Funeral services to honor the life of Mr. Pilgrim will be 3:00 PM Friday in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:30 until 2:45 PM at the mortuary.
Carrol Dean Pilgrim, 79, of 449 Terrapin Crossing Road, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Baptist Easley Hospital. Born in Six Mile he was a son of the late Hoyt and Leona Watson Pilgrim.
He retired from Ryobi, and was a member of Praters Creek Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and was a Deacon.
Surviving are his wife, Florene Duckworth Pilgrim of the home; three sons and daughters in law, David and Teresa Pilgrim of Pickens, Dean and Kandi Pilgrim of Liberty, Dale and Kim Pilgrim of Pickens; a sister, Sara Chasteen of Pickens; a brother, Charles Pilgrim of Pickens; 7 grandchildren, Daulton, Dylan, Davis, Deyton, and Daileigh Pilgrim, Kristin Womack and Kelli Alexander; a sister in law, Florence McDonald of Liberty.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Velma Bolding and a brother, Leon Pilgrim.
In lieu of flowers memorials are requested to Praters Creek Baptist Church, 621 Praters Creek Road, Pickens SC 29671. The family will be at the home.
Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.