Mike Emery

Gaffney, SC - - Michael "Mike" Lee Emery, 74, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Born in Shelby, NC, he was the husband of Karen Hamrick Emery and son of the late Horace Emery and Daisy Pearson Willis.   He retired from Timken after 34 years of service, was a U. S. Army 82nd Airborne veteran, and was a former member of Landmark Baptist Church in Shelby, NC.  He loved his family, enjoyed billiards, bowling, painting and golf.

Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters, Kristin Holcomb (Todd) of Gaffney and Kimberly Langley (Brian) of Syracuse, Utah; two sisters, Denise Taylor (Kenneth) of Latta, SC and Rita Clark of Shelby, NC; three grandchildren, Stephen Holcomb, Sarah Holcomb and Chase Langley; numerous nieces and nephews.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Eddie Emery.

The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM until 4:00 PM on Thursday, June 26, 2025 at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will immediately follow at 4:00 PM in the Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Allen Davis officiating.  Entombment, with military honors, will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.

The family will be at the home of Todd & Kristin Holcomb, 485 Burgess Road, Gaffney, SC 29341.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC