McFarland Funeral Chapel

McFarland Funeral Chapel Founded in 1911, McFarland Funeral Home has been serving the Tryon community for over 100 years. Staff are available 24/7 to assist you.

McFarland Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Tryon, NC is a full-service funeral chapel and crematory specializing in burials, cremations, veteran services, funeral preplanning, memorialization, and life celebration services since 1911.

Emily Lyle EdwardsEmily Lyle Edwards, 74 of Greenville, SC passed away Friday, January 23, 2026. Born and raised in Tryo...
01/24/2026

Emily Lyle Edwards

Emily Lyle Edwards, 74 of Greenville, SC passed away Friday, January 23, 2026. Born and raised in Tryon, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Edwards. She is pre-deceased by her brother, Dan, and survived by her sister-in-law, Carolyn Edwards of San Antonio, Texas and friends that she called family. After graduating from Tryon High School in 1970, Emily attended the University of North Carolina receiving BS in Industrial Relations. She was a member of Kappa...

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Judy Hartman RatcliffeJudy Hartman Ratcliffe of Tryon Estates, Columbus, North Carolina passed away on January 21, 2026 ...
01/23/2026

Judy Hartman Ratcliffe

Judy Hartman Ratcliffe of Tryon Estates, Columbus, North Carolina passed away on January 21, 2026 at the age of 78. Judy was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the daughter of Elmer Hartman and Shirley Marie Judy Hartman. She grew up in Franklin, WV and attended the public schools of Pendleton County, WV where she graduated in the class of 1965. Judy graduated with honors from Fairmont State University in 1969, and completed her Master’s degree at Appalachian State University,...

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Martha Hall DavisINMAN – Martha Hall Davis, 95, of Inman, went home to be with the Lord, Friday morning, January 23, 202...
01/23/2026

Martha Hall Davis

INMAN – Martha Hall Davis, 95, of Inman, went home to be with the Lord, Friday morning, January 23, 2026, at her home. Born in Landrum, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Eugene Hall, Sr. and Lillian Kelly Hall. Martha was a graduate of Landrum High School and went on to work and retire from Milliken and Company in Spartanburg in the Print Shop. Martha loved to travel and enjoyed living on Lake Bowen. Martha was well known...

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Georgia Huntsinger PaceGeorgia Huntsinger Pace entered this world on February 4th, 1934, to her parents Thomas and Mae H...
01/22/2026

Georgia Huntsinger Pace

Georgia Huntsinger Pace entered this world on February 4th, 1934, to her parents Thomas and Mae Huntsinger and began her eternal life on January 21, 2026, forever leaving behind a trail of kindness. She is predeceased by her sister, Emily Camp, and her brother, Bosey Huntsinger. She spent 69 years married to the love of her life, Nelson “Bud” Pace, after their first meeting 3 years prior, until his passing in 2021. Wherever you saw Bud, you most likely heard...

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Ned FrybargerTryon, NC- Ned Frybarger, 96, died on Monday, January 12, 2026 in Tryon, North Carolina. He was born in Hot...
01/20/2026

Ned Frybarger

Tryon, NC- Ned Frybarger, 96, died on Monday, January 12, 2026 in Tryon, North Carolina. He was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota and he was the son of Clyde Calvin Frybarger and Dorothy Thomsen Frybarger. He served in the US Air Force and was employed by IBM for over 40 years. He was an active member of the Carolina Carriage Club. Surviving include son, Roy Frybarger, Saratoga, Wyoming and daughter, Sandy Farrelly, Matthews, North Carolina; grandchildren Stephen Farrelly and...

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Dorothy Moffat EargleDorothy Moffat Eargle, 90, passed away on January 1, 2026. She is proceeded in death by Roy Eargle,...
01/20/2026

Dorothy Moffat Eargle

Dorothy Moffat Eargle, 90, passed away on January 1, 2026. She is proceeded in death by Roy Eargle, her husband of over 60 years, daughter Ruchia Moran, and son Grier Eargle. Dotty's passions were gardening, cooking, traveling, music and her beloved family. She trained in Opera in Germany for five years. After her studies the family moved to Alexandria, VA. They had an antique business in Alexandria, and Dotty loved to refurbish furniture. In the early eighties the family moved...

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Ruby Danner Beam
01/19/2026

Ruby Danner Beam

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Harriet Spratt SpencerCOLUMBUS – Harriet Leigh Spratt Spencer, 84, of Columbus, passed away, January 7, 2026, at White O...
01/16/2026

Harriet Spratt Spencer

COLUMBUS – Harriet Leigh Spratt Spencer, 84, of Columbus, passed away, January 7, 2026, at White Oak Manor of Tryon. Born in Lenoir, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Ralph Spratt, Sr. and Elizabeth Harris Spratt and wife of the late William “Billy” C. Spencer, III who passed away in in 1993. Mrs. Spencer was a graduate of the University of Florida and moved to Columbus in 1995. She was an avid animal enthusiast and local...

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Preston Lewis WhitePreston Lewis White passed away on January 15, 2026 in Tryon, N.C. at the age of 80. Preston was born...
01/15/2026

Preston Lewis White

Preston Lewis White passed away on January 15, 2026 in Tryon, N.C. at the age of 80. Preston was born on August 9, 1945 in Rutherfordton, N.C. to Bill and Bernice White. He worked as a lineman for BellSouth/AT&T for 26 years. During that time, he served as a union representative for the Communications Workers of America and was a president of the Shelby chapter. After retiring, Preston became the owner and operator of AAA airport shuttle services. Before long,...

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Leanda Stepp MaillardRUTHERFORDTON – Leanda Kaye Stepp Maillard, 46, of Rutherfordton, passed away, Wednesday, January 1...
01/15/2026

Leanda Stepp Maillard

RUTHERFORDTON – Leanda Kaye Stepp Maillard, 46, of Rutherfordton, passed away, Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Rutherford Hospital. Born in Henderson County, she was the daughter of Roger Major Stepp and the late Margaret Young Stepp. Leanda was a graduate of West Henderson High School. For the last nine years, she worked at Seasons Restaurant at Highland Lake Resort in Flat Rock. She was an avid animal lover, enjoyed doing landscape painting and hiking. Surviving in addition to her father...

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Harriette Splawn BlantonHarriette Splawn Blanton, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, went to be ...
01/13/2026

Harriette Splawn Blanton

Harriette Splawn Blanton, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 12, 2026. She was born on December 18, 1944, to Preston and Mary Lou Splawn and resided in Columbus, North Carolina. Harriette was a warm light to her family and all who knew her. Her doors were always open, welcoming family and friends with love, kindness, and grace. She was a woman of deep and abiding faith, a faithful...

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Herbert Grant Gelhardt IIIHerbert G Gelhardt III, 96, of Tryon passed away peacefully on December 21, 2025. Known as Her...
01/12/2026

Herbert Grant Gelhardt III

Herbert G Gelhardt III, 96, of Tryon passed away peacefully on December 21, 2025. Known as Herb to his friends, he was born in Queens, New York on January 7, 1929 to Herbert and Mildred Gelhardt. Herb attended the Riverside Military School in Gainesville, Georgia as a young boy, and later went to Storm King Military School, near West Point, NY. Upon his high school graduation, Herb attended Champlain College and ultimately the University of Maryland. Always fascinated by aviation,...

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