All Obituaries

Rev. Frederick H.G. Holck age 92 of Columbus, NC passed away January 15, 2020. Services will be held in Ohio. Sanders Funeral Home.

  Martha  “Marty” Ann Nesbitt Copenhaver, 88, a resident of Tryon Estates, passed away early on January 9, 2020. Marty was born to William and Annie Nesbitt on April 8, 1931, at the original St. Luke’s Hospital in Tryon, NC. Her aunt was Miss Clara Edwards, long-time proprietor of Oak Hall Hotel. Marty attended Edneyville High School, where her father was principal and her mother taught special education classes. She followed in her mother’s footsteps by...

Emery Thomas Dessoffy age 74 of Tryon, NC passed away January 4, 2020. Family will have a private service. Memorials can be made to The Wounded Warrior Project, at www.woundedwarriorproject.org Sanders Funeral Home.

  Ernest H “Ernie” Moore passed away suddenly on January 3, 2020.  Ernie was born on January 10th, 1938 in the Little River Community of Transylvania County to Lawson Harvey and Esther Fisher Moore.  For the past 46 years he had lived and worked in the Sunny View Community of Polk County. Ernie enjoyed tinkering with anything that had a motor and was a longtime NASCAR enthusiast.  He also enjoyed telling “dad jokes” and spending time with...

Todd Jason Eaton age 49 of Mill Spring, NC passed away January 2, 2019. Services will be held in New York. Sanders Funeral Home.

  Weldon David Hill age 71 of Tryon, NC passed away December 28, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. David was born in Tryon, NC to the late Weldon Cooledge Hill and Ellen Moss. He was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Freeda Cox and Katherine Reel. He is survived by 2 sons, Steven Hill of Tryon, NC and Lee Hill of Landrum, SC; 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held privately at a later date. Sanders Funeral Home.

Richard Lee Barto age 74 of Tryon, NC passed away December 27, 2019. Services will be private. Sanders Funeral Home.

Daniel Alois Schwalbe age 82 of Tryon, NC passed away December 23, 2019. Arrangements will be announced. Sanders Funeral Home.

  Lisa Horton Allen, 63, of Columbus NC went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 12, 2019. Lisa is leaving behind a loving husband, Frankie Allen; her children, Kylie Vanderford (Jonathan), Hunter Allen (Allison), and step daughter Tonya; grandchildren Aevah, Sadie, Mack, Jonah, Fisher, Emily and Madison; and great grandchild Hadleigh. She is also survived by her sister Carol Cartledge (Mark), brother Billy Horton (Anne), and many special cousins, nieces and...

Joan Steinmetz Aussendorf age 93 of Columbus, NC passed away December 10, 2019. Services will be private. Sanders Funeral Home.