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Recent Obituaries in Tryon, NC
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Vilma Jansen
May 25, 2007
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Argie Jackson
May 24, 2007
SUNNY VIEW, NC -- Argie Greene Jackson, 75, of 35 Buzz Lane, Mill Spring, (Sunny View Community), died Thursday, May 24, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Brazila and Lela Melton Greene and widow of John L. Jackson who died in November of 2006. Mrs. Jackson retired...
George Masologites
May 24, 2007
Tryon, NC - George Peter Masologites, 89, died May 24, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC. He was born in Minneapolis, MN. He graduated from the University of Minnesota and moved to Philadelphia to work for the Atlantic Refining Company. He married Jean Hamill in 1948. He worked as Director of Research and Development for ARCO in Philadelphia...
Grace Crandall
May 23, 2007
Tryon, NC -- Grace Ann Crandall of Tryon, NC died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.No local services will be held. To to the family, please
Gladys Evins
May 23, 2007
- Gladys McDowell Evins, 44, of River Bluff Rd., Chesnee, SC died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of Johnny B. and Louise Thomas McDowell of Chesnee, SC. She was a former employee of Alpha Beauty School, Spartanburg, SC. Ms. Evins was a member of Maybry's...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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