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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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Judy Woodham
May 17, 2012
Columbus, NC - Joan (Judy) Morrison Woodham, 82, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Tryon Estates in Columbus, NC. Born in Selma, CA, on February 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Erwin Gorham Morrison and Virginia Grannis Morrison. Judy attended the University of Nevada in Reno. At the end of 1985, Judy and Woody moved to Tryon...
Dollie Williams
May 16, 2012
Columbus, NC - Dollie Robinson Williams, 89, of Laurel Woods passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 following a period of declining health. A native of Transylvania County, NC but a long time resident of Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Epton and Margaret Galloway Robinson. She was first married to the late William T. Williams who...
Ralph Staton
May 11, 2012
Ralph Blain Staton, Jr., of Columbus, NC, died Friday, May 11, 2012 in the Hospice House of The Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC after a battle with cancer. Ralph was born June 27, 1950 in Saluda, NC, to the late Ralph Blain Staton, Sr. and Amy Pace Blackwell of Columbus, NC. He retired in 2007 from the Town of Columbus after...
Regina Sulovski
May 11, 2012
Regina Agiejczyk Sulovski, 57, of Ivy Hills Lane, Tryon, NC died Friday, May 11, 2012 at her home.Born in Russia, she was the daughter of the late Waclaw and Helena Civchnowicz Agiejcz ky. She moved to the United States in 1986 from Warsaw Poland. Prior to coming to America Regina worked for the Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw, Poland. She...
Roy Herdman
May 9, 2012
Lynn, NC -- Roy Joseph Herdman, 74, of Fairlane Rd., Lynn, NC died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at his home.Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anne Wysoski Herdman. He moved to Polk County in 2001 coming from California. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Air Force. Mr. Herdman retired from...
Claude Cantrell
May 8, 2012
Green Creek, N.C. - Claude Ernest Cantrell, 87, of Chesnee Highway, Green Creek, NC, died Tuesday, May 08, 2012 in the Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Archie Dean and Gertrude Lancaster Cantrell. He was a Veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Army in...
John Rhodes
May 6, 2012
SALUDA, NC - John Earl Rhodes, 90, of Saluda, NC went home to be with his Lord on Sunday afternoon, May 6, 2012 in Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Burton J. and Bertha Barton Rhodes. John was a Veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Army where he...
Alphonse Delfosse
May 2, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for Alphonse Joseph DelFosse. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Nancy Webb
Apr 28, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for Nancy Lee Webb. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
James Kingsolver
Apr 23, 2012
Tryon, N.C. - James Kyle Kingsolver, 90, of Hogback Road, Tryon, NC died Monday, April 23, 2012 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Hickory, NC, he was the son of the late Ernest and Pearl Kingsolver and was the widower of Helen Kline Kingsolver who died in l996. Mr. Kingsolver was a Veteran of WWII having served in the...
Tran Davis
Apr 22, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for Tran Robert Davis. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Mary Starnes
Apr 18, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for Mary Sue Starnes (Wood). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Caleb Grindley
Apr 18, 2012
TRYON, NC - Caleb Armand Newlon Grindley, 25, of Coxe Rd., Tryon, NC, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012.Born in Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of Timothy James and Jamie Joy Newlon Grindley of the home. Caleb moved with his family to Polk/Rutherford County in 1993 coming from Marietta, GA. He was a graduate of Mount Pisgah Academy, Fletcher,...
Donald Libner
Apr 16, 2012
Pauline, SC - Donald Harry Libner, 63, of 736 Blackstock Road, Pauline, SC died Monday, April 16, 2012 in the Charles George VA Medical Center, Asheville, NC.Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Harry Zygmont and Jeri S. Libner. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army and Navy. He was the owner and...
Richard Leblanc
Apr 14, 2012
Columbus, North Carolina--Richard G. LeBlanc formerly of Westland, MI, 90, died Saturday April 14, 2012.Dick was born in Detroit, Michigan the son of the late Harold & Marion LeBlanc. He served during World War II in the United State Marine Corp, and lived a long a productive life in the tool & die industry. Proceed in death by his beloved...
Charlene Foy
Apr 10, 2012
TRYON, NC -- Charlene Patton Foy, age 70, died on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the Hospice House In Landrum. She was the widow of Bobby Harold Foy, who died in 2006, and the daughter of the late Burgess and Irene Patton of Lynn.Born in Catawba County, NC on July 19, 1941 she grew up in Lynn and was a...
Mary Hix
Apr 9, 2012
MILL SPRING, NC - Mary Kathryn Rogers Hix, 56, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at her home.Born in Haywood County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Troy A. and Bernice Sutton Rogers. She was an active member of the Polk County Democratic Party and a member of Spindale United Methodist Church, Spindale, NC.Surviving...
John Ogle
Apr 8, 2012
Sunny View, NC - J. B. Ogle, 82, of Honeysuckle Lane, Sunny View, NC passed away at Pardee Hospital April 8, 2012 after a long illness. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late John and Mary Ruth Beck Ogle. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years Lucy who died in 2007,...
Joan Burgess
Apr 8, 2012
Columbus, N.C. - Joan Corn"Daisy" Burgess, 80, of Hwy. 108, Columbus, NC died Sunday, April 08, 2012 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center, Tryon, NC.Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late Fred and Roxie Walker Corn. She was the widow of Clarence Burgess who died in 1995. Mrs. Burgess was retired from Milliken Corporation, Hatch...
Jean Morrow
Apr 7, 2012
An obituary is not available at this time for Jean Carpenter Morrow (Carpenter). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
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