Gregg, Richard Lamar

Richard Lamar Gregg

May 28, 1942 – October 24, 2020

Born May 28, 1942, in Florence, he was a son of the late Wilson Ellison Gregg and the late Rosalee Pitts Gregg. He was a retired US Marine Corps Captain with 20 years of service and he was a veteran of the Vietnam War and the Battle of Khe Sanh. He received multiple decorations while stationed overseas and on military bases across the southeastern United States. After retirement from the Marine Corps, he was an estimator and project manager for several construction companies including Boeing in Charleston. More importantly, he took his job as dad very seriously, rarely missing one of his girls’ games. He was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Florence.

He is survived by his wife of Manning; three daughters, Stephanie Shannon Gregg of Kansas City, Missouri, Courtney Rebecca Eppler (Frank) of Easley and Kelli Kathleen Maddox (Karl) of Columbia; five grandchildren, Wilson Maddox, Ryan Maddox, Claire Maddox, Jacob Eppler and Emily Eppler; and a brother, Don Dean of New Jersey.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Barbara Elizabeth Gregg; and three brothers.