Charles P Light

COLUMBIA - Graveside service for Charles Phillip Light, 80, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 4, 2014, in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 11:30 until 12:45 p.m. prior to the service at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Mr. Light died peacefully in his sleep at home on Saturday, November 29, 2014. Born in Kingsport, Tenn., he was a son of the late Samuel Light and Rose Johnson Light. He served in the 101 Airbourne Unit of the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War, retiring after 23 years of service. Mr. Light was a life member of the National Rifle Association, VFW, and DAV; member of Eastover Masonic Lodge #406, Shriner with the Jamil Temple as a former Keystone Cop. Surviving are his son, Richard Light, Grover Light; daughters, Daphne Haught, Charlotte Light, Hebe Light; grandchildren, SSG Lauren Casey Jenson (Sgt. Jeremy), Mary Haught, William Haught, Jr., David Light, Julie Light; great grandchildren, Maximus and Leonidas Jensen. He was predeceased by a son, Charles Peter Light. Memorials may be made to Oliver Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 7791, Columbia, SC 29201.