Gary Parris Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2019-06-19T16:00:00
End: 2019-06-19T18:00:00
Location: Blakely Funeral Home

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Gary Parris (Gaffney, South Carolina), who passed away on June 14, 2019 at the age of 64. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Gary Parris to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Gary Willie Parris and Clara Johnson Parris. He is survived by: his wife Sylvie King Parris; his sons, Rusty Parris of Spartanburg and Gary Alan Parris (Marybeth) of Greenville; his stepchildren, Michael Andrew King (Monica) of Tampa, FL, Ashley Faye Starkey (Derek) of Inman and Megan Claire Arthur (Alan) of Spartanburg; his brother Terry Parris (Glenda) of Gaffney; his grandchildren, Kane Parris, Cory Parris, Bailey Parris, Eric Cothran, Connor Cothran, Isabella King, Christian King, Helene Starkey, Isaiah Starkey, Rowan Starkey and Abel Arthur; and his aunt Helen Price (Dewitt) of Gaffney.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Cherokee Recreation Department, 580 Twin Lake Road, Gaffney, SC, 29341.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory

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June 15, 2019

Mary Ann Reynolds wrote a sympathy message

“My wife and I worked with Gary at the sanitation and the landfill. We are sorry for your loss and our prayers are with you and your family. We knew Gary well and I can honestly say that I lost a good friend and the County lost a great man.”