Gary Lynn Stapleton, Jr. 44, of 125 Saluda Street, Ninety Six, died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Greenwood, he was the son of JoAnn McCarty Laningham and the late Gary Lynn Stapleton, Sr. Lynn worked for Richloom Home Fashions and attended Cambridge United Methodist Church.

Surviving in addition to his mother of Ninety Six are a stepfather, Jeff Lanigham; a step mother Angie Stapleton of Greenwood; two children, Skylar Hawthorne and Andraya Stapleton, both of Ninety Six; three sisters, Teresa Waller (Joe) of Fountain Inn, Lillian Soto (Jaime) of NY and Jewell Stapleton of Greenwood; and grandparents, Harold and Nettie McCarty of the home.

Services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday at Cambridge United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dan Smyth officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Gregg Dodgen, Eric McIntosh, Joe Waller, Brent Rushton, Tyler Waller and Keith Woody.

Honorary escort will be the employees of Richloom Home Fashions.

The family will receive friends at the church before the service from 1 to 2 pm.

Memorials may be sent to the Faith Home, PO Box 39, Greenwood, SC 29648.
The family is at their respective homes.