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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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Chester Capps

Chester Capps

Sep 7, 2010

Chester "Sonny" CappsSpartanburg, SC - Chester "Sonny" Capps, 71, of Moore, SC; loving husband of Nancy Capps, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC after a lengthy illness.Sonny was born June 7, 1939 in Tryon, NC to Pearl Metcalf Capps and Thomas Ruppy Capps. He retired in May 2009 from the transportation industry...

Dwight Hahn

Dwight Hahn

Sep 2, 2010

Saluda, NC - Dwight Jay Hahn, 60, of Roxie Drive, Saluda, NC died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at his home after a brief illness.Born in Indianapolis, IN, he was the son of the late Jack and Frances Artrip Hahn. He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army having served in the Medical Corp during Vietnam. He retired as a...

Robert Dick

Robert Dick

Sep 1, 2010

Columbus, NC -- Robert Lacy Dick died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at the age of 83. He was born on April 22, 1927 in Concord, NC to Robert L. Jr. and Blanche Honeycutt Dick, but moved to Tryon, NC a few years later. He served in the U. S. Army from 1944 to 1946 and graduated from North Carolina State...

Adelaide Allen

Adelaide Allen

Aug 27, 2010

Columbus, NC. -- Adelaide Watkins Allen, 95, of Columbus, NC died Friday, August 27, 2010 in Smith Phayer Hospice House in Landrum, SC.Born in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Willie Mae Nance Watkins. She was the widow of Ralph G. Allen, Sr. who died in 1987. Mrs. Allen was a very active member of...

Ed Camp

Ed Camp

Aug 24, 2010

Tryon, NC - James Edwin "Ed" Camp, 86, of 328 Scrivens Rd., Tryon, NC died Tuesday August 23, 2010 in Elgin, SC.Born in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Camp Sr. He was the widower of Emily Huntsinger Camp who died in 1989. A veteran of World War II serving in the...

Clyde Conner

Clyde Conner

Aug 23, 2010

Saluda, NC - Clyde Ray Conner, 90, of 117 Gaffney St. Saluda, NC died Monday August, 23, 2010 at his home.Born in Rutherford County, NC he was the son of the late Willie and Dottie Conner and was the widower of Hattie Conner who died in 2005. A veteran of World War II he served in the U.S. Army in...

James Camp

James Camp

Aug 23, 2010

An obituary is not available at this time for James Edwin Camp. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Gabriel Foster

Gabriel Foster

Aug 20, 2010

An obituary is not available at this time for Gabriel Patrick Shue Foster. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Florence Weaver

Florence Weaver

Aug 15, 2010

Florence Alexander WeaverColumbus, NC - Florence Alexander Weaver, 88, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died on August 15th, 2010, after an almost two year long struggle with cancer. True to her most inner beliefs, she received only the most basic forms of treatment.Florence was the daughter of the late William Alexander, and the late Lena Barnard. She was the wife...

Larry Warner

Larry Warner

Aug 15, 2010

- Larry Spencer Warner, 64, of Grays Creek Church Road, Rutherfordton, NC died Sunday, August 15, 2010 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Forest City, NC.Born in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Robert Wesley and Dorothy Brown Cash Warner. He was a Veteran having served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Larry was retired...

Arvie Brown

Arvie Brown

Aug 13, 2010

COLUMBUS, NC -- Arvie Thompson Brown, 89, of Columbus, NC died at her home on Friday, August 13, 2010. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Henry D. and Johnnie Sue Edwards Thompson.She is survived by one son, James Brown (Virginia) of Boiling Spring, SC; two daughters, Marie Bryan (Dudley) of Gautier, MS and Mary...

Josephine Lecraw

Josephine Lecraw

Aug 11, 2010

Josephine Sanders LeCrawColumbus, NC - Josephine Sanders LeCraw, 88, of Columbus, NC died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Smith-Phayer Hospice House in Landrum, SC.Born January 2, 1922 in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late James and Josephine Field Saunders. A graduate of the University of Georgia, she was a mother, artist, dancer, singer, and natural comedian. She...

William Gordon

William Gordon

Aug 10, 2010

Columbus, NC - William F. Gordon of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Tuesday of complications from a recent fall. He was born August 20, 1925 in Ramsey, New Jersey to Frank and Mabel Cook Gordon. After graduation from Ramsey High School in 1943 he joined the Army Corps of Engineers and served in the ETO. In 1947 he married Doris...

Leo Shehan

Leo Shehan

Aug 8, 2010

Thorn Hill, TN - Leo Kennith Shehan, 79, of Thorn Hill, TN, died Sunday, August 8, 2010 in the Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Jessie Jake and Mary Walker Shehan. He had retired from a furniture factory in TN and was a member of the Mill Spring First...

Stanley Fiol

Stanley Fiol

Aug 4, 2010

An obituary is not available at this time for Stanley James Fiol. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Donald Weidenfeller

Donald Weidenfeller

Jul 29, 2010

Tryon, NC - Donald R. Weidenfeller died July 29, 2010 at Tryon Estates in Columbus, NC. He was born on March 19, 1920 in Coleraine, MN, the son of the late Raymond and Mae Weidenfeller. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering. He was a Lt. in the U.S. Navy during World War...

Frankie Webb

Frankie Webb

Jul 29, 2010

WAHALLA, SC -- Frankie Jean Holland Webb, 74, of Walhalla, SC formerly of Columbus, NC died Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Oconee Medical Center in Seneca, SC.Born in Jackson County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ruth Watson Holland. Frankie lived in Polk County, NC for 50 years having moved from Jackson County, NC. She worked...

Ralph Fisher

Ralph Fisher

Jul 29, 2010

Columbus, N.C. - Ralph Fisher, 84, of Blanton Street, Columbus, NC died Thursday, July 29, 2010 in the Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late John Martin and Bessie Gosnell Fisher. He was a Veteran of WWII having served in the U. S. Navy and was a member of the...

Thomas Mosca

Thomas Mosca

Jul 28, 2010

Columbus, N.C. - Thomas McCord Mosca, 58, of Possom Trot Lane, Columbus, NC died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in the Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC.Born in Glendale, CA, he was the son of Betty McCord Mosca of Columbus, NC and the late Col. Herbert Pratt Mosca. He was a graduate of Ward Melville High School, Setauket, LI, NY class...

Bertha Walker

Bertha Walker

Jul 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...

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