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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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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...

Patricia Sherer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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