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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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Charles Ward
Aug 1, 2008
SALUDA, NC - Charles Layfatte "Charlie" Ward of Saluda, NC went home to be with the Lord on August 1, 2008 at his home, doing what he loved best, spending time with his grandchildren. A native of Saluda, NC, he was the son of the late Roy Edward and Lola Thompson Ward. A longtime Saluda City Commissioner and Businessman, Charlie...
Oscar Hayes
Jul 31, 2008
Saluda, NC - Oscar Thomas (O. T.) Hayes, 87, of Hayes Drive, Saluda, NC died Thursday, July 31, 2008, in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Pickens County, SC, he was the son of the late J. O. and Mabel Wynn Hayes. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Ruth Bradshaw and Ruby Wolfe, and one brother...
Hazel Chapin
Jul 31, 2008
MILL SPRING, NC - Hazel Louise Greene Chapin, 70, of Big Level Rd., Mill Spring, NC died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thurn Barzillai and Lela Melton Greene. Mrs. Chapin was a retired textile employee and attended Boiling Springs First Baptist Church in...
Joseph Alemany
Jul 30, 2008
Joseph Albert (Joe) Alemany, husband of Mary Salisbury Alemany of Tryon Estates, Columbus, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008.Born in New Haven, Connecticut on February 26, 1920, he was the son of the late Jose and Mary Quintana Alemany. He attended the University of Illinois prior to entering the military in World War II. Joe served as an officer in the...
James Edwards
Jul 30, 2008
James Carl "Jim" Edwards passed from this life July 30, 2008. He was predeceased by his father, Bert Edwards, Mother, Julia Byers Edwards, sister Frances, brother Horace and half-brothers Ruel and Lee. Survivors include: a son, James Michael Edwards and wife Anita of Green Creek, NC; a daughter, Wanda Edwards Beam and Husband Kenneth of Shelby, NC and grandchildren Jason...
Mary Newman
Jul 27, 2008
SALUDA, NC - Mary Ruby Garrett Newman, 84, of Holbert Cove Rd., Saluda, NC died Sunday, July 27, 2008 in Autumn Care of Saluda, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Mary Sherfey Garrett. Mrs. Newman was a member of Silver Creek Baptist Church in Mill Spring, NC where she was secretary of...
Thomas Spencer
Jul 24, 2008
An obituary is not available at this time for Thomas David Spencer. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Betty Starnes
Jul 19, 2008
SALUDA, NC -- Betty Jane Jackson Starnes, 75, of Esseola Circle, Saluda, NC died Saturday morning, July 19, 2008 in Autumn Care in Saluda, NC.Born in Marshall, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Katherine Shelton Candler.She is survived by three sons, Rick and Mike Jackson both of Green Creek, NC, and Stewart Jackson of Illinois; two...
Roger Parker
Jul 19, 2008
Saluda, N.C. - First Sergeant Roger Lee Parker, 41, of Greenville Street, Saluda, NC died Saturday, July 19, 2008. Born in Quitman, MS, he was the son of Lawrence R. Parker of Tryon, NC and the late Faye McFarland Nelson. He moved to Polk County, NC in 2001 coming from Hattiesburg, MS. He was an employee of the Hendersonville Social...
Harry Evans
Jul 18, 2008
Major General Harry L. Evans, USAF RET, 88, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died on Friday, July 18, 2008. He was born in Bedford, Iowa on November 22, 1919, the son of the late Harry Evans and Clara Fowler Evans. He graduated from Northeast Oklahoma Junior College, Miami, Oklahoma, in 1938. General Evans entered military service in 1940 and was...
John Bates
Jul 16, 2008
An obituary is not available at this time for John Francis Bates. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.
Joseph Case
Jul 15, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC - Joseph L. "Roy" Case, Sr.,74, of Columbus, NC, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 in White Oak Manor, Rutherfordton, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Virgil and Helen Parton Case. He was first married to Caroline Ashley Case who died in 1996. A Veteran of the Korean conflict, he served in...
Frederick Minard
Jul 14, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC -- Frederick Nelson Minard, 86, of Laurel Lake Dr., Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC, died Monday, July 14, 2008 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility.Fred was born in Davenport, Iowa to Clarence Minard and Carrie Nelson Minard. He received a B.S. degree in chemistry from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa in December 1943. He received his Ph.D degree from Iowa...
Tyler Mooney
Jul 13, 2008
MILL SPRING, NC - Tyler Jordan Mooney, 1 year old son of George and Angelica Haynes Mooney of 104 Julies Drive, Mill Spring, NC died Sunday, July 13, 2008 at his home.Tyler was born in Buncombe County, NC on July 10, 2007.Surviving in addition to his parents are his maternal grandparents, Gary and Vicki Haynes of Mill Spring, NC; paternal...
James Armstrong
Jul 11, 2008
Columbus, NC- James Lockett Armstrong, Jr., 69, of Columbus, NC and Estero, FL, died Friday, July 11, 2008 in Rosecrest, Inman, SC, after a lengthy illness. Born in Paducah, KY, he was the son of the late James Armstrong, Sr. Mr. Armstrong was a graduate of East Tennessee State University and was a Shriner. Surviving is his loving wife of...
Frances Malone
Jul 9, 2008
COLUMBUS, NC - Frances E. Malone, 79, of Columbus, NC died Wednesday, July 9, 2008 in the Brian Center in Brevard, NC. Born in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Frances Sullivan Malone. She graduated from Grace Institute Business School in New York City and was employed by Manalapan Township, NJ for 13 years...
Grace Wilson
Jul 8, 2008
- Mrs. Grace Gibbs Wilson, 107, of Mill Spring, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Autumn Care Nursing Home, in Saluda, North Carolina. A native of Polk County, she was the daughter of the late Ulysses S. Gibbs and Ella Lynch Gibbs, and the wife of the late Claude Carter Wilson who died in 1972. Grace was a member...
Margaret Dick
Jul 4, 2008
TRYON, NC -- Margaret Huxley Dick, 94, of 766 Carolina Dr., "Carrollwood", Tryon, NC, died Friday, July 4, 2008 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Evanston, IL, she was the daughter of the late Henry Minor and Carroll Coleman Huxley. She attended Roycemore, Sweet Briar College where she was very active in the Alumni Association and Mt. Vernon...
Myrtle Green
Jun 27, 2008
Tryon, NC- Myrtle Louise Davis Green, 87, of Gunning Road, Tryon, NC, went to be with the Lord, June 27, 2008 in her home. Born in Taylors, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Lillie Metcalf Davis and the widow of the late Romey Green who went home to be with the Lord in 1978. She was...
William Guilfoil
Jun 26, 2008
Columbus, N.C. - William (Bill) McArthur Guilfoil, 93, husband of Wylma Collins Guilfoil of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Thursday, June 26, 2008. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late William Ryan and Blanche Sherman Tinius Guilfoil. He was an Industrial Economics graduate of Iowa State University where he met his wife of 67 year, Wylma...
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