UNION — Mr. Erby G. Mabry Jr., 86, husband of Evelyn Foster Mabry, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at Windsor House in Spartanburg.

Mr. Mabry was born in Union, July 8, 1926, a son of the late Erby G. and Nellie Harvey Mabry. He was retired from the Union County Public Works Department and was previously employed with Milliken Company, Monarch Plant. Mr. Mabry was a member of Salem Baptist Church since 1952 and was a member of the John A. Fant Masonic Lodge.

Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Bill Mabry of Union; a sister, Lucille M. Palmer of Roanoke, VA; a brother, Clyde Ray Mabry of Slaughter, LA; three grandchildren, Cathy Freeman and Rev. Josh Freeman of Union and Karen Mabry of Las Cruces, NM; two great granddaughters, Abbey Freeman and Aryn Freeman; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two brothers, Samuel E. Mabry and John Lewis Mabry.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Wayne Cooke and Rev. Jerry Ford. Burial will follow at Union Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be held 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the chapel prior to the services.

Active pallbearers will be Jimmy Crocker, Tim Palmer, Kenny Proctor, Evans Crocker, Ellis Jenkins and Rev. Josh Freeman. Mr. Malcolm Gregory and the staff and nurses of the Windsor House are asked to sit in a group.

The family wishes to express their gratitude to Dr. David Keith and to the staff and nurses of Windsor House for their care and concern of Mr. Mabry.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058 or the American Cancer Society 154 Milestone Way, Greenville, S.C. 29615 or Salem Baptist Church, 1835 Tinker Creek Road, Union, S.C. 29379.

The family will be at their respective homes.

S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home

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