Mr. Joel "Buck" Hyman Arrants

October 27, 1929 - April 1, 2017

Funeral services for Mr. Joel Hyman "Buck" Arrants, Jr, 87, who died peacefully on Saturday, April 1, 2017, will be held at 3 o'clock on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Concord United Methodist Church. The Rev. Kathy Carr, The Rev. Barbee Parsons, and The Rev. Cecil Stevens will officiate with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home. Born in Lee County, SC, he was a son of the late Joel Hyman Arrants, Sr. and Mabel Smith Arrants. He was retired from DuPont after thirty-three years of faithful service. He was married to his loving wife Barbara for sixty-two years and dearly loved his family and his church. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Barnes Arrants of Bishopville, SC; sons, Allan (Patricia) Arrants of Lamar, SC, Myron (Kaye) Arrants of Bishopville, SC; daughter, Janice A. (Michael) Mims of Bishopville, SC; brothers, Henry (Iris) Arrants of Cassatt, SC, Gerald (Cheryln) Arrants of Bishopville, SC; grandchildren, Crystal (Derrick) Elmore of Bishopville, SC, Ron Arrants of Bishopville, SC; great-grandchildren, Blake Elmore, Bryce Elmore, Brady Elmore, and Walt Arrants. He was preceded in death by his son, Terry Arrants; brother, Don Arrants; sister, Joy (John) Wilson. Serving as pallberers are Gary Stokes, Ricky Chewning, Donald Lee Hall, Mat Makela, Don Mims, and Joe Arrants.