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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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Sara Mccarter
Oct 5, 2006
Tryon, NC- Sara Jo McCarter, 74, of 145 Falcon Lane, Tryon, NC died Thursday, October 5, 2006 at her residence. She was the widow of the late Vernon McCarter who died in 1991. Born in Asheville, NC she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Joseph Mayes. Ms. McCarter retired from Mastercraft in Spindale, NC in 1989 after 13...
Jessica Greene
Oct 4, 2006
Rutherfordton, NC- Jessica Paige Greene, 23, of 120 Capozzi Vineyard Dr., died Wednesday, October 4, 2006 in Memphis, TN from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Bozeman, MT on May 1, 1983 and was the daughter of Marvin and Audrey Kay Page Greene of Rutherfordton, NC. She graduated from Bozeman High School in 2001 and loved...
Barbara Francis
Oct 3, 2006
COLUMBUS, NC - Barbara Thomas Francis, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at Tryon Estates Medical Facility, Columbus, NC. Born in Boston, MA, in 1918, she spent her formative years in Boston, Belgium and Canada, and attended first the Choat School for Girls, in Boston and then the Tourelles School in Brussels. After graduating from Branksome...
Carolyn Poe
Oct 3, 2006
Tryon, NC - Carolyn S. Poe, 74, of Tryon Estates and formerly of Warrior Drive, Tryon, NC died Tuesday, October 03, 2006, in St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born in Atlanta, GA, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose Everrett Carroll and Viola K. Smith. She moved to Polk County 21 years ago from Minneapolis, MN and Western Springs,...
Marjorie Haslwanter
Oct 2, 2006
Marjorie Wertheim Haslwanter, 98, of Tryon, NC died Monday, October 2, 2006 in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Blanche M. Mendenhall Wertheim. She was the wife of the late Leo Haslwanter who died in 1973. She became interested in genealogy in the 1960's and was able to trace...
Pamela Warner
Sep 30, 2006
Today we mourn the passing of Pamela Wesche Warner, 62, of West Lakeshore Drive, Landrum, SC. She passed away at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville, NC after a short battle with a neurological disease. She graduated with a Bachelor in Arts Degree in Abstract Art and a minor in Business Management from University of North Carolina at Asheville in 1982....
Ernestine Crowell
Sep 29, 2006
Tryon, NC -- Mrs. Ernestine Peek Crowell of Oak Hill Apartments in Tryon, NC died September 29, 2006 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was born May 30, 1927 in Atlanta, GA and was the daughter of Ernest Laprade Peek and Thelma Lunsford Peek. Mrs. Crowell was a graduate of Girls High in Atlanta, GA. She was an avid bridge player...
Lois Weidenfeller
Sep 27, 2006
Columbus, NC - Lois Nauth Weidenfeller, 83, wife of D. R. Weidenfeller of 615 Laurel Lake Drive, Columbus, NC died Wednesday, September 27, 2006 in Tryon Estates Medical Facility. Born in Kiel, WI, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Daniel F. and Lola Harvey Nauth. Originally from Milwaukee, WI, she moved to Polk County in 1999 from Camden,...
Lillie Cowan
Sep 26, 2006
TRYON, NC -- Lillie Davidson Cowan, 92, of 87 Cowan Lane, Tryon, NC, died Tuesday, September 26, 2006 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center in Tryon, NC.Born in Campobello, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Crawford and Ida Belle Wilhelm Davidson. She was the widow of John W. Cowan who died in 1978. Mrs. Cowan and her...
William Moore
Sep 24, 2006
Columbus, NC - William Blackwell Moore, 91, died Sunday, September 24, 2006 in Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC. Born in Gastonia, NC, he was the son of the late Hugh Langford and Rebecca Blackwell Moore. Mr. Moore was a lst Lt. in the U. S. Marines, serving as Company Commander in Iwo Jima during WWII where he received a purple heart....
John Cash
Sep 23, 2006
COLUMBUS, NC -- John Herman Cash, Jr., 72, of 26 Catherine Drive, Columbus, NC passed away Saturday, September 23, 2006 at his home. Born in Chesnee, South Carolina he was the son of the late Herman and Annie Davis Cash. He was predeceased by his wife Myra Josephine Bishop Cash and a brother Charlie Cash. He is survived by a...
Louise Bolt
Sep 23, 2006
Mill Spring, N.C. - Louise Jones Bolt, 82, of Mill Spring, NC died Saturday, September 24, 2006 in St. Luke's Hospital. She was the widow of the late George Washington Bolt who died in 1995. Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Hattie Jones. She always loved to cook and enjoyed going shopping...
Annie Mcabee
Sep 22, 2006
Mill Spring, NC - Annie Mae Gantt McAbee, 84, formerly of Mill Spring, NC, died Friday, September 22, 2006 at Rutherford Hospital in Rutherfordton, NC after a long period of declining health. Mrs. McAbee entered heaven on her 84th birthday. Born in Cleveland County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ben T. and Lou Lutz Gantt. She was...
Wanda Leblanc
Sep 19, 2006
COLUMBUS, NC -- Wanda Lee Moore LeBlanc, 81, of Holly Hill Dr., Columbus, NC died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center in Tryon, NC, surrounded by her family.Born in Doniphan, MO, she was the daughter of the late Duaine and Helen Worley Moore. She moved to Polk County in 1977 from Detroit, MI.Surviving is her husband,...
Donald Clarke
Sep 15, 2006
Columbus, NC - Donald Wayne Clarke, 69, of 144 Case Street, Columbus, NC died Friday, September 15. 2006 at his home. Born in Racine, WI, he was the son of the late Seymour and Nina Johnson Clarke. He was a Veteran having served in the U. S. Navy from 1955 to 1958. Mr. Clarke was a manufacturing engineer, retired from...
Mildred Rippy
Sep 11, 2006
Tryon, NC -- Mildred L. Rippy, 89, of Rippy Hill, Tryon, NC, died Monday, September 11, 2006 in Laurelhurst in Columbus, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Mattie Jones Rippy. She was a graduate of Tryon High School and attended Mars Hill College. Miss Rippy was an office manager at Adams-Millis...
Pauline Vanwinkle
Sep 8, 2006
Pauline Clark Van WinkleTRYON, NC - Pauline Lucille Clark Van Winkle, 98, of Oak Street, Tryon, NC, died Friday, September 08, 2006 in White Oak Manor Nursing Center in Tryon, NC.Born in Mesopotamia, OH, she was the widow of Wilbur Ray Van Winkle, who died in 1959 after retirement with the Sante Fe Railroad. She was the daughter of the...
Clifford Pack
Sep 7, 2006
Columbus, NC - Clifford Link Pack, 74, of Columbus, NC died Thursday, September 7, 2006, at Ridgerest, Columbus, NC. Born in Rutherford Co., NC, he was the son of the late William F. and Annie Eliza Wilson Pack. A veteran of the US Army he served during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Hatch Mill in Columbus, NC. Mr. Pack...
Esther Nelon
Sep 7, 2006
Sunny View, N.C. - Esther Iona Nelon, 75, of Nelon Road, Mill Spring, NC, died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at the home of her daughter. Born March 17, 1931 in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Ollie Wilson. She was the widow of Ernest Nelon who died in 1986 and was a member of...
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