Born in Anderson, he was a son of Audrey Hopkins Greenway and the late Charles Carlton Ashley. He was a member of BHP High School Class of 1981, where he excelled in sports, especially basketball. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy where he served with distinction as a ADPO II for HS3 on the USS Saratoga CV-60. He served on two tours in the Atlantic Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. He was proud to have earned the title of Royal Diamond Shell Back. At the age of 29, he joined the U.S. Marine Corp, where he was older than his Drill Sergeant, and served as a U.S. Marine. He was the proud founder and member of The Red Bone Club.

Surviving in addition to his loving wife of the home and his mother of Honea Path are: a brother, Phillip Lee (Tina) Ashley of Honea Path; two sisters, Kimberly Jo Ashley of Houston TX and Sharon Denise Brock of Honea Path; his beloved grandson, Louis Nguyen Duron; and his faithful and loving buddy, Macy.

He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Charles Anthony “Tony” Ashley.

Memorial services will be held at 2 P.M. Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Morris officiating.

The family is at their respective homes and will receive friends following the service at Pruitt Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations be made to Wounded Warrior Project at support.woundedwarriorproject.org

Messages of condolence may be made to the family at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com