In Memory

Willard Estridge

illard EstridgeROCK HILL - Mr. Hubert Willard Estridge Jr., 65, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 20, 2013. A memorial service will be 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel, with the Rev. Jerry Devinney officiating. Burial will be private. Born in Fort Mill, S.C., Mr. Estridge was the son of the late Hubert Wylie Estridge and the late Aleene Brazel Estridge. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam and was owner/operator of Estridge's ABC Stores on Cherry Road and White Street for 40 years. He was a member of the American Legion Frank Roach Post #34. He enjoyed fishing with friends and spending time at his summer home on Lake Wateree. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who was well respected in the community. He never met a stranger and helped many people during his lifetime. Surviving are his wife of 37 years, Martha Allen Estridge; his daughters, Patti Ramey and her husband, Christopher of Liberty, S.C., Jennifer Waldo of Rock Hill and Amanda Gibson and her husband, Josh of York; his honorary son, Tommy Erieau of Concord, N.C.; his sister, Sheila Vogle of Rock Hill; and his grandchildren, Kylie and Chloe Ramey, Tyler Reid, Haily Waldo, Hannah and Kayla Gibson and Lillie Barbar. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, (prior to the service) at Greene Funeral Home Northwest Chapel, 2133 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mr. Estridge's name to God's angels at Hospice & Community Care, P.O. Box 993, Rock Hill, SC 29731. Condolences may be made at www.greenefuneralhome.net.
 
Published in The Herald on May 22, 2013.