Anthony Guinyard Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral Services for Anthony "Amp" Guinyard will be held Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Refuge Temple Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Interment will follow in the Promised Land Cemetery. Anthony Guinyard was born in Columbia, SC May 24, 1964 to Mrs. Dorothy Guinyard and the late Vance Hendrix. He departed this life on September 28, 2012. At an early age, Anthony was baptized at Second Nazareth Baptist Church. He later joined Solid Rock Ministries of Columbia, SC. While there, he served as a Deacon until becoming a member of Refuge Temple Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ. "Amp", as he is affectionately known by his family, attended and graduated from the public schools in Richland County. He then attend Voorhees College in Denmark, SC. Anthony was a proud and dedicated fan of the South Carolina State College Football Team and Band. He was a faithful Director of the Lower Richland High School Step Team. He also worked in the Food Services for The Richland County School District and worked at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Having an entrepreneurial mindset, he entered into partnership, as Owner, with The Greater Columbia Funeral Services. In August of 2005, he married Mary Ann Smith Guinyard. He was preceded in death by his father, two brothers; Reginald Guinyard and Vance M. Hendrix . He leaves to cherish loving memories: wife Mary Ann Smith Guinyard; mother, Dorothy Guinyard; two step sons, J.A. Deontae and Cedric D. Smith both of Macon, GA; four sisters, Annette (Raymond) Williams of Killeen, TX, Vanetta (Troy) Williams, of Atlanta, GA, Tina Hendrix of Irmo, SC and Valerie (Marcus) Jenkins of Atlanta, GA, four brothers; Allen Jones, Mark (Eugenia) and Nathaniel Guinyard and Bishop Stephon (Lorraine) Hendrix; two granddaughters; sisters and brothers in law; special cousin, Brenda Wright and family, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving family and friends.

Anthony Guinyard

March 22, 1964 - September 28, 2012