Lioyd Leroy “Mutt” Sargent

Funeral services to honor the life of Mr. Sargent will be 3:00PM Sunday at East Side Baptist Church. Burial will be at Liberty Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 3:00 until 4:30 PM at the Liberty Mortuary.

Lloyd Leroy “Mutt” Sargent, 95, of 603 Anderson Drive, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born in Liberty he was a son of the late David Seaborn and Leota Whitlock Sargent.

He retired from Woodside Mills and was a United States Navy Veteran of World War II having served in the Pacific Theatre.

Mr. Sargent was a lifelong member of East Side Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Henry Gillespie Sunday School Class, and the Golden Gems.

Surviving are his wife of 75 years, Florence Davis Sargent of the home; two sons, Mike Sargent (Lu) of Liberty, and Tim Sargent of Georgetown, TX; a brother, Carl “Tuffy” Sargent (Christine) of Liberty; four grandchildren, Derek Sargent of Liberty, Josh Sargent (LeAnne) of Wake Forest, NC, Lisa Kunitz (Logan) of Austin, TX, and Julie Arguello (Jader) of Nicaragua; 4 great grandchildren, Seth, Nathan, Caroline, and Isabella.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by 7 brothers and sisters.

The family will be at the home. In lieu of flowers memorials are requested to East Side Baptist Church, 920 Anderson Drive, Liberty SC 29657, or the Alzheimer’s Association, 301 University Ridge, Greenville, SC 29601.

Memorial messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.libertymortuary.com Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements.