William "Byron" Gantt, Sr.
February 5, 1919 - July 17, 2009
Fairview - Mr. William “Byron” Gantt, Sr., 90, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather entered into rest Friday, July 17, 2009.
Mr. Byron is survived by wife of Seventy years; Fannie Katherine Baughman Gantt, children; Barbara “Bobbie” Gunn and her husband Melvin L., Gloria Faye Julius, William “Bill” B. Gantt, Jr. and his wife Becky, and James “Jimmy” Ocie Gantt and his wife Lisa, 8 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild, and niece; Donnelle Coleman.
Mr. Byron was born Feb. 5th, 1919 in Fairview of Lexington County. He was the son of the late William Ocie and Willow Gunter Gantt and also predeceased by sister; Nezzie Coleman. Mr. Byron attended Fairview School. He was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII; a Private School Bus Driver for the Cayce-West Columbia area; and the owner of Gantt’s Cabinet Shop and Home Builders. In his earlier years he was an active member of West Side Baptist Church of West Columbia serving as a Deacon, R.A. Leader and Jr. Sunday School Leader. In his later years he was a Deacon and active member of Convent Baptist Church.
Visitation will be at Blizzard Funeral Home (163 Main St. South, Wagener, S.C.) from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. A Memorial Service will to celebrate his life will be held Monday at 4:00 p.m. at Convent Baptist Church with the Revs. Bill Padgett and Milford Oswald officiating. Mr. Gantt will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Building Fund of Convent Baptist Church, 787 Convent Church Road, Leesville, SC 29070.
