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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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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....

Doris Price

Doris Price

Jan 10, 2012

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

John Stephenson

John Stephenson

Jan 9, 2012

Columbus, NC - John Alexander "Jack" Stephenson, III, 85, of Laurelhurst, Columbus, NC died Monday, January 9, 2012 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Duluth, MN, he was the son of the late Elizabeth King and John Alexander Stephenson, Jr. He served in the U. S. Marines during both WWII and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Stephenson came to Polk...

Paul Starnes

Paul Starnes

Jan 8, 2012

An obituary is not available at this time for Paul Boger Starnes. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Virginia Correll

Virginia Correll

Jan 6, 2012

TRYON, NC - Virginia Ruby Parker Correll, 59, of 170 Melrose Lane, Tryon, NC died Friday, January 6, 2012 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC following a brief illness. Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Virgil Parker and Ruby Blackwood Parker. Virginia was retired from H. B. Swofford Career Center as an Administrative...

Regina Hersey

Regina Hersey

Jan 4, 2012

Landrum, SC -- Regina Grant Hersey, 65, wife of Brian E. Hersey, died January 4, 2012, after a courageous struggle with cancer. Through her deep faith and relationship with God she stitched love, joy and humor throughout the quilt of friends she counted as her extended family. Born in New Rochelle, N.Y., March 6, 1946, she was a graduate of...

Mildred Cochran

Mildred Cochran

Jan 2, 2012

MILL SPRING, NC - Mildred Price Cochran, 70, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Monday morning, January 2, 2012 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of Jannie Mathis Price of Mill Spring, NC and the late Calvin Birch Price and widow of Calvin Cochran who died in 2000....

William Russell

William Russell

Dec 27, 2011

Mill Spring, NC - William Ray "Cooter" Russell, 60, of Hwy. l08, Mill Spring, NC died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of the late Hubert and Lillie Summers Russell. He worked for APAC Paving for 10 years and was a member of Byars Baptist Church, Mill Spring, NC.Surviving...

Richard Fink

Richard Fink

Dec 21, 2011

Columbus, NC - Lt. Col. Richard A. Fink, U.S. Army (retired) of Tryon, NC, died Wednesday December 21, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born and raised in Oak Park, IL; he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fink. A graduate of Oak Park and River Forest Township High School, class of 1936; he attended...

Richard Fink

Richard Fink

Dec 21, 2011

An obituary is not available at this time for Richard Arthur Fink. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Coinell Carson

Coinell Carson

Dec 20, 2011

TRYON, NC - Coinell Calvin Carson, 61, of Markham Road, Tryon, NC passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late George and Laura Eunice Parks Carson. He was a graduate of Tryon High School, St. Augustine College, Raleigh, NC. Mr. Carson was...

Dorothy Moore

Dorothy Moore

Dec 18, 2011

Dorothy E. Moore, 91, of Tryon Estates, North Carolina, passed away December 18, 2011. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Catherine Purcell Kelly and Henry Erwin Wetzler. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, William C. Moore in 1997. She was a 50 year resident of Skaneateles, New York, and also a resident of Naples, Florida. She...

Robert Crow

Robert Crow

Dec 17, 2011

Columbus, NC - Robert Paul (Bob) Crow, 86 of Columbus, NC died December 17, 2011 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC after a courageous three year battle with cancer.Born in Minneapolis MN, he was the son of William P. and Rosa M. Crow. He joined the Navy in 1943 and served as a Deck Officer on...

Jessie Rogers

Jessie Rogers

Dec 16, 2011

Tryon, NC - Jessie Turney Griffin Rogers, 97 of, Tryon, NC died Friday, December 16, 2011 in Benson Hall of White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC. Born in York Co., SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl M. and Edith Faye Wallace Turney. She was first married to James Gray Griffin who died in 1964. She was later married...

Betty Thompson

Betty Thompson

Dec 16, 2011

Saluda, N.C. - Betty Jo Pace Thompson, 86, was born September 18, 1925 to the late Herbert E. and Maude L. Pace in Saluda, NC. She died Friday, December 16, 2011 in Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC. She was a l942 graduate of former Saluda High School and Blanton's Business College in Asheville. During WWII she worked with Postal Accounts...

Amy Greene

Amy Greene

Dec 16, 2011

GREEN CREEK, NC - On Friday, December 16, 2011, God called our amazing angel, Amy Murphy Greene to heaven.Born in Henderson County, NC, she was the daughter of Roy E. and Shelia Jones Murphy of Hendersonville, NC. She was a graduate of West Henderson High School Class of 1993. She attended Trevecca University in Nashville, TN, and was a graduate...

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