Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:55 am

Billy Ray “Red” Varnadore, 55 of Mooresboro, NC passed away on Friday, September 16, 2011. A Celebration of Life service was held at the A.C. McKinney Memorial Chapel at McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home.

Mr. Varnadore was preceded in death by his father, John M. Buster and one brother, Johnny Varnadore.

He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Diane Crowe Varnadore; his mother, Dorothy Melton Varnadore of Gaffney; one  son, Richard Michael Greene of Mooresboro; four daughters,

Donna Michelle Fowler of Mooresboro; Denise Rimel of Mooresboro and Crystal Hewitt of Duncan, SC and Wendy Gilreath of Shelby;  four brothers, Gary Varnadore of Spartanburg; Bobby Varnadore of Bessemer City; Jimmy Varnadore of Shelby and Dennis Varnadore of Gaffney; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

McKinney-Landreth & Carroll Funeral Home, Cliffside, NC is serving the family.