Richard Earl Upchurch

Richard Upchurch, 73, of Greenwood passed away on December 6, 2019 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Greenwood Delta Funeral Home with interment in Evergreen Cemetery in Carrollton, MS. Rev. Lanny Haley, Rev. Duane Jensen and Rev. Charlie Jones will officiate. Visitation will be Monday from 9:00 A.M. at the funeral home.

Mr. Upchurch was a lifelong resident of Leflore and Carroll Counties. He graduated Leflore County High School and served in the Army  Reserve. He was a charter member and deacon of Christ Baptist Church. He worked for many years for Upchurch Plumbing as a supervisor, was an avid outdoorsman and a highly skilled jack-of-all-trades. He was a faithful servant of God and was known as everyone’s “Papaw.”

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ulen Upchurch and Mozell Upchurch Gregg, his step-father Rogers Gregg, his brothers Vennis Upchurch, Broadus Upchurch and Ralph Upchurch. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sandra Dallas Upchurch, a son, Scott (Mynell) Upchurch and a daughter, Amy Upchurch Pleasants, all of Carroll County, six beloved grandchildren, Mary (Derrick) Upchurch Faucheux of Clarksdale, Kaylee, Andrew and Caleb Upchurch, and Taylor and Lucy Pleasants, all of Carroll County, and one great-granddaughter Isabella Faucheux , two brothers, Asie Upchurch of Byram and Jerry Upchurch of Carroll County, MS and two sisters, Bea Ellis of Greenwood and Pam Alford of Leland, MS.

Pallbearers will be Richard Blackwell, Robert Upchurch, Mike Upchurch, David Upchurch, Jeremy Upchurch, Marcus Upchurch, Charles Long, Mike Hawkins, Tommy Dallas and Jason McDonald.

Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Upchurch Plumbing and members of Christ Baptist Church.

A heartfelt thanks to the compassionate doctors and nurses of the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital in Winona, Greenwood Leflore Hospital and the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Grenada.

Memorials may be made to Christ Baptist Church, 1008 West Claiborne in Greenwood, MS.

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