Jerry Greene

Jerry Greene

Aug 19, 2012

MILL SPRING, NC - Jerry Glenn Greene, 64, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 at his home after a period of declining health.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Claude and Beulah Blanton Greene and husband of the late Ruby Painter Greene. Mr. Greene retired from CYP, Tryon, NC due to...

Nancy Capps

Nancy Capps

Aug 17, 2012

MOORE, SC - Nancy Jeanne Capps, 67, of Moore, SC passed away, Friday evening, August 17, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family.Born in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of Ruth Booher Stafford of Beavercreek, OH and the late Paul Orville Stafford and widow of C.W. Capps, who passed away in 2010. She was a member of...

Anthony Fisher

Anthony Fisher

Aug 14, 2012

Lake Bowen, SC - Anthony Hal Fisher, 56, of Lake Bowen, SC died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 as the result of an automobile accident.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Martha Hall Davis of Lake Bowen, SC and Jessie Junior Fisher of Spartanburg, SC. A l974 graduate of Landrum High School, he graduated from Spartanburg Methodist College...

Derek Toney

Derek Toney

Aug 14, 2012

Derek Austin Toney, 29, of Columbus, NC died Tuesday, August 14, 2012.A native of Polk County, NC, he was the son of Donald and Carolyn Walker Toney of Green Creek. He was a past employee of Ivey Electric for five years, Clarkson Industrial for five years and currently employed by Renfrow Brothers, Spartanburg, SC for the past three months. He...

Judity Blackwell

Judity Blackwell

Aug 10, 2012

An obituary is not available at this time for Judity Wilson Blackwell (Wilson). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Donald Rhodes

Donald Rhodes

Aug 1, 2012

An obituary is not available at this time for Donald Bruce Rhodes. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Matthew Dyer

Matthew Dyer

Jul 31, 2012

Matthew Dylan Dyer, 23, of Mill Spring, NC died Tuesday, July 31, 2012.Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of Dylan A. Dyer of Mill Spring, NC and Renee' Dyer-Ball of Kalkaska, MI.Surviving in addition to his parents is one sister, Natasha Morales (Oscar) of Mill Spring, NC; one nephew, Noe Morales; paternal grandparents, Carolyn and Bill Dyer...

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Jul 30, 2012

Tryon, NC - Charles Guynell Smith, 72, of Meadowlark Drive, Tryon, NC died Monday, July 30, 2012 in Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Spartanburg Co., SC, he was the son of Arvilla Settle Smith of Tryon, NC and the late Guynell Smith. A graduate of Tryon High School, Charles was known as a well respected businessman in Tryon....

Evelyn Taylor

Evelyn Taylor

Jul 28, 2012

HENDERSONVILLE, NC -- Evelyn Taylor of Hendersonville, NC went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, July 28, 2012 in the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC.Services will be private. To to the family, please

Barbara Tinnon

Barbara Tinnon

Jul 27, 2012

COLUMBUS, NC -- Barbara B. Tinnon of Laurel Woods, Columbus, NC died July 27, 2012, 4 days shy of her 85th birthday. Born In Ogdensburg, New York, she was the daughter of the late Edwin F. and Claire Michell Burns.She is survived by her husband of 64 years Edwin (Ted), daughter Shelly Stama and husband Frank, son Scott and wife...

Carroll Barnette

Carroll Barnette

Jul 26, 2012

TRYON, NC - Carroll Robert "Pig" Barnette, 67, of Tryon, NC passed away Thursday evening, July 26, 2012 at his home.Born in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late Beaufort Lee and Margaret Hicks Barnette. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during Vietnam. Mr. Barnette retired from Alltel/Windstream after 30 years of service. He...

Jason Bontrager

Jason Bontrager

Jul 26, 2012

TRYON, NC - Jason Lee Bontrager, 23, of Tryon was called home unexpectedly Thursday, July 26, 2012 in West Virginia.Born in Ellington, FL, he was the son of Henry O. and Verna Mae Hostetler Bontrager of Tryon, NC.Surviving beside his mother and father are 4 brothers, Jeffery, Jaron, Jesley, and Jaylon Bontrager; one sister Jolene Bontrager.Funeral services will be held...

Adele Kipp

Adele Kipp

Jul 24, 2012

COLUMBUS, NC - Adele Catherine Hey Kipp, 92, formerly of Cincinnati, OH and Hartwell, GA died Tuesday, July 24 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Married to the late Arthur H. Kipp, Jr. who died in 1997, she was the daughter of Walter and Adele Wirth Hey, born in Cincinnati, OH. She graduated in 1941 from Miami University,...

John Searby

John Searby

Jul 22, 2012

An obituary is not available at this time for John Pershing Searby. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Gentry Bielaski

Gentry Bielaski

Jul 21, 2012

Gladys Gentry Burks Bielaski passed away peacefully at Tryon Estates in Columbus.She was a long-time resident of Tryon and had previously lived in Weston, Mass. and West Hartford, Conn. Gentry was the daughter of Peter D. Burks and Gladys Gentry Burks of Charlotte, N.C. She attended Queens College and graduated from Agnes Scott College in Georgia.Her husband of 63 years,...

Peter Alyea

Peter Alyea

Jul 21, 2012

Tryon, NC - Peter Alyea, 60, of Tryon, N.C. passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.Peter was born August 30, 1951 in Rutherford, NJ and he was the son of the late Garrabrant R Alyea and Janet Olcott Alyea of Columbus, NC. Peter was a 1970 graduate of Rutherford High School and a 1975 graduate of...

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