Eric Gaffney

Obituary For Eric Gaffney

ERIC GORDON GAFFNEY SPARTANBURG, SC – Eric Gordon Gaffney, 65, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Sunday, June 28, 2015. Mr. Gaffney was the son of the late James Gaffney, Sr. and Jessie Mae Wood Gaffney. He was the husband of Mrs. Clementine Geter Gaffney. Mr. Gaffney was native of Spartanburg, SC. Mr. Gaffney was a graduate of Benjamin E. Mayes High School, Class of 1968. After graduating, he joined the U.S. Army and later served in the Vietnam War. Upon his return to the U.S., he began his career as a tractor trailer driver. Mr. Gaffney was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Cowpens, SC. Left to cherish fond and loving memories are: his loving wife; his cherished sons, Reginald Scott Reid of Newport News, VA and Eric Jerard Gaffney of Charleston, SC; his devoted brothers, James T. (Patricia) Gaffney of Spartanburg, SC and Otis Michael (Helen) Gaffney of Cowpens, SC; his beloved grandchildren, Reginald Reid, Jr. and Regine Reid of Newport News, VA; his beloved great-grandson, Aaron Scott Reid; and a host of other relatives and dear friends. Mr. Gaffney was preceded in death by: his brother, Cullen Simpson and his sister, Carolyn A. Gaffney Lewis. A Celebration of the Life of Eric Gordon Gaffney will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at The John Stinson Woodward Memorial Chapel, 602 Howard St., Spartanburg, SC. Interment will be held in Heritage Memorial Gardens with Military Rites, 3901 S. Church St., Roebuck, SC. The family will receive friends from 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. prior to service. In lieu of flowers and food, the family requests that contributions in Mr. Gaffney’s memory be made to: Mobile Meals of Spartanburg, 419 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC; Spartanburg Soup Kitchen, 136 S. Forest St., Spartanburg, SC and the Wounded Warriors Association, Military Order of The Purple Heart Chapter 1781, 400 Keats Dr. Apt. 416, Spartanburg, SC.