Larry Estridge

Larry D. Estridge GREENVILLE - Larry D. Estridge, 71, husband of Kimberly Gauthier Estridge, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Born in Rock Hill, he was the son of the late Jefferson Odell and Jencie Knight Estridge. Mr. Estridge served as a Captain in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Bronze Star and Vietnam Service Metal. He graduated from Furman University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966 and he earned his Juris Doctorate in 1969 from Harvard Law School. Mr. Estridge was an attorney with Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice, LLP. He was on the Board of Trustees for Furman University from 1996 to 2001 and 2002 to present. He was on the Board of Directors and President of the Children's Museum of the Upstate from 1998 to 2001, was President of Greenville Central Area Partnership (downtown revitalization) from 1982 to 1983 and 1987 to 1988, and was on the Board of Directors of the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce from 1997 to 2000 and General Counsel in 1997. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughters, Natalie Campbell and husband, David of Greer and Margaret Hobson and husband, Ralph, of Simpsonville; son, Brad Estridge and wife, Melanie, of Greenville; step-sons Michael and Phillip Dodd, both of Greenville; the mother of his children, Diane Maroney Estridge; sisters, Jinelle Robinson of Clearmont, FL, Elaine Guyton and Pansy Yates, both of Rock Hill; and grandchildren, Megan, Jessica, Quinn, Wade, Emilee, Kaden, Ivan, Sarah, and Anna. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 10, 2015, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the Garden Room at Daniel Memorial Chapel, Furman University. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Daniel Memorial Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Richard Furman Society Scholarship Fund, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613 or the Children's Museum of the Upstate, 300 College Street, Greenville, SC 29601. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thomasmcafee.com. Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown.