COLUMBIA – Funeral services for James Lee Gantz, 77, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 4, 2013 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Irmo/St. Andrews Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Mr. Gantz was born on December 6, 1935 in Charleston, West Virginia and passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012. He was the son of the late George H. Gantz and Dora Knisley Gantz.
Mr. Gantz was an Honorary Member of the Irmo Fire Department, was a member of the Lake Murray Power Squadron and retired from Allied Chemical.
Mr. Gantz is survived by his daughters, Eddie Stone (Dany Carmichael) and Lisa Gantz Ewing (Alan); sons, Michael Gantz (Rhemie) and Stephen Gantz; grandchildren, Michael LaVerne, Taylor Ewing, Carson Ewing and Cooper Ewing. He was predeceased by his wife of 51 years, Betty Gantz and grandson, Joshua LaVerne
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Irmo Fire Department, 6017 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC, 29212.