All Obituaries

Linda Eleanor Stoll age 77 of Tryon, NC passed away May 21, 2022. Born in Derry, New Hampshire to the late Nigel Campbell and Eleanor Keddy Campbell. Widow of the late Charles Stoll. She was a member of Spartanburg First Church of the Nazarene. Linda loved working in her yard and tending to her flowers. Survivors include her daughters, Bonnie Stoll, Rebecca Dicuro, and a son, Michael Stoll; grandsons, Charles Stoll III, Jonathan Stoll, and Vincent Dicuro; a sister, Janet Haynes of...

Louis Joseph Briere age 95 of Mill Spring, NC passed away May 16, 2022. Services will be held in New York. Sanders Funeral Home.

  Barbara Joyce (Esch) (Schmidt) Henning (79) peacefully departed this Earth on May 11, 2022. Barbara was born in Milwaukee, WI and was raised by her mother Alice.  Barbara’s greatest passions in life were her three children, her horses, and her dogs, not always necessarily in that order. Barbara loved to ride her quarter-horses and often rode on them in parades.  Her most notable parade was the Circus Parade that took place in downtown Milwaukee, WI. Barbara’s...

  Valerie R. Thompson, 72, of Tryon, NC, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2022, peacefully at home. Born on May 20, 1949, in Chelsey, MA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Beth G. Rives.  Valerie and her husband moved to Tryon, NC, in 1980. They started the first garden center in Tryon, NC.  Valerie owned and operated Four Winds Florist for several years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Douglas M. Thompson. She...

  John Patrick Dunn, 78, of Mill Spring, NC passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022, from an ongoing medical condition.  John was born June 14, 1943, in Morris County, NJ to John and Lucy Dunn. After graduating High School, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served in Vietnam.  After four years he was awarded and honorable discharge.  Upon returning home he joined his uncle’s construction company and took over the company after his uncle retired.  He and his...

  James “Jimmy” Smith, 86, of Columbus, NC, formerly of Savannah, GA, and husband of Margie Villanueva Smith, went home to be with his heavenly Father, on Thursday evening, April 7, 2022, with his devoted and loving wife by his side until he drew his last breath.  Jimmy was a loving husband, and friend to many.  Jimmy is survived by his wife Margie, his caring Month-In-Law, Julieta Villanueva, his brother Jerry (Cheryl) Smith, Bluffton, SC, his sons Kevin and...

  Lester Frank Backus Jr. of Columbus, NC, passed away on April 6, 2022. Services will be private.   Sanders Funeral Home.

Donald Robert Lyons, 80, of Tryon Estates, Columbus, NC died unexpectedly on March 8, 2022, from the complications of a stroke. Don is survived by his wife, Donna; daughters Christine (Robert) Krause of Feasterville, PA, and Stephanie (Michael) Vostenak of Delran, NJ; brother Richard (Marty) Lyons of Berlin, NJ; four grandsons; Jake, Luke, Peyton and Shane; stepdaughter, Judy Bond (Chip) and one stepson Jeff Dahl (Sonya); seven step-grandchildren and two step-great grandchildren, and his...

Clois Champion Jackson, 94, of Flat Rock passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at the Elizabeth House.  She was born June 3, 1927, in Polk County, NC to the late Butler and Gertrude Constant Jackson, she was also predeceased by her husband, Roy C. Jackson, son, Bruce Jackson, and daughter, Gloria Fisher. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Paris (Gene) of Flat Rock, David Jackson (Inez) of Tryon; six grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren,...

Martha Ann Oates age 89 of Tryon, NC passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Born in York County, SC to the late David Brown Rawls and Ruth Cora Hollis. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Lovelace of Columbus, NC. Burial will be held in Rock Hill, SC. Sanders Funeral Home.