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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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Eric Gass
Dec 10, 2011
Columbus, N.C. - Eric Alan Gass was born September 28, 1934 at Mission Hospital, Tilda, Chhattisgarh, India, the second of three children and the son and grandchild of missionaries to India. His paternal grandparents, Jacob and Elizabeth Gass, were from Switzerland, arriving in India in 1893. His father, Herbert, after completing medical school in the US and marrying Zola Dell...
Glenn Morgan
Dec 10, 2011
LANDRUM, SC -- Glenn Preston Morgan, 82, of Lanier Dr., Landrum, SC died Saturday December 10, 2011 in Hospice of Rutherford County, Forest City, NC.A native of Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Lonnie R. and Ethel Cantrell Morgan. He was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Morgan was...
Henry Huntsinger
Dec 9, 2011
Mill Spring, N.C. - Henry Samuel Huntsinger, 92, of School Road, Mill Spring, NC died Friday, December 9, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late V. H. and Maude Rowe Huntsinger. A graduate of Mill Spring High School, Henry served his Country during WWII in...
June Sturrock
Dec 9, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for June McKenna Sturrock (McKenna). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Margaret Culbreth
Dec 8, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Margaret Louise Culbreth (Hipp). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Lula Blackwell
Dec 5, 2011
MILL SPRING, NC - Lula Cowart Blackwell, 101, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Monday evening, December 5, 2011 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ella Mills Cowart and wife of the late Burton Blackwell who died in 1965. She was a member of Mill Spring First...
Norma Dale
Dec 4, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Norma Feige Dale (Feige). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Ralph Grubel
Dec 2, 2011
Columbus, NC - Ralph Oswald Grubel, 90, of Columbus, NC died December 2, 2011in St. Luke's Hospital. in Columbus, NC.Mr. Grubel was born in Paterson, NJ and was the son of the late Francis Oswald and Nellie Wisse Grubel and husband of the late Helen Teal Grubel who died in 2009. He was a Veteran having served in the US...
John Streat
Nov 30, 2011
Columbus, NC - John Bear Streat, 64, of Columbus, NC beloved husband of Leslie Roxie Burgess took his final bike ride Wednesday, November 30, 2011.Born in Memphis, TN, he was the son of the late William Issiac and Lula Mae Sparks Streat. Bear was a graduate of the San Francisco School of Graphic Design and was the owner and artist...
Vayda French
Nov 29, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC -- Vayda Jean French, 79, Columbus, NC died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Cuba City, WI, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Thelma Hodge Dearth. Mrs. French was a member of Tryon United Methodist Church, Tryon, NC, The American Contract Bridge League and The Military Officers Association of...
Pamela Hecht
Nov 25, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Pamela Marie Hecht (Wren). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Catherine Page
Nov 21, 2011
COLUMBUS, N.C. - Catherine Coxe Page, 82, of Columbus, N.C. passed away Monday, November 21, 2011 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, N.C.Born in Asheville, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Tench Charles Coxe, Jr. and Frances Huger Coxe and wife of the late Nelson Page who died in 1992. Mrs. Page was a graduate of Chatham Hall High...
Bessie Wilson
Nov 12, 2011
TRYON, NC - Bessie Jane Wilson, 71, of Twin Lanes, Tryon, NC died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Hospice House of Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dock B. and Gertrude Phillips Wilson. She worked many years at the Polk Vocational Center and attended Pea Ridge Baptist Church, Mill Spring, NC.Surviving...
Rebecca Flynn
Nov 11, 2011
Columbus, NC - Rebecca "Becky" Calvert Flynn, 48, of River Road, Columbus, NC died Friday, November 11, 2011 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Tryon, N.C., she was the daughter of the late James and Betty Smith Calvert. She attended Polk Central High School and Morgan Chapel Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife and mother...
Ceremonial Plan
Nov 10, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Ceremonial Plan. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Kerrison Merrick
Nov 9, 2011
Tryon, NC - Kerrison "Kip" Juniper Merrick, 59, passed from this life, after a long illness, into the loving arms of Jesus Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 7:25 p.m. at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.A graduate of Tryon High School and Kings College in Charlotte, Kip was the son of the late Anson Angus Merrick, Jr. and Joyce Juniper...
Ruth Casey
Nov 5, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Ruth Pownall Casey (Pownall). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
William Edney
Nov 5, 2011
COLUMBUS, NC - William "Bill" Lewis Edney, 72, of Columbus, NC died Saturday, November 5, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Lewis and Fannie Jolley Edney. Mr. Edney was a veteran of the Korean Conflict having served in the US Air Force from 1957...
James & Ruth Casey
Nov 5, 2011
James Patrick Casey died peacefully on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at White Oak Manor in Tryon, NC. Two days later, on November 5, his wife of 70 years, Ruth Pownall Casey, passed peacefully in the room they shared. Jim was 96 and Ruth was 97.Jim was born in Syracuse, NY on August 5, 1915 and was proud of his Irish...
Charles Pearson
Nov 4, 2011
SALUDA, NC -- Charles William Pearson, Sr., 85, died at Four Season's Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, NC.Charlie was raised in Saluda, NC and attended Saluda School. He joined the US Navy and served honorably during the final days of the war in and around Japan. He later worked for the Southern Railway as a Fireman aboard steam engines on the...
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