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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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Joan Sikes

Joan Sikes

Jul 23, 2010

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

Diane Lanford

Diane Lanford

Jul 21, 2010

Landrum, SC - Diane Russell Lanford, 63, of Hillcrest Avenue, Landrum, SC died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, Spartanburg, SC.Raised in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of Madge Johnson Russell Phillips of Columbus, NC and the late Grady Russell. Surviving beside her mother is her daughter, Alana Lanford Gossett and son-in-law, Lee Gossett...

Gloria Andavall

Gloria Andavall

Jul 20, 2010

Gloria Venetia Carpenter Andavall, 89, of 621 Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, NC died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 in Willowbrooke Court Medical Facility, Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC.Born in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Francis Eugene and Esther Marie Smith Carpenter. She was the widow of Edward G. Andavall, Sr. who died in l987. Gloria came to...

George Pritchard

George Pritchard

Jul 19, 2010

George Lee Pritchard, of North Augusta, S. C., son of Jacob and Eva Pritchard of Polk County, NC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 19, 2010, at the age of 82. His love for music, especially Bluegrass, is traced to his youth. Having picked up the fiddle at the age of nine, he spent the rest...

Oliver Greene

Oliver Greene

Jul 16, 2010

Oliver Jene Greene, 88, husband of Evelyn Forrester Greene of 415 West Finger Street, Landrum, SC died Friday, July 16, 2010 at his home. Born in Peachland, NC, he was preceded in death by his father and mother Ed Monroe Greene and Mary Jones Greene and nine siblings. He was a World War II Veteran having served in the U.S....

Thomas Weber

Thomas Weber

Jul 15, 2010

Thomas Jerome Weber, 95, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010. No Services are planned. To to the family, please

Lucy Latorella

Lucy Latorella

Jul 15, 2010

Tryon, NC - Lucy B. LaTorella 96 of Stoneybrook Way, Tryon, NC died Thursday July 15, 2010 in Smith Phayer Hospice House.Memorial services to be held at St. John's Catholic Church at a later date. To to the family, please

Ruby Hayes

Ruby Hayes

Jul 9, 2010

Saluda, NC - Ruby Holbert Hayes, 88, of Saluda, NC died Friday, July 09, 2010 at her home.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late J. S. and Roxie Johnson Holbert. She now joins her family: her late husband of 68 years, O. T. Hayes and her brothers, Russell Holbert, Rev. Joe S. Holbert and Malcomb...

Harald Behrend

Harald Behrend

Jul 8, 2010

Tryon, NC - Harald Walter Behrend, 69, of 3033 Skyuka Rd, Columbus, NC died Thursday, July 08, 2010 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Munich, Germany he was the son of the late Walter and Anna Marie Jungbauer Behrend. He moved to the U.S. in 1975 from South Africa and was the Vice President of Staubli Corporation,...

John Kuekes

John Kuekes

Jul 8, 2010

COLUMBUS, NC - Beloved husband and father John H. Kuekes Jr., 88, of TryonEstates, Columbus, died Thursday, July 8, 2010. Born in Berea, Ohio on December 4, 1921, he was the son of Henry and Maude Mohler Kuekes. He grew up in Berea, Bay Village, and Lakewood, Ohio, where he met Phyllis Benson, to whom he was married for 66...

Eva Gosnell

Eva Gosnell

Jul 5, 2010

Tryon, NC - Eva Laughter Gosnell, 90, of 233 Scriven Rd, Tryon, NC died Monday, July 05, 2010 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.She was born July 7, 1919 in Polk County, NC and was the daughter of the Late Mintie Jackson Laughter and Lee Laughter, Sr. Mrs. Gosnell was a member of the Tryon Second Baptist Church. She retired...

Wolfgang Lonnes

Wolfgang Lonnes

Jul 2, 2010

Born in Neuss, Germany in 1935, Wolfgang "Wolfie" Lonnes' first years entailed memories of blaring sirens, bomb shelters, cellars and smoldering buildings - all sad realities of World War II. Fortunately, his entire family relocated to Eschenlohe, a picturesque village nestled in the heart of Bavaria. Adventures from the next ten very formative years spent amidst a large and loving...

Etta Cantrell

Etta Cantrell

Jul 2, 2010

GREEN CREEK, NC - Etta Ree Grigg Cantrell, 88, of Green Creek Community died Friday, July 2, 2010 in Rutherford County Hospital, Rutherfordton, NC. Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late William and Martha Bradley Grigg. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, John Arlan Cantrell, and daughter-in law, Sandra Kay...

Betty Holt

Betty Holt

Jul 1, 2010

An obituary is not available at this time for Betty Carolene Holt (Carlisle). We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

John Barker

John Barker

Jul 1, 2010

Columbus, NC - John Edward "Jack" Barker, 74, of Denton Street, Columbus, NC died Thursday, July 1, 2010 in the Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC.Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of late Edward John and Mildred Elizabeth Jackson Barker. Jack was a graduate of Southern Illinois University, class of l958. He moved to Columbus in 1999 after...

William Griffith

William Griffith

Jul 1, 2010

COLUMBUS, NC -- William H. Griffith, 87, of Columbus, NC passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010 in Smith Phayer Hospice House in Landrum, SC .No services will be held. To to the family, please

Glenda Delott

Glenda Delott

Jun 30, 2010

Columbus, NC - Glenda Nancy Delott, 76, wife of Richard Delott passed away June 30, 2010 at Tryon Estates in Columbus, NC.Surviving are her husband, Richard Delott of Tryon, NC; one son Darrell of Greenville, SC; and one daughter Dana of Elkridge, MD; as well as two granddaughters Hailey and Ashley. Memorial service will be announced at a later date....

Robert Butler

Robert Butler

Jun 29, 2010

Tryon, NC - Robert Dean Butler, 74, of 155 Second St, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in the Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC Born in Tignall, GA he was the son of the late Robert and Jewell Rucker Butler. He was a graduate of the University Of North Carolina School Of Pharmacy, class of 1957. Dean came...

Robert Mccullough

Robert Mccullough

Jun 26, 2010

An obituary is not available at this time for Robert Fredrick McCullough. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Albert Whitman

Albert Whitman

Jun 25, 2010

SALUDA, NC -- Albert Powell Whitman, IV, 51, of Holberts Cove Rd., Saluda, NC died Friday, June 25, 2010.Born in Nashville, TN, he was the son of the late JoAnn Johnson Whitman and Albert Powell Whitman, III. He was a graduate of Haywood Technical College class of 1986.Surviving are a son, William "Will" Whitman (Alyssa) of Edneyville, NC; a daughter,...

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