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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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Larry Fagan

Larry Fagan

Oct 14, 2006

Green Creek, NC - Larry James Fagan, Sr., 64, of 350 Radar Rd., Rutherfordton, NC (Green Creek Community) died unexpectedly at his home Saturday, October 14, 2006.A native of Green Greek, NC he was the son of Sybil Westbrook Bitting of Autumn Care in Saluda, NC and Huey Fagan of Green Creek, NC. He was a veteran of the US...

Darlene Lockhart

Darlene Lockhart

Oct 14, 2006

LANDRUM, SC -- Darlene Nevada Lockhart, 55, of 115 Pierce Road, Landrum, SC died Saturday, October 14, 2006 in Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg, SC.Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late David Herbert and Dena Parker Lockhart. She was a client at Piedmont Skills in Greer, SC and was a member of Oak Grove Baptist...

Mary Morris

Mary Morris

Oct 9, 2006

MILL SPRING, NC - Mary Ellen Fowler Morris, 98, of Pea Ridge Rd., Mill Spring, NC, died Monday, October 9, 2006 at the home of her daughter.Born in Polk County, NC she was the daughter of the late John Nathan and Naomi Nanney Fowler. She was the widow of Fred Alexander Morris who died in 1974. She was a l931...

Thomas Warder

Thomas Warder

Oct 8, 2006

Tryon, NC- Thomas Grayston Warder, born in Grafton, West Virginia on September 14, 1910, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2006 at White Oak Manor in Tryon, North Carolina at the age of 96. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1932, he served in World War II in the construction of ships in Newport News, Virginia, achieving the...

Gertrude Dusenbury

Gertrude Dusenbury

Oct 7, 2006

Tryon, NC- Gertrude Dusenbury passed away peacefully on October 7, 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC in the loving care of St. Luke's staff, family, and friends. She was born on April 14, 1914 in Breckenridge, PA. Gertrude's love of tennis and swimming started as a child in Lansing, MI. She was a 1932 graduate of Lansing Central High...

Sara Mccarter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

V Jay Clark

V Jay Clark

Sep 29, 2006

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Lois Weidenfeller

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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