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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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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Patricia Sherer
Dec 15, 2011
An obituary is not available at this time for Patricia Austin Sherer (Austin). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Dorothy Mcgill
Dec 13, 2011
Dorothy Oakes McGill, 93, died at her home Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Born in Wales, she emigrated with her mother, Anne and four siblings to join her father, John in Philadelphia in 1926. After graduating from high school in Upper Darby, PA, she graduated from secretarial school in Philadelphia, then worked as a secretary to "Jack" Kelley, Grace Kelley's father....
Lloyd Mcfalls
Dec 12, 2011
Columbus, N.C. - Lloyd S. McFalls, 84, of Laurelwoods, Columbus, NC died Monday, December 12, 2011 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Fletcher, NC, he was the son of the late Dave and Georgia Ester Allison McFalls. He was the widower of Angie Moss McFalls who died in 1976. Lloyd was a member of the...
Rachel Williams
Dec 11, 2011
Tryon, NC-- Rachel Pittman Williams, 84 of Miller Drive, Tryon N.C. died Sunday December 11, 2011 at her home. Born in Tryon, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bertha McClure Pittman. She was the widow of Roy L. Williams who died in 1993. A graduate of Tryon High School she attended Cecil's Business College. She and...
Claude Corn
Dec 11, 2011
LANDRUM, SC -- Claude Dewitt Corn, Jr., 77, of East Brookwood Dr., Landrum, SC died Sunday, December 11, 2011 in Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born in Tryon, NC he was the son of the late Lon Wells and Beulah Morgan Corn. Mr. Corn was a member of Landrum United Methodist Church, Landrum, SC.Surviving is his wife Mary...
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.
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