Mr. Henry Vanard Irby, age 59 of 403 Hunters Court, Laurens, died Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Hospice House of Laurens County, Clinton. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Charles Irby and Sue Pearl Neely Irby and a former employee of Sterilite. He is survived by one daughter, Armecha (Frederick) Williams of Laurens; one sister, Mamie (Willie) Wells of Columbus, Georgia and two grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, February 25, 2017 at the Hopewell Baptist Church, with Rev. C. Lamont Jones officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family is at the home of his daughter, Armecha Williams, 106 Price Street, Laurens. Beasley Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.