John W. DuRant Jr. CUMMING, Ga. | John Wesley DuRant Jr., went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 29, 2006. He was born at his home in Georgetown County on Aug. 28, 1934, a son of the late John Wesley DuRant and Emily Underdown DuRant. For almost forty years Mr. DuRant was a stockbroker in Myrtle Beach with Interstate Johnson Lane and Mid-Atlantic Securities. He was a founding member and elder of Pine Lakes Bible Church in Myrtle Beach and recently a member of All Saints Church of Pawleys Island. Mr. DuRant loved people and ministry and had a joyful heart and a wonderful sense of humor. Above all, he loved his Savior and longed to see Him face to face. Among his many activities, he preached at Pines Lakes and Apache Campground for several years, visited hospital patients, and led a discussion group with Bible Study Fellowship. He was a past member of the Rotary Club and Dunes Golf and Beach Club and a charter member of the S.C. chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Mr. DuRant was a graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy and The Citadel, where he served on the Honor Committee. He leaves behind his beloved and faithful wife, Patricia Panartos DuRant; his daughter, Danielle Manon DuRant of Cumming, Ga.; his son, John Wesley DuRant III and his wife, Lynda, of Savannah, Ga.; his sister, Susan Davis of Tempe, Ariz.; two grandchildren and six nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Howard DuRant of Camden, S.C. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at McMillan-Small Funeral Home in Myrtle Beach. The funeral service will be Wednesday, at 12 p.m., at Pines Lakes Bible Church, with burial to follow at Union Methodist Church in Georgetown County at 3:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to Samaritan’s Purse and Bible Study Fellowship. Condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home’s online guest registry at www.msfh.net
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