Major General Stanhope S. Spears Sr., who served 16 years as the elected 26th Adjutant General of the State of South Carolina, died peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, according to his obituary. Spears served as Adjutant General of South Carolina from 1995-2011. The Clover native began his military service career in 1962 and he commanded at all levels of the South Carolina National Guard. A visitation will be held at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel in Columbia on July 17 from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., immediately followed by a funeral service with full military honors at 1 p.m. The service will also be live-streamed on Dunbar Funeral Home’s Facebook page. A burial ceremony will be held at Clover Cemetery in Clover, SC on July 18 at 11 a.m. Spears was 83 years old and is survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy (Dot) Parlier Spears of Columbia; his son, Alester Spears and Phillip Pettis of Charleston, SC as well as a nephew, niece and grandchild.
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