Obituary of Larry D Bliss

Name: Larry D. Bliss Date of Death: Saturday, January 20, 2007 Residence: Jackson, SC Age: 79 Obituary:Larry D. Bliss, 79, of Jackson, South Carolina, died Saturday, January 20, 2007. He was born January 20, 1928 in Troupsburg, New York the son of Melvin And Mildred Harrington Bliss. Mr. Bliss was married to Dorothy Rose Gorski. Mr. Bliss has resided in Jackson, South Carolina for the past twenty-eight years. He was a retired Construction Superintendent overseeing the construction of Silver Bluff High School, the Hollingsworth Rehabilitation Center, Columbiana Mall and many other significant buildings. In 1979 Mr. Bliss was instrumental in Building the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Rome. Mr. Bliss was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church, Jackson and taught Sunday School at many other churches. He was a Gideon and served in prison ministry. Mr. Bliss was a Mason and the Past Master of the McClellan Lodge #649 AFM, Troupsburg, New York. Surviving besides his wife, three sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas and Sally Bliss, Randolph, New York; Dale and Patricia Bliss, Grover, Missouri; Larry Dean and Manuela Bliss, Canisteo; four daughters and sons-in-law, JoAnn and David Detwiler, Appling, Georgia; Carol and Glenn Streeter, Martinez, Georgia; Irene Osborn, Canisteo; And Mary Jane and Bruce Wallmann Rochester, New York; two step-daughters and Sons-in-law, Sharon and Rodney Fike, Fort Payne, AL and Cynthia and Kenneth Holberger, Grafton, MA; four sisters, Betty Wheaton, Dansville, NY; Audrey Stepanian (Michael) Hornell, NY, Judy Ridgway (Joseph), Syracuse; Bonnie Cady (Dennis), Montour Falls, NY, six brothers, Earl Bliss (Virginia), Clearfield, PA; Roy Bliss (Eileen), Arling Carl Bliss (Jeannine), William Bliss (Dolores), all of Troupsburg, a brother-in-law, Theodore L. Gorski (Frances), Rome, NY; a sister-in-law. Joan Steve (Joseph), Oneida, NY; 13 grandchildren, 6 step grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, 2 step-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. He was Predeceased by a grandson, David Cunningham. Funeral services will be held at the Nunn and Harper Funeral Home, Inc., 418 N. George Street Friday 10:30A.M. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home 4:00P.M. to 7:00P.M. Thursday. Contributions may be made in Larry's memory to Regency Hospice, 105D Summerwood Way, Aiken, SC, 29803 or to the Bethel United Methodist Church, 416 Second Street, Jackson, SC, 29831. Services: Calling hours Thurs. 4-7pm Funeral service 10:30am Friday at the funeral home. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery.