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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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Richard Hollobaugh
Jul 9, 2017
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Raymond Spanjer
Jul 7, 2017
-Paul, 62, was born the youngest of four boys and raised in Cedartown, GA. His parents, Raymond Spanjer, MD and Grace Ross Spanjer, MD, his wife Linda, and his nephew, Eric Spanjer, preceded him in death.He is survived by his twin, Allen Spanjer of New York City, NY, and brothers and sisters in law, Robert (Bobby) and Gloria Spanjer of...
Barbara Keller
Jul 7, 2017
Barbara Calkins Keller, 85, of Columbus, NC passed away Friday evening, July 7, 2017 at the Elizabeth House, Flat Rock, NC with her daughter Ann at her side.Born in Chicago, Ill, she was the daughter of the late Burton Henry Calkins and Evelyn Olson Calkins and wife of the late William F. Keller, Jr. (Bill) who passed away in 1993....
Charles Neff
Jul 6, 2017
-Charles "Charlie" Neff Jr. of Tryon, NC, passed away peacefully at home after a long illness on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Charlie is preparing the way for his beloved wife of 67 years, Marjorie, who was by his bedside until the end. Charlie is mourned by his brother, Robert "Bob" Neff and his wife, Anne of Gwynedd, PA, his son,...
Shirley Edwards
Jul 5, 2017
Shirley Phillips Edwards of Judge Rd., Tryon, N.C., passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, N.C.She was born in Polk County, on December 1, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Jess Alexander Phillips and Maude McCurry Phillips. Shirley graduated from Tryon High School where she played basketball and was a cheerleader. She...
James Gilbert
Jul 5, 2017
- James Dean Gilbert, 76, of Saluda, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior at Park Ridge Hospital on July 5, 2017 after struggling for many years with health issues.James was the son of the late Marvin and Emmie Staton Gilbert and was raised by his "second" mother, his Aunt Lula Staton and late grandparents, M.T. and Bessie...
Dennis Wall
Jun 24, 2017
Dennis Trimmer Wall, 65, of Waynesville, NC, died, Saturday, June 24, 2017 in the Brian Center, Waynesville, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Calvin and Mary Alewine Wall. He graduated from Horry Georgetown Technical College with a degree in Golf Course Management. Dennis enjoyed gardening, going to the lake, movies, and animals. He will...
Mack Wise
Jun 22, 2017
Mack E. Wise of Mill Spring, NC passed away Thursday afternoon, June 22, 2017 while under hospice care at Autumn Care of Saluda, NC.Mack grew up in Polk County. He attended Mill Spring School and joined the U.S. Navy for a short time in 1962. Mack was in his true form as a mountain man during his younger years. He...
Maggie Edwards
Jun 22, 2017
Maggie Sue Bridgeman Edwards, 85, of Columbus, NC passed away Thursday morning, June 22, 2017 at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC.A native of Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late George W. Bridgeman and Rosa Bradley Bridgeman and widow of Doc "Sell" Edwards who passed away in 2006. Mrs. Edwards worked at Hatch Mill and in her...
Inez Arledge
Jun 20, 2017
Inez Moss Arledge, 93, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 20, 2017 at the Smith Phayer Hospice House, Landrum, SC.A native of Mill Spring, NC, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Cletus Moss and Bessie Walker Moss and widow of J. Hugh Arledge who passed away in 2012. Mrs. Arledge retired from General Electric in...
James Silver
Jun 19, 2017
James Vance Silver of Green Creek, NC passed away Monday, June 19, 2017.Arrangements will be announced. To to the family, please
John Jeanson
Jun 14, 2017
GREEN CREEK, NC – John Bauduin Jeanson, 89, of Green Creek, NC passed away, Wednesday evening, June 14, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he was the son of the late Nicholas J. Jeanson and Huberta Messelaar Jeanson. Mr. Jeanson served in the Dutch Royal Navy and came to America in 1961 after emigrating to Canada in...
Barbara Pearson
Jun 12, 2017
Barbara Todd Pearson, 84, of Saluda, NC passed on June 12, 2017 after a brief illness. Barbara worked in banking for many years with Northwestern Bank and First Citizens Bank of Hendersonville, NC and was known for her friendly manner and her ability to make people laugh.She was preceded in death by her parents Maj. David and Eleanor Todd of...
Sara Chalmers
Jun 9, 2017
- Sara DeBerry Chalmers, 92, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017, in White Oak Manor, Tryon, NC.Born in Ft. Pierce, FL, she was the daughter of the late James Robert and Sara Huntley DeBerry. She was the widow of Carl Mannix Chalmers, who passed away in 1997. Sara retired from First Baptist Church of Greenville after 28 years as...
Janet Worthington
Jun 6, 2017
Janet Louise Worthington passed away on June 6, 2017 in Hospice House, Landrum, SC, after a long illness.She was born in NYC, August 17, 1928. She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Henry Bethel, mother, Edna Bach Bethel, and husband, George H. Worthington III. Surviving are her children, Lorraine W. Mosca, Frank H. Worthington, and George H. Worthington...
William Gruhn
Jun 4, 2017
- Dr. William Bryant Gruhn, 72, died of heart failure Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, NC, surrounded by loving family.A memorial will be held on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the McFarland Funeral Chapel in Tryon, NC.Born in Riverside, CA to Maxine (Bryant) and Herman Gruhn, he spent his childhood days...
Venus Koski
Jun 2, 2017
?Venus Irene Koski of Columbus, NC passed away, Friday, June 2, 2017 at her home. To to the family, please
Virginia Johnson
Jun 2, 2017
- Virginia Davis Johnson of Hendersonville, North Carolina went home to be with her Lord June 2, 2017.She was born on December 4, 1937 in Polk County, North Carolina, and was the daughter of William Renn Davis and Gladys Arledge Davis.She was an energetic three year old and while playing with friends in Saluda, injured her leg. She developed osteomyelitis...
Sheila Umlauf
Jun 2, 2017
Tryon, NC- Sheila Umlauf, age 79, of Tryon, NC passed into the hands of our Lord early on the morning of June 2, 2017 after a fiercely fought ten month battle against a very aggressive, unstoppable, form of lymphoma. Sheila, daughter of the late Roger and Mary Sullivan and the youngest of six children, was born April 10, 1938 in...
Joseph Erwin
Jun 1, 2017
To let you know, by this paraphrase of Thomas Wolf which he had set to beautiful music, that Joseph A. Erwin "left the world he knew for greater knowing" on June 1, 2017.Joseph's understanding of and ability to communicate to so many, the meaning he saw in great music will be his heritage.Joseph and his wife, Kathleen, came to Tryon...
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