Bernard Arant
Sunday
14
June

Public Viewing

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Powers Funeral Home
832 Ridgeway Rd
Lugoff, South Carolina, United States
803-408-8711
Public Viewing
Monday
15
June

Funeral Service

11:00 am
Monday, June 15, 2020
Springvale Baptist Church
1496 Springvale Road
Lugoff, South Carolina, United States
Monday
15
June

Burial

2:30 pm
Monday, June 15, 2020
Celestial Memorial Gardens
3111 Delree St,
West Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Obituary of Bernard Leroy Arant

LUGOFF – Funeral service for Bernard Leroy Arant, 85, will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Springvale Baptist Church. Burial will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. in Celestial Memorial Gardens in West Columbia. The Rev. Todd Horton, The Rev. Jim Osteen, and The Rev. Athon Arant will officiate. A public viewing will be held Sunday from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home. Flowers are accepted but memorials may be made to Springvale Baptist Church Building Fund. Mr. Arant passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Claude Melton and Eleanor Jeffcoat Arant. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in accounting. He was an avid Gamecock fan. Mr. Arant was a faithful member of Springvale Baptist Church. He enjoyed woodworking, electronics and video editing. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Vada Roberts Arant; sons, Darrell Arant (Georgia) of Louisville, Ky., Mark Arant (Candace) of York, and Greg Arant of Lugoff; daughter, Dr. Denise Sackinger, PhD (Dr. Scott) of Seattle, Wash.; sisters, Melba Cassidy of West Columbia and Mary Davis (Robert) of West Columbia; brother, The Rev. Athon Arant (Edith) of West Columbia; 16 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Joann Summer.
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