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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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Elizabeth Bevans

Elizabeth Bevans

Feb 14, 2012

COLUMBUS, NC - Elizabeth Laura Bevans, 79, of Columbus, NC passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC following a brief illness.Born in Branchville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Edith Lawson Hough. Mrs. Bevans moved to Columbus in 1987 coming from Layton, NJ. She was active in the Polk County Extension Agency,...

Max Koontz

Max Koontz

Feb 13, 2012

COLUMBUS, NC - Max A. Koontz, 82, of Columbus, NC died Monday, February 13, 2012 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Kannapolis, NC, he was the son of the late Jennings Michael and Grace Thompson Koontz. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the U.S. Navy in the VP-4 Squadron before being honorably discharged in...

Frank Mcfarland

Frank Mcfarland

Feb 11, 2012

Tryon, NC - Frank Kenneth McFarland, Jr., 88, of Tryon, NC, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.A native of Tryon, he was the President and owner of McFarland Funeral Chapel, Inc. and was instrumental in building the facility at its current location in l962. He served as a Western District Representative to...

Jewell Williams

Jewell Williams

Feb 9, 2012

Tryon, NC - Jewell Wilson Williams, 85, of Sourwood Ridge, Tryon, NC died Thursday, February 09, 2012 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.Born in Orangeburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Estelle McCanless Wilson and was the widow of Horace E. "Bud" Williams who died in l993.Jewell was the bookkeeper for R. M....

Norris Marston

Norris Marston

Feb 9, 2012

Norris Marston died yesterday, Feb.9th after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He was 80 years old. Though presently of Tryon North Carolina, he was a long-time resident of Cape Ann. Born in Boston, he grew up in Rockport and for many years was the doyen of the family "farm" on Gloucester's Dennison St. "Nocky," as he was known...

Glennie Casey

Glennie Casey

Feb 8, 2012

Glennie Allen Casey, 88, of Saluda, formerly of Kinston, passed away Wednesday at Mission Hospital in Asheville, after a life of hard work and service to others. Born in 1924 in Dover, N.C., she grew up in Kinston, married, ran a farm, raised a family, and taught school. She sold the family farm and moved to Saluda in 1987 and...

Jewell Williams

Jewell Williams

Feb 8, 2012

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

Anna Jones

Anna Jones

Feb 7, 2012

An obituary is not available at this time for Anna Lee Jones (Vannoy). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Eleanor Maxwell

Eleanor Maxwell

Feb 5, 2012

Columbus, N.C. - Eleanor Winkle Maldaner Maxwell went to be with the Lord on February 5, 2012, trusting in the promise found in God's Word: "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of...

Eva Fowler

Eva Fowler

Feb 1, 2012

COLUMBUS, NC - Eva Stuckey Fowler, 101, of Laurel Lake Dr., Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Wednesday, February 01, 2012 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC.Born in Bloomingburg, OH, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Sara Catherine Brown Stuckey. She was a veteran of WWII having served in the US Women's Army Corps. Mrs. Fowler was...

Elsie Wiegel

Elsie Wiegel

Jan 31, 2012

TRYON, NC -- Elsie Lilian Wiegel of 330 Beau Valley Lane, Tryon, NC died January 31, 2012 in her home.She was born in Southampton, England and was the daughter of the late Fred and Helen Sibley Osman. Elsie and her husband, John, moved to Tryon in 1983 from Chicago, Illinois. Elsie met her husband in Berlin while he was serving...

Katie Mcguinn

Katie Mcguinn

Jan 30, 2012

COLUMBUS, N.C. - Katie Kay Virginia Williams McGuinn, 92, of Skyuka Road, Columbus, NC passed away Monday morning, January 30, 2012 in Autumn Care of Saluda, NC.Born in Wilson County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Freeman and Minnie Lucas Williams and wife of late John W. McGuinn for 67 years who died in 2007. She was a...

Tempie Holding

Tempie Holding

Jan 30, 2012

Tempie Ann Bell Holding passed away on the morning of January thirtieth in St. Joseph's Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina. She was born January 8, 1955, the daughter of Jane Bell Holding and Robert Powell Holding, Jr. of Smithfield, North Carolina. She attended Smithfield public schools, Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, Montreat Anderson College and N.C. State University. Tempie Ann was a...

Danny Campbell

Danny Campbell

Jan 27, 2012

Inman, SC - Danny Mitchell Campbell, 63, of Inman, SC died Friday, January 27, 2012 in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Charlotte, NC, January 6, 1949, he was the son of the late Reid and Doris Kennedy Campbell. He graduated from Garinger High School and Central Piedmont Community College, School of Engineering class of l983. Danny loved life and lived it to...

Michael Mckaig

Michael Mckaig

Jan 24, 2012

Tryon, NC - Michael Preston McKaig, 43, husband of Paula Bruce McKaig of 1969 Red Fox Rd., Tryon, NC died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 in Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston Salem, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Juanita Lewis McKaig. He was a l986 graduate of Tryon High School and had worked...

Lillie Conner

Lillie Conner

Jan 19, 2012

GREEN CREEK, NC - Lillie Mae Hannon Conner, 99, of Green Creek, NC died Thursday, January 19, 2012 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Effie Mae McKinney Hannon and was the widow of Jesse Conner who died in 1983. Lillie Mae was a homemaker and of the...

Warren Rome

Warren Rome

Jan 17, 2012

COLUMBUS, NC - Warren "Dennis" Rome, 72, of Columbus, NC died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Doris Polster Rome. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. Dennis was a member of the Woodmen of the World, a member...

Robert Hartung

Robert Hartung

Jan 12, 2012

Inman, SC - Robert William Hartung, 70, Inman, SC passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012 in Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Robert and Rita Ober Hartung. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Navy and retired from the Government Printing Office in l995. Mr. Hartung was of the Catholic...

Bobbie Thompson

Bobbie Thompson

Jan 12, 2012

Columbus, NC - Bobbie Jean Thompson, 77, of Laurelwoods, Columbus, NC died Thursday, January 12, 2012 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Parsons, KS, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Molly O'Dell Harold. She worked for a number of years with the NC Forest Service. After retirement she was a cashier at...

Lucy Hull

Lucy Hull

Jan 10, 2012

SALUDA, NC - Lucy Foster Conner-Hull, 75, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday evening, January 10, 2012 at her home after several years of illness.Born May 12, 1936 in Tryon, NC, she was the daughter of the late Meda Lusk Foster and William Crawford Foster. She attended Saluda School and was a seamstress and enjoyed sewing for family and friends....

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