Larry B. Upchurch

August 29, 1943 – August 28, 2021

Larry Brady Upchurch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, the son of Ruby G. Scarborough and Lattie M. Upchurch, Jr. and the grandson of Hattie and Cater Scarborough and Sally Azalee and Lattie M. Upchurch, Sr.

Larry is survived by his children, Brandon Upchurch and Taylor Upchurch;

his sisters, Suzy Moses, Robin Livingston and Gail Stewart; his nieces and nephews: Brooks Moses, Shane Moses, Cannon Upchurch, Jazmin Upchurch, Josh Upchurch, Bobby Upchurch, Chelsea Upchurch, Reece Upchurch, Katee U. Spence, Christina Upchurch, Devin Upchurch, Forrest Upchurch, Brady Upchurch and Christie DeHoff. Pre-deceased were his brothers, Lattie M. Upchurch III and Scott L. Upchurch; his mother, Ruby S. U. Griffin; father, Lattie M. Upchurch, Jr.; second-mother, Kathryn S. Upchurch; step-father, Bill Griffin, and his brother-in-law and -in-spirit, Hal Moses.

The immediate family will have a private gathering to remember and celebrate our dearly beloved Larry’s life.

Larry enjoyed nothing more than to gather with family and friends! He was a joy to be around and easily made friends with everyone he met. If we could gather with all of you, safe from Covid, that would be our choice. We know you loved him, too.

So it is with real regret that, with the number of children in the family still too young for vaccination and child Covid hospitalizations hitting a new high, the family decided the risk in a large gathering now is too great. We know that nothing would devastate Larry more than if one of the children contracted Covid at a gathering for him.

We are grateful to each and every one of you for loving Larry. And you can be sure that he loved you back.

May his Soul rest in peace and his Spirit soar! Amen.

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8: 38-39

And I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. John 10:28

A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (Jesus) John 13:34 & 15:12