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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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Monie Jackson

Monie Jackson

May 21, 2007

- Monie Horton Jackson, 92, of Mill Spring, NC died Monday, May 21, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Janie Pruitt Horton and widow of Volley Henry Jackson who died in 1986. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church, Mill Spring, NC. Surviving...

Carl Sain

Carl Sain

May 13, 2007

Saluda, NC - Carl Ray Sain, 49, husband of Cindy Badger Sain of Holbert Cove Rd., Saluda, NC died Sunday, May 13, 2007 at his home. Born in Polk County, NC he was the son of Gladys Norris Sain of Saluda, NC and the late Leroy Sain. He was employed by Woodland Mills, formerly Stonecutter Mills, Mill Spring, NC for...

Hubert Williams

Hubert Williams

May 12, 2007

Anderson, S.C. - Hubert Paul Williams, Jr., 78, husband of June McFee Williams, formerly of Tryon, NC died Saturday, May 12, 2007 in Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home, Anderson, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Hubert P., Sr. and Iris Alice Smith Williams. He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict having served...

Shelba Graham

Shelba Graham

May 12, 2007

Columbus, NC -- Shelba Jean Arledge Graham, 66, of Smith Dairy Rd., Columbus, NC, died Saturday, May 12, 2007 in Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Gertrude Sain Arledge. She was the widow of Edward "Ed" Graham who died in 1998. Mrs. Graham was retired from the...

Annie Shroyer

Annie Shroyer

May 11, 2007

MILL SPRING, NC - Annie Laura Edwards Shroyer, 86, of Mill Spring, NC died Friday, May 11, 2007 in Autumn Care Nursing Center, Saluda, NC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Will and Lillie Bell Cochran Edwards and widow of Lee Shroyer. Surviving are two sons, Robert Carroll of Gaffney, SC and Michael Carroll...

Richard Haug

Richard Haug

May 11, 2007

Columbus, NC - Richard Alan Haug, 44, beloved father and husband of Keith Lane, Columbus, NC died Friday, May 11, 2007 at his home. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, he was the son of the late Richard R. and Holly Scaglione Haug. He worked at Stott's Ford as a mechanic. Surviving are his wife, Laurie Green Haug of the home, two...

William Fletcher

William Fletcher

May 9, 2007

COLUMBUS, NC - William "Bill" H. Fletcher, 91, of Laurel Lake Dr., Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Wednesday, May 9, 2007 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility in Columbus, NC.Born in Eureka, KS, he was the son of the late Samuel Joseph and Nora Atkinson Fletcher and husband of the late Caroline "Kay" H. Fletcher who died in 2004. He was...

Wayne Mcfarland

Wayne Mcfarland

May 6, 2007

Tryon, N.C. - Wayne Burkehead Strother McFarland, 85, wife of Frank Kenneth McFarland, Jr., formerly of Freeman Hill, Tryon, NC died Sunday, May 06, 2007 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center, Tryon, NC. Born in Laurens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Kathleen Sitgreaves Burkehead. Mrs. McFarland was Vice-President of McFarland Funeral Chapel and owner of...

Luella Hillig

Luella Hillig

May 4, 2007

TRYON, NC - Luella Evangeline " Eve" Steere Hillig, 89, of Tryon, NC, died Friday, May 4, 2007 in Life Care of Hendersonville in Hendersonville, NC.Surviving is her daughter, Nancy Frye of Jacksonville Beach, FL. One grandson, Robert Jenkins (Elizabeth). One sister, Monica Ford of Dodge Center, MN. Also surviving are 4 great-grandchildren. No services are planned. To to the...

Lucy Ogle

Lucy Ogle

May 1, 2007

SUNNY VIEW -- Lucy Price Ogle, 76,of 86 Honeysuckle Lane, Sunny View, NC, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at her home.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late E. H. & Sally Searcy Price. Mrs. Ogle retired from Tanner Industries in 1995 and was a member of Big Level Baptist Church.Surviving is her husband, J. B....

Dolon Watson

Dolon Watson

May 1, 2007

Columbus, NC - Dolon Thompson Watson, 89, of 424 Houston Road, Columbus, NC died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at St. Luke's Hospital after a brief illness.Born in Rutherford County, NC she was the daughter of the late Johnny Lyman and Odessa Jones Thompson. Mrs. Watson retired from the Polk County School system and was a lifetime member of Girl Scouts...

Gail Mellberg

Gail Mellberg

Apr 28, 2007

Tryon, NC - Gail Maureen Mellberg, 71, of Ridge Top Road, Tryon, NC died Saturday, April 28, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Neenah, WI, she was the daughter of Louise Stadler Loehning and the late Gaylord Loehning. A High School Valedictorian, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Chemistry from of the...

Derrek Schoren

Derrek Schoren

Apr 27, 2007

Columbus, NC -- Derrek Nicholas Schoren, 19, of Columbus, NC died Saturday, April 28, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in the Tryon Church of God, Tryon, NC with Rev. David Sprinkle officiating. To to the family, please

Evelyn Thole

Evelyn Thole

Apr 27, 2007

Columbus, NC- Evelyn "Lynn" Syers Tholes, 76, of Columbus, NC died Friday, April 27, 2007 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born on June 17, 1930 at White Pine Farm near Luther, MI she was the daughter of the late Fred and Bertha Millington Syers and widow of Robert "Bob" Thole who died in 2002. She attended Luther High School, graduating...

Jean Turner

Jean Turner

Apr 27, 2007

TRYON, NC -- Jean Lincoln Turner passed away Friday, April 27, 2007 at the age of 74 in Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Kearny, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John V. and Winifred Shelton Lincoln. She moved to Tryon, NC in 2004 where she and her husband moved from Vermont. Mrs. Turner was of the...

Betty Cooper

Betty Cooper

Apr 24, 2007

Tryon, N.C. - Betty Jean Slater Cooper, 76, of Tryon, NC and Kiawah Island, SC died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at RoseCrest Continuing Care facility, in Inman, SC, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, Born and raised in Bloomfield, NJ, Betty was the commencement speaker for her class of 535 students at her graduation from Bloomfield High School and later graduated...

Ruth Wright

Ruth Wright

Apr 22, 2007

Columbus, NC- Ruth M. Wright, a resident of Tryon Estates, died April 22, 2007. She was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, the daughter of Archibald R. and Eva G. Martin. She grew up in Rockville Centre, Long Island where she studied piano and voice. She graduated from South Side High School and Berkeley-Llewellyn School in Manhattan.She was a volunteer at the...

Chan Robinson

Chan Robinson

Apr 19, 2007

Matthews, N.C. - Chan Holden Robinson, 88, formerly of Tryon, NC, died Thursday, April 19, 2007, at Carrington Place, Matthews, NC. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Eber and Louise Holden Robinson. After graduating in chemical engineering from Michigan State University, he spent his professional life in research and administration in New York, Ohio, and...

George Derwort

George Derwort

Apr 18, 2007

SALUDA, NC -- George Henry Derwort, 75, of Hwy. 176 Saluda, NC, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Tampa, FL, he was the son of the late Raymond Joseph and Lois Leona Turner Derwort. He was a veteran of the US Air Force having served during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Derwort had...

Carol Corbett

Carol Corbett

Apr 17, 2007

EASLEY, SC - "Ken" Carol Bonne Corbett, 75, of Virginia Circle, Easley, SC, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007 in North Greenville Hospital in Travelers Rest, SC.Born in Nash County, NC, he was the son of the late Benjamin Luther and Snowy Heckutt Corbett. Mr. Corbett was retired from Milliken Co. as personnel manager and Piedmont Wine as an auditor. He...

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