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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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Mitchell Searcy

Mitchell Searcy

Oct 25, 2010

Sunny View, NC - Mitchell Searcy, Sr., 57 of 1774 Laughter Rd. Mill Spring, NC died Monday, October 25, 2010 in Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC.Born in Bat Cave, NC, he was the son of the late Randolph Bill and Hester Ruff Searcy. He was employed by the Fairfield Mountains Resort for approximately 20 years.Surviving are: 2 sons, Mitchell Searcy, Jr....

Charles Mckaig

Charles Mckaig

Oct 24, 2010

Tryon, NC - Charles Billy McKaig, 80, formerly of 15 North Wall Rd., Tryon, NC died Sunday, October 24, 2010 in Autumn Care Nursing Home, Saluda, NC. Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James B. and Katie Ross McKaig. He was the widower of Dorothy Arnett McKaig who died in 2001. A veteran of the...

Victoria Guinn

Victoria Guinn

Oct 21, 2010

Tryon, NC - Victoria Louise Watkins Guinn, 85, of 56 Happy Hollow Lane, Tryon, NC, died Thursday, October 21, 2010 at the Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC. Born in Henderson County, NC she was the daughter of the late Edward and Nada Scarbourgh Watkins. She was a nurse at St. Luke's Hospital for 30 years, retiring in 1986. Following...

Lillian Shehan

Lillian Shehan

Oct 18, 2010

MILL SPRING, NC - Lillian Norma Shehan, 73, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Monday morning, October 18, 2010 at Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC.Born October 18, 1937 in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Howard James Ruff, Sr. and Rose Agetha Norman Ruff. Ms. Shehan retired from the textile industry after many years and...

Nersie White

Nersie White

Oct 17, 2010

Tryon, NC - Nersie Mae Mildred McClain White, 83, of 970 East Howard St. Tryon, NC died on Sunday, October 17, 2010.Born in Inman, SC she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Hattie McClain. She was a member of Garrison Chapel Baptist Church of Tryon, NC. She was the widow of Arthur White who died in 1999.She is...

Dennis Cox

Dennis Cox

Oct 11, 2010

Landrum, SC - Dennis Joe "DJ" Cox, 48, of Laurel Ave., Landrum, SC died Monday, October 11, 2010 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC.Born in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of Mildred Helton Cox Walker of Landrum, SC and the late John Vernon Cox. He was a past greens keeper at Tryon Country Club for approximately 24 years....

Rickie Green

Rickie Green

Oct 10, 2010

Tryon, NC - Ricky Dean Green, 58, of 320 Warrior Drive, Tryon, NC died Sunday, October 10, 2010 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Richard and Annie Edwards Green. Ricky was a graduate of Tryon High School, Class of 1971. A Christian, he was a member of Midway...

Carl Hammond

Carl Hammond

Oct 10, 2010

Tryon, NC - Carl Frederick Hammond, 81, formerly of Chillicothe and Elmhurst, Ill., died Sunday, October 10, 2010 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Columbus, OH, he was the son of the late Carl F., Sr. and Marguerite Ranbarger Hammond. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Marines for 4 years having served in the Korean Conflict. Carl...

Jane Sanz

Jane Sanz

Oct 8, 2010

Tryon, NC - Jane Ann Sanz, 90, of White Oak Apartments, Tryon, NC died Friday, October 8, 2010 at her home.Born in Kansas City, MO, she was the daughter of the late John Hobson and Martha Ann Collier Shapter. She was the widow of Antonio R. Sanz who died in l998. Mrs. Sanz moved to Polk County in 1981 coming...

Norma Hewitt

Norma Hewitt

Oct 8, 2010

Columbus, NC - Norma Jean Huey Hewitt, 77, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Friday, October 8, 2010 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Douglasville, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Robert and Myrtle Lucile Walton Huey. She was the widow of Richard Hewitt who died in 2009. Jean was a graduate of Mercer University, Macon,...

Thomas Dowling

Thomas Dowling

Oct 7, 2010

Tryon, NC - Thomas Vincent Dowling, 79 of 882 Rockwood Lane Tryon, NC died October 7, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Thomas was born in Queens, NY and was the son of the late Vincent Dowling and Margaret McGrath Dowling. He is predeceased in death by his wife Elsie Bolcar Dowling Thomas served in the US Navy on the USS...

Alice Balot

Alice Balot

Oct 4, 2010

Ms. Balot, 74, of Charlotte, formerly of Tryon, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 at Emeritus Assisted Living Facility.She was born June 4, 1936, in Chimney Rock, N.C., to the late Norman and Elisabeth Greig. Alice earned a master's degree in education from the University of Delaware and a master's degree in librarianship from the University of South Carolina....

Robert Pace

Robert Pace

Oct 1, 2010

SALUDA, NC -- Robert H. Pace, 87, of 533 Chisholm Street, Saluda, NC died Friday, October 1, 2010 at his home. Born in Saluda, NC, he was the son of the late M. A. and Mintie Guice Pace. He was the owner and proprietor of M.A. Pace General Store in Saluda, NC that his father began in 1899. A former...

Bertha Walker

Bertha Walker

Sep 28, 2010

Mill Spring, NC - Bertha Thompson Walker, 87, of 150 Tom Thompson Dr. Mill Spring, NC died, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at her home.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Rosa Belle Mills Thompson. She was a member of the Ladies VFW of Mill Spring, and was a member of Silver Creek Baptist...

Alexandra Le Vine

Alexandra Le Vine

Sep 25, 2010

Tryon, NC - Alexandra "Lexi" Dorothy Le Vine, 22, of Tryon, NC died Saturday, September 25, 2010.Daughter of Elena Chiropolos Le Vine and the late Howard D. Le Vine, she was a 2006 graduate of Polk County High School where she was a 4 year homecoming attendant. Lexi was currently a senior at USC Upstate, majoring in psychology. A true...

John Foy

John Foy

Sep 22, 2010

Tryon, NC - J. Earl Foy, 84, husband of Ruth Pace Foy, of Horseshoe Curve Rd., Tryon, NC died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John Harley and Nellie Dalton Foy. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII stationed in Germany. He retired...

Lionel Morissette

Lionel Morissette

Sep 20, 2010

An obituary is not available at this time for Lionel Philip Morissette. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Doris Terrano

Doris Terrano

Sep 17, 2010

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

Jean Kendrick

Jean Kendrick

Sep 13, 2010

Landrum, SC - Jean T. Kendrick, 91, of Columbus, passed away on September 13, 2010 at the Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, after a short illness. She will be missed.Jean T. Kendrick was born October 20, 1918, in New York, but was a long-time resident of Fair Haven, New Jersey where she was an active gardener and member of the...

Evelyn Sandels

Evelyn Sandels

Sep 12, 2010

An obituary is not available at this time for Evelyn Barbara Sandels (Mumford). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

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