God called Mr. Loper home on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Born in the Panama Canal Zone on August 7, 1946, he was a son of the late Miles Hilton Loper and Aura Condras Loper.
Miles served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and received the Purple Heart. He retired from Volvo and Mac Trucks.
Surviving are his wife, Joyce Loper; sons, Carlos Loper of Cedar Falls, Iowa and John Richard Gardner of Irmo; daughters, Lisa Mangus (Steve) of Corpus Christi, Texas and Tina Loper of Houston, Texas; grandchildren, Emily and Jacob Gardner, Skylar and Kearsten Loper and Dakota and Christina Mangus.
The family wishes to thank Palmetto Health Hospice for their loving care.
Memorials may be made to the Purple Heart Association, 7008 Little River Turnpike, PO Box 49, Annandale, VA 22003; or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.