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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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George Ford

George Ford

Dec 8, 2015

An obituary is not available at this time for George Kenneth Ford. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Booger Ford

Booger Ford

Dec 7, 2015

TRYON, NC - George K. "Booger" Ford, 77, of Tryon, NC passed away, Monday afternoon, December 7, 2015 in Autumn Care of Saluda, NC.Born in Lynn, NC, he was the son of the late Robert Leland Ford and Annie Mae Fisher Ford. Mr. Ford was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. After his time in the Navy, he returned to...

George Ford

George Ford

Dec 7, 2015

An obituary is not available at this time for George Kenneth Ford. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Donald Barnett

Donald Barnett

Dec 1, 2015

TRYON, NC - Donald Elmer Barnett of Tryon, NC passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 1, 2015 in the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC.Born January 5, 1931 in Jefferson, GA, he was the son of the late Herman Elmer and Amanda Eckles Barnett. Mr. Barnett was a Mason, English Professor at the University of Georgia for thirty-seven years,...

June Radford

June Radford

Dec 1, 2015

Columbus, NC- June Rempert Radford died at Tryon Estates in Columbus, North Carolina, on December 1, 2015. She had battled Alzheimer's disease for a number of years.She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 15, 1928, the youngest of Mabel and Fred Rempert's four daughters. In February 1952, she met James Earl Radford, Sr., on a blind date in Washington,...

Anne Perewiznyk

Anne Perewiznyk

Nov 27, 2015

Mill Spring, NC- Anne Perewiznyk, 90, of Mill Spring, NC, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2015.Anne was born in Passaic, NJ, and lived in Clifton, NJ for more than 30 years, where she was a member of the Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church. She worked as a production supervisor at an industrial vacuum manufacturing firm, and then as a...

Mary Hughes

Mary Hughes

Nov 26, 2015

Columbus, NC- MARY COUGHLIN HUGHES passed on Thanksgiving Day, 2015 at her retirement home, Tryon Estates in Columbus, NC, at the age of 94. (May 6, 1921 - November 26, 2015).Born in New York City to Marion Lynehan and John Coughlin and grew up in West Hartford Conn. and Larchmont, NY. Widow of Joseph F. Hughes (1921-1997) Survived by daughter,...

Christine Zimmerman

Christine Zimmerman

Nov 26, 2015

Columbus, NC- Christine Marina Zimmerman passed on Thanksgiving Day, 2015 at Laurelwoods in Columbus, N.C., at the age of 94 (May 7, 1921 - November 26, 2015).She was born in Den Haag, The Netherlands to Conrad Emil Lambert Helfrich and Augusta Clasina Helfrich-Gieben. She was the widow of Johan Carel Zimmerman 1922-2002 who was also from the Netherlands. She is...

Carolyn Shehan

Carolyn Shehan

Nov 25, 2015

LANDRUM, SC - Carolyn Denton Shehan, 64, of Landrum, SC passed away Wednesday evening, November 25, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville, NC.Born in Tryon, NC, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth McAbee Denton. Mrs. Shehan retired from St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC after forty-two years of service as a Nurse. She was a member...

Ella Griffin

Ella Griffin

Nov 24, 2015

Tryon, NC, Ella Virginia Griffin 88, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at her home.Ella was born in Chester County, SC, and was the daughter of the late James and Nancy Goudelock. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years Reese Griffin in 2008, and a son, Reese Griffin Jr. in 2002.Ella is survived by two...

Marvin Edwards

Marvin Edwards

Nov 22, 2015

An obituary is not available at this time for Marvin Edwards Jr.. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall.

Farrell Atkins

Farrell Atkins

Nov 19, 2015

Landrum, SC- Farrell Floyd Atkins passed away November 19, 2015 at his home. Born in Greenville County, SC, he was the son of the late Preston and Roxie Painter Atkins. A Native of Greenville County, Mr. Atkins love to fish, hunt, go camping and follow Nascar.Mr. Atkins is survived by two daughters, Janet Gosnell (Ray Sherbert) of Campobello and Teresa...

Tamar Harris

Tamar Harris

Nov 17, 2015

Mill Spring, NC-Tamar Elizabeth Harris died at Spartanburg Regional medical Center on Thursday November 17 as a result of injuries sustained in a fall at her home in the Lake Adger section of Mill Spring.Mrs. Harris was born April 12, 1943 in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of William F. Cooney and Majel Williams Cooney. She grew up in Darien, Connecticut...

John Jones

John Jones

Nov 16, 2015

MILL SPRING, NC - John Floyd Jones, 89, of Mill Spring, NC passed away Monday evening, November 16, 2015 at LaurelWoods, Columbus, NC.Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late John Birch Jones and Hattie Gibbs Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters, his twin brother, Boyd...

Collett Quinn

Collett Quinn

Nov 15, 2015

Tryon, NC- Collett Dean Quinn, 86, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at his home.Collett was born in Paris Illinois, and was the son of the late Collett Emerson Quinn and Fern Landes Quinn.Collett is survived by his wife of 64 years Marilyn Lindbloom Quinn. In addition to his wife, are his children, grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. To to...

Alvin Jones

Alvin Jones

Nov 8, 2015

GREEN CREEK, NC - Alvin "Rusty" Ray Jones, 81, of Green Creek, NC passed away, Sunday afternoon November 8, 2015 at his home.Born in Henderson County, NC, he was the son of the late Miles and Ollie Blackwell Jones. Mr. Jones was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and Vietnam serving in the U.S. Navy. After Vietnam, he went to...

Mary Pace

Mary Pace

Oct 31, 2015

Columbus, NC- Elizabeth Hague Pace, 88, passed away Saturday, October 31, at The Hospice House of Rutherford County, in Forest City, NC.She was the daughter of the late William and Maude Hague. She was the wife of the late Donald Edwards, Gurley Patty Jr. and G.L. Pace.Elizabeth is survived by two daughters Margaret Durham of Columbus, NC, and Shirley Peach...

Isabel Reid

Isabel Reid

Oct 28, 2015

Saluda, NC- Isabel Bradley Reid,79, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Mission Hospital, in Asheville, NC.She was the daughter of the late Moses and Mae Davis Bradley. Isabel was preceded in death by her husband Spencer W. Reid, a son Stewart B. Reid, a brother Wilkie Bradley, and a sister Louise Thompson. She was a faithful member of Tryon...

Frances Webb

Frances Webb

Oct 27, 2015

Columbus, NC- Frances Mitchell Linton Webb, 94, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in Autumn Care of Saluda, NC.She was the daughter of the late William and Sarah Linton. Frances was preceded in death by her husband Willis Webb, a brother William Linton, and four sisters: Louise Howard, Elizabeth Pressley, Jennie Kimery, and Margaret Mathis. She is survived by many nieces...

Rebecca Huntley

Rebecca Huntley

Oct 26, 2015

Spindale, NC - Rebecca Ann Huntley, 56, died Monday, October 26, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.She was preceded in death by her father Robert A. Huntley. She was a member of the Order of Daughters of the King and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Rebecca was a communicant at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Rutherfordton,...

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