Roy Clifford Sperry, 73, husband of Brenda Mauney Sperry, passed away Thursday, November 18, 2021.
Born in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Roy and Imogene Taylor Sperry.
Clifford was a member of the Taylor’s Masonic Lodge #345 A.F.M. After high school, he served in the US Navy on the USS L.Y. Spear (AS-36) as a plank owner. He retired as a Lieutenant with the Taylor’s Fire Department and also retired with Strange Brothers Grading where he had been employed for 40 years.
The first time Clifford proposed to Brenda was with a bubble gum ring sitting on top of a doghouse when he was 11 and she was 12.
In addition to his life-long love, Brenda, he is survived by his son, Shawn Sperry and his wife Brandy; daughter, Jennifer Sperry; two grandsons, Jacob and Gabriel Sperry; sister, Nancy Ammons; brother-in-law Rick Ashmore and his wife Linda; sister-in-law, Barbara Mauney; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Willard Ammons and Donald Mauney.
A visitation will be held Sunday, November 21, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. A service will be held Monday, November 22, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown in the Chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hemophilia of South Carolina 439 Congaree Road, #5, Greenville, SC 29607 or www.hemophiliasc.org.
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