Axel Price

Axel Roy Price, 91, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at White Oak Estates. Born January 10, 1930 in Drayton, SC, he was the son of the late C. Olin Price and Hannah Maud George Price Godwin. He married the late Barbara Richardson Price on December 8, 1951. They had 67 years of wonderful bliss. A graduate of Spartanburg High School in 1946, Roy was quite a worker starting at Fernwood Peach Shed the summers when he was 13 and 14 years old. Later he worked a paper route, then worked in a small grocery store during World War II and F.W. Woolworth's Five & Dime Store in the stock room. Roy was employed as manager of City Towel Supply from 1948-1964, Spartanburg having been sold out to Bell Linen Service, Greenville as General Manager until the business sold out; Sales manager of American Linen Supply for two years, and owner/operator of three cleaning businesses that he named "Dove Cleaners". Then the good times began to roll, Barbara retired and the good times began to happen. They traveled the USA covering the lower 48 states and 5 Canadian Providences for many, many years and have met some wonderful friends and had some stories to tell. Roy was a member of Drayton Baptist Church and became a Christian at the age of eight. Mr. Price was a member of Calvary Baptist Church since 1951, where he served in many capacities, including Deacon, Deacon Chairman, RA Leader, and church bus driver which became Calvary Community Church. He was formerly a member of Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce, Greenville Chamber of Commerce, and Greenville Marketing Executives Club. He delivered for Mobile Meals Service for over 20 years. Roy was so grateful for his neighbors, Mike and Martha Horton. They were always there for him, as they were for Barbara. He was predeceased by brothers, Harley C. Price and Stanley C. Price. Visitation will be held 12:30-1:30 PM Friday, March 5, 2021 at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29307, with funeral services following at 2:00 PM in the Chapel conducted by The Rev. Scott Davis and The Rev. Tyler Dover. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307. Memorials may be made to Calvary Community Church, 4000 Parris Bridge Road, Boiling Springs, SC 29316. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Axel Roy Price please visit our Sympathy Store.