William Henry Corry, 63, of 710 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at his home.

Husband of Alfreda McCluney Corry, he was born in Gaffney, a son of the late Isaac and Mozelle Hill Corry Tate.

William was a 1964 graduate of Granard High School. He received a B.A. degree in Education from S.C. State College and a Master's degree in Education from the University of the District of Columbia. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former school teacher in Washington, D.C., and a member of Shekinah Glory A.M.E. Zion Church in Spartanburg.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Andrea Lyles of Gaffney; a brother, Thomas C. Corry (Cora) of Upper Marlboro, Md.; two sisters, Julia Corry Hare of Charlotte, N.C., and Betty Corry Amour of Lithonia, Ga.; and three grandchildren.

Services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 4, at 2 p.m. at Shekinah Glory A.M.E. Zion Church, Una, with the Rev. Richard Woods officiating. Interment will be in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery. Body will be placed in the church Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Arrangements by The Gilmore Mortuary.