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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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Doc Edwards

Doc Edwards

Nov 13, 2006

COLUMBUS, NC - Doc Sellers "Sell" Edwards, 91, of Fox Mtn., Rd., Columbus, NC died Monday, November 13, 2006, at his home. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Fonts and Carrie Shehan Edwards. Mr. Edwards was a veteran of WWII having served in the U.S. Navy. He managed the American Legion Post #250 for...

Homer Brock

Homer Brock

Nov 12, 2006

Boiling Springs, SC -- Homer L. Brock, 76, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, November 12, 2006 at his home. Born in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Homer J. and Annie Arledge Brock. He was a retired veteran of the US Navy having served during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. Mr. Brock also retired from...

Lawrence Hendra

Lawrence Hendra

Nov 9, 2006

An obituary is not available at this time for Lawrence William Hendra. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Jeannie Mach

Jeannie Mach

Nov 8, 2006

TRYON, NC --Jeannie Burrell Mach, 41, of E. Park Dr., Tryon, NC went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, November 8, 2006 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of Nancy Nodine Burrell of Lynn, NC and the late Roy Grady Burrell. Jeannie was a l983 graduate of Tryon High School and...

Betty Jones

Betty Jones

Nov 8, 2006

Landrum, SC - Betty Thompson Jones, 71, of 555 East Brookwood Drive, Landrum, SC died Wednesday, November 8, 2006 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of Malley and Mammie Connor Thompson. She was a retired employee of Bommer Industries in Landrum, SC. Mrs. Jones was a member of Calvary Baptist...

Eileen Day

Eileen Day

Nov 7, 2006

Tryon, N.C. - Eileen Smith Day, 86, of Peniel Road, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at her home. Born in Erlanger, KY she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Nellie Epperson Smith. She moved to North Carolina twenty-six years ago from Williamstown, KY and to Polk County, NC in 1999. She was a member of the...

Mary Farrer

Mary Farrer

Nov 5, 2006

Atlanta, GA- Mary Elise Page Farrer, 79, of 2125 Briarwillow Dr., Atlanta, GA, died November 5, 2006 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Farrer was born in Polk County, NC. She was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Annie Belle Adams Page. She was the widow of the Donald F. Farrer who died in l990. She was...

Josephine Milner

Josephine Milner

Nov 5, 2006

TRYON, NC -- Jo Childers Milner, of Tryon Estates, passed peacefully in her sleep Nov. 5, 2006, surrounded by friends, family and loved ones. She was 86 years young.She was born in Greenville, S.C. and was the daughter of Pauline and Lorenzo Childers. She was married to the late Gene Edward Scott of Greenville and they had one daughter, Shannon.In...

John Jackson

John Jackson

Nov 4, 2006

Mill Spring, NC - John Leonard Jackson, 77, of 35 Buzz Lane, Mill Spring, NC passed away Saturday, November 4, 2006 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Henderson County, NC, he was the son of the late Lucy Stepp Case and Harm Jackson. He worked in maintenance for Polk County Board of Education, Southern Mercerizing, and Highwood until...

Mark Pleune

Mark Pleune

Nov 4, 2006

Tryon, NC- Mark C. Pleune, 87, of Tryon, NC, formerly of East Grand Rapids, Michigan, died Saturday, November 4, 2006 following an injury sustained in a fall in August. He was born in Grand Rapids, MI, son of the late Henry M. and Elsie V. Pleune. He was a graduate of East Grand Rapids High School and the University of...

Julia Mcguinn

Julia Mcguinn

Nov 4, 2006

SUNNY VIEW, NC - Julia Mae McGuinn, 83, of King Stepp Rd., Sunny View, NC went home to be with the Lord, Saturday afternoon, November 4, 2006 in Margaret Pardee Hospital, Hendersonville, NC. Born in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Callie Dimsdale Price and wife of the late Edgar McGuinn who died in...

Kathryn Rauscher

Kathryn Rauscher

Nov 2, 2006

Boca Raton, FL -- Kathryn Hedges Rauscher, 84, of Boca Raton, FL died Thursday, November 2, 2006 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC.She was the husband of Leon L. Rauscher.Arrangements will be announced. To to the family, please

Kenneth Frederick

Kenneth Frederick

Oct 31, 2006

TRYON, NC -- Kenneth Linn Frederick, 97, 201 E. Howard St., Tryon, NC, died October 31, 2006 in Ridgerest in Columbus, NCBorn in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of the late Robert Clifton and Lucy May Snodgrass Frederick. Mr. Frederick worked for Western Electric, which was a subsidiary of AT & T and retired to Tryon in 1976....

Douglas Ballew

Douglas Ballew

Oct 29, 2006

ANDERSON, SC - Douglas McArthur Ballew, 59, of Anderson, SC formerly of Tryon, NC died Sunday, October 29, 2006 in Augusta VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of Elizabeth Ellis Ballew and the late Charles Ed Ballew. Mr. Ballew was a veteran of Vietnam having served in the U.S. Army. He was...

Harold Minick

Harold Minick

Oct 26, 2006

An obituary is not available at this time for Harold Neal Minick. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

James Broome

James Broome

Oct 22, 2006

CAMPOBELLO, SC - James "Carl" Broome, 81, of John High Rd., Campobello, SC died Sunday evening, October 22, 2006 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Inman, SC, he was the son of the late Ira and Myrtle Ballenger Broome. He was a veteran having served in the US Navy during WW II. Mr. Broome was retired from...

Catherine Case

Catherine Case

Oct 19, 2006

COLUMBUS, NC - Catherine Robinson Case, 81, of Columbus, NC died Thursday, October 19, 2006 in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Liverpool, England, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth Baggott Robinson and was the widow of Thomas Case who died in January of 2005. She was a member of the St. John the Baptist...

Robert Thrift

Robert Thrift

Oct 19, 2006

COLUMBUS, NC - Robert James Thrift, 101, of Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, NC died Thursday, October 19, 2006 in Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC.Born in Cincinnati, OH, he was the son of the late Douglas and Martha Kegel Thrift. He attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated from Purdue University in 1931. Mr. Thrift retired from Dupont in 1970. He was...

Ivan Kuster

Ivan Kuster

Oct 18, 2006

IVAN JAMES KUSTERCOLUMBUS, NC -- Ivan James Kuster, 94, of 1064 Mill Street, Columbus, NC, died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 in Autumn Care Nursing Center in Saluda, NC. Born in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of the late James F. and Katherine Eisenhardt Kuster. He was a veteran, having served in the US Army. Mr. Kuster moved to Polk...

Robert Kestler

Robert Kestler

Oct 17, 2006

TRYON, NC - Robert Edwin Kestler, 92, of 70 Oak Street, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC. Born in Reading, Pa, he was the son of the late Edwin and Emma Kestler. Surviving are two sons, Robert M. Kestler of Campobello, SC and Gary Kestler of West Chester, PA; one sister, Josephine Thistle...

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