James Richard Logan

COLUMBIA - James “Jim” R. Logan, 96, of Columbia, SC died Monday, March 6, 2017. He was born on December 7, 1920 in Alcolu, SC and was the son of the late Richard Washington and Maybelle Ivy Logan. He was the husband of the late Evelyn J. Logan of 75 years.

He is survived by one son, Roger H. Logan (Kay) of Decatur and one daughter, Shanna L. Grannis (Larry) of Columbia; eight grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sons, James C. Logan of Duncan, SC and Gary R. Logan of Lexington, SC; one grandson, James M. Logan.

He was a very active member of St. Andrews Baptist Church for over 50 years. He was a Navy veteran of WWII. He retired from the Internal Revenue Service and the US Naval Reserves. After retiring he sold Real Estate for 20 years. He was a very outgoing person, always willing to help anyone in need. The most important thing to him was his family. He enjoyed his fishing trips with his boys and loved his family reunions. He would always tell everyone, “to bad your grandchildren couldn’t come before your children”. Jim was a gentleman’s gentleman. He enjoyed traveling with his wife Evelyn and their inner circle of close friends. His family and friends will miss him deeply.

The family would like to thank Dr. Jeff Hook and his staff for all the excellent medical care given to our dad over the years.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, 2017 preceded by a visitation from 1:00 until 2:30 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel.