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Recent Obituaries in Tryon, NC
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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