Billy Ray Padgett age 71 of 460 A.B. Jacks Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 6th in the Greenville Memorial Hospital.
He was born in Greenville, SC and was a son of Clyde Padgett of Clinton and the late Dorothy Louise Walker Padgett.
Mr. Padgett was retired from AT&T. He was an U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of the American Legion. He attended Bellview Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Vivian Pearson Padgett; a son, Jeffrey Norwood of Laurens; two daughters, Stephanie N. Donnan and Elise N. Childress, both of Laurens; two brothers, Bobby Padgett and wife Joyce, and Jerry Padgett and wife Okie, both of Clinton; two sisters, Joann Bagwell and husband David, and Evelyn Cox and husband Johnny, both of Laurens; a sister-in-law, Joann Padgett; and five grandchildren.
Mr. Padgett was predeceased by a brother, Norman Padgett.
Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, August 10th at 2:00 p.m. in the Gray Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton with interment in Pinelawn Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family will be at their respective homes.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 271 Middleburg Dr., Suite 311, Columbia, SC 29250 or the charity of one’s choice.
Gray Funeral Home of Clinton