Mrs. Mary L. Orr

She is preceded in death by her parents Claude Vaughn and Elizabeth Shirley Leslie of Easley, her husband W. C. “Red” Orr, her daughter Rita Reeves of Piedmont, her son Leslie Orr of the home and her youngest brother Vaughn Leslie of Knoxville, TN.

Mary, a graduate of Anderson Jr. College worked for Alexander’s Wholesale and eventually retired from Wachovia (Wells Fargo). Mary was a naturally gifted, self-taught floral designer and won numerous blue ribbons at area flower shows. She was a charter member, past president, and honored as a Lifetime Member of the Lake Forest Garden Club. She was also an active member of the Clarice Wilson Garden Club. She served as a docent at the Kilgore-Lewis House, and Chairperson for the holiday decorations there for many years. She was the club representative for the Lake Forest Garden Club to the Greenville Council of Garden Clubs until her recent decline.

Mary is survived by her son Warren Cody Orr, Jr. and his wife Cynthia Vaughn of Columbia, SC; brother Henry Leslie of Piedmont; brother Wallace Leslie and wife Jean of Atlanta, GA; sister Shirley Hood of Columbia, SC; sister-in-law Margaret Leslie of Knoxville TN; granddaughter Stacy Pope of Charlotte, NC; grandson Eric Harrison; great granddaughters Kirby and Kirstin Pope of Charlotte, NC and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be held at Mackey Mortuary on October 27 at 12:00. Visitation will be held preceding the funeral from 10:00 until 11:45.

The Lake Forest Garden Club will serve as honorary pallbearers, and interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The services will be conducted by Dr. Todd Stewart of Lee Rd. Baptist Church where Mary was a member.

The family would like to thank Mary’s neighbors for their many Christian kindnesses through the years. They would also like to thank the ICU nurses at St. Francis Eastside and the wonderful nursing staff at McCall Hospice House.