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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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Paula St. George Joyce

Paula St. George Joyce

Dec 17, 2007

TRYON, NC - Paula St. George Joyce, 92, of Overlook Circle, Tryon, NC, died, Monday, December 17, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Born in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur St. George and Hazel Constance Knight Joyce. Paula was a long-time and active member of Tryon Arts and Crafts where she learned early American...

George Cunningham

George Cunningham

Dec 16, 2007

Columbus, NC- George Robert Cunningham, 78, of Lynn Road, died Sunday, December 16, 2007, in Mission Memorial Hospital, Asheville, NC. Born in Staten Island, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Nora Farraher Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served in WWII. George and Nan moved to Tryon in l986...

Helen Barton

Helen Barton

Dec 16, 2007

Columbus, NC- Helen Hastings Barton, 98, of Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, died Sunday, December 16, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Claremont, NH, she was the daughter of the late Emri and Edith Waters Hastings. She was the widow of Harold Barton who passed away in 2002. Mrs. Barton was a retired nurse and a member of...

Dennis Finnegan

Dennis Finnegan

Dec 14, 2007

Tryon, NC - Dennis Francis Finnegan, 89, of E. Howard Street, Tryon, NC, died Friday, December 14, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Bartholomew and Anna Levinski Finnegan. He moved to Tryon in 1980 having come from Lynbrook, NY. Mr. Finnegan was a longstanding member of Tryon...

Robert Hale

Robert Hale

Dec 13, 2007

LANDRUM, SC - Robert Louis Hale, 83, of Glassy Mtn. Rd., Landrum, SC died Thursday, December 13, 2007 in Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC. Born in Commerce, TX, he was the son of the late William Henry and Lucile Byrd Hale. Mr. Hale was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Army and was a graduate of Texas...

Dorothy Benson

Dorothy Benson

Dec 13, 2007

Columbus, N.C. - Dorothy Ennette Benson, 90, of 1062 West Mills St., Columbus, NC died Thursday, December 13, 2007 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC.Born August 10, 1917 in Red Wing, MN, she was the daughter of the late C. E. and Lillie Tostenson Sutherland. She was a graduate of St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN. She moved to Polk...

Howard Bradley

Howard Bradley

Dec 12, 2007

Tryon, N.C. - Howard Samuel "Brad" Bradley, 90, of Warrior Hills Lane, Tryon, NC died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Oscola Co, Iowa, he was the son of the late Oda Emory and Ida Ferber Bradley. Mr. Howard married Evelyn Richardson Stone on July 30, 1953. In the 1970's, while living full time...

Kate Mcbride

Kate Mcbride

Dec 12, 2007

COLUMBUS, NC - Kate Elaine Dedmondt McBride, 70, of Highwood Apartments, Columbus, NC died Wednesday, December 12, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Caton Dedmondt and Garnet Hutcherson Dye. Mrs. McBride was a retired Seamstress and an avid Atlanta Braves fan and Johnny Cash fan....

Susan Mccutcheon

Susan Mccutcheon

Dec 10, 2007

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

William Barnette

William Barnette

Dec 7, 2007

Aiken, SC- William Earl Barnette, 93, formerly of Green Creek, NC, died December 7, 2007 at Regency Lutheran Home, Aiken, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late William and Edna Prince Barnette. He was a Mason and a WWII veteran. Mr. Barnette was a member of The Sons of the American Revolution and a...

J. Shook

J. Shook

Dec 7, 2007

COLUMBUS, NC - J.C. Shook, 85, of 195 Hillcrest Drive, Columbus, NC died Friday, December 7, 2007 at his home. Born in Jackson County, NC, he worked for 23 years at Hatch Mill in Columbus, NC and retired from Bigelow-Sanford in Landrum, SC. Mr. Shook was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Mill Spring, NC. Surviving is his wife, Ila...

Aubrey Hancock

Aubrey Hancock

Dec 6, 2007

MILL SPRING, NC -- Aubrey Henry Thomas Hancock, of Mill Spring, NC, died Thursday, December 6, 2007 at his home.No Services are planned. To to the family, please

Mary Groendyke

Mary Groendyke

Dec 3, 2007

COLUMBUS, NC -- Mary Helen Davis Groendyke, 85, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, died December 3, 2007.She was a native of Arkansas and a daughter of the late Thomas Lesille Davis and Blanche Byrom Davis. A resident of Tryon Estates 2 ½ years she lived in High Vista and Hendersonville 19 prior years. Following marriage in June 1944, and WW II,...

Barbara Wilson

Barbara Wilson

Nov 29, 2007

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

Myrtle Phillips

Myrtle Phillips

Nov 29, 2007

SALUDA, NC -- Myrtle Thompson Phillips, 95 of Greenville Street, Saluda, NC died Thursday, November 29, 2007 in Pardee Care Center in Flat Rock, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Mamie Davis Thompson. She was a member of Saluda First Baptist Church and was the widow of Edgar L. Phillips who...

Larry Corn

Larry Corn

Nov 29, 2007

COLUMBUS, NC -- Larry Don Corn, 67, of Skyuka Rd., Columbus, NC, died Thursday, November 29, 2007 in Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Lon and Beulah Morgan Corn. Mr. Corn was a retired truck driver for Associated Petroleum Carriers of Spartanburg, SC. He was a member of Silver...

Anton Cedervall

Anton Cedervall

Nov 28, 2007

TRYON, NC -- Anton Arnold Cedervall was born on March 29, 1923 in Peking, China to the late, Anton Adolph Cedervall and Sara Margaretta Elmgren Cedervall. Both his parents were missionaries of the Salvation Army and were stationed at a seminary in China. He died at White Oak-Tryon on November 28, 2007.Anton was educated in British schools within China and...

John Dunne

John Dunne

Nov 17, 2007

Columbus, N.C. - John Kevin Dunne, 92, of 1064 Mills St., Columbus, N.C. , died early Saturday, November 17, 2007 in Columbus, of natural causes, and will be sorely missed. Kevin Dunne was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 3, 1915, the son of Matthew and Kathleen Purcell Dunne, and emigrated to this country as a young boy in 1922....

Marianne Payne

Marianne Payne

Nov 10, 2007

Tryon, NC -- Marianne Frost Currie Payne, 59, of General Eddey Rd., Tryon, NC, died Saturday, November 10, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late John William Currie Jr. and Lydia Zeller Currie. She had lived in Atlanta, GA, Richmond, VA and Greenville, SC before moving to Tryon 20...

Charles Halford

Charles Halford

Nov 6, 2007

COLUMBUS, NC -- Charles Edward "Crash" Halford, 64, of 387 Keller Creek Rd., Columbus, NC, died Tuesday, November 06, 2007 at his home.Born in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of Clyde Halford of Columbus, NC and the late Garner Reid Halford. He was a member of Midway Baptist Church. The owner and operator of Halford Backhoe and Grading...

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