Mr. Barry "Boaty" Boatwright Graniteville, South Carolina Obituary

Mr. Barry "Boaty" Boatwright

Mr. Richard Barry "Boaty" Boatwright, Sr, 65, beloved husband of 27 years to Mrs. Charlene Croft Boatwright, entered into rest on Thursday, October 21, 2021. The family will greet friends on Sunday, October 24, 2021, beginning at 3 o'clock at Hatcher Funeral Home and Cremation Service followed by a Celebration of Life service at 4 o'clock in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Langley Cemetery, Langley, SC. Pallbearers will be Christian Boatwright, Gary Boatwright, Jr, Brint Boatwright, Greg Boatwright, Avery Atkinson, and Pat Rowland. Honorary pallbearers will be Whitney Nappier and Evan Boatwright. Barry was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey Burl Boatwright, Sr and Gloria Boyd Boatwright and a sister, Donna Kay Boatwright Rowland. Left to cherish Barry’s memory along with his wife, Charlene is his children: Richard Boatwright, Jr. (Katie), Burnettown, SC, Kristie Jowers (Reggie), Hephzibah, GA, Martin Corey Boatwright (Amber), Warrenville, SC, Liane (a.k.a Lu Lu) Jones (Darren), Langley, SC, Christina Barton (Alan), Gloverville, SC; his brothers and sister: Burl Boatwright, Jr. (Linda), Gary Boatwright (Sheryl), all of Gloverville, SC and Debra Underwood, Martinez, GA; twelve grandchildren: Christian Lee Boatwright, Morgan Renee Boatwright, Evan Tanner Boatwright, Bryson Boatwright, Kenzie Boatwright, Connor Jones, Jordan Barton, Kaylee Barton, Brittany Barton, Justin Tyler Courtney, Chandler Jowers, and Brendan Jowers. And three great-grandchildren: Alia Mendez, Ava Mendez, and Cashton Coleman. Barry was born in Aiken, SC. He was a retired pipefitter and millwright with over fifty years of service. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church, Gloverville, SC. Barry enjoyed camping, NASCAR, and loved sports, especially Clemson Tiger Football but most of all he loved his family and especially his grandbabies.
July 13, 1956 - October 21, 202107/13/195610/21/2021
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Mr. Richard Barry "Boaty" Boatwright, Sr, 65, beloved husband of 27 years to Mrs. Charlene Croft Boatwright, entered into rest on Thursday, October 21, 2021. The family will greet friends on Sunday, October 24, 2021, beginning at 3 o'clock at Hatcher Funeral Home and Cremation Service followed by a Celebration of Life service at 4 o'clock in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Langley Cemetery, Langley, SC. Pallbearers will be Christian Boatwright, Gary Boatwright, Jr, Brint Boatwright, Greg Boatwright, Avery Atkinson, and Pat Rowland. Honorary pallbearers will be Whitney Nappier and Evan Boatwright. Barry was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey Burl Boatwright, Sr and Gloria Boyd Boatwright and a sister, Donna Kay Boatwright Rowland. Left to cherish Barry’s memory along with his wife, Charlene is his children: Richard Boatwright, Jr. (Katie), Burnettown, SC, Kristie Jowers (Reggie), Hephzibah, GA, Martin Corey Boatwright (Amber), Warrenville, SC, Liane (a.k.a Lu Lu) Jones (Darren), Langley, SC, Christina Barton (Alan), Gloverville, SC; his brothers and sister: Burl Boatwright, Jr. (Linda), Gary Boatwright (Sheryl), all of Gloverville, SC and Debra Underwood, Martinez, GA; twelve grandchildren: Christian Lee Boatwright, Morgan Renee Boatwright, Evan Tanner Boatwright, Bryson Boatwright, Kenzie Boatwright, Connor Jones, Jordan Barton, Kaylee Barton, Brittany Barton, Justin Tyler Courtney, Chandler Jowers, and Brendan Jowers. And three great-grandchildren: Alia Mendez, Ava Mendez, and Cashton Coleman. Barry was born in Aiken, SC. He was a retired pipefitter and millwright with over fifty years of service. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church, Gloverville, SC. Barry enjoyed camping, NASCAR, and loved sports, especially Clemson Tiger Football but most of all he loved his family and especially his grandbabies.

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Oct
24
Visitation
Sunday, October 24 2021
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service
3464 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Graniteville, SC 29829
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Oct
24
Celebration of Life Service
Sunday, October 24 2021
04:00 PM
Hatcher Funeral Home Chapel
3464 Jefferson Davis Highway
Graniteville, SC 29829
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Final Resting Place
Langley Cemetery
Cemetery Road
Langley , SC 29834
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