Walter "Walt" H. Canfield,Jr., 92, of Columbia, died Saturday, May 23, 2020. Born June 17, 1927, in Honesdale, PA, he was a son of the late Walter H. Canfield, Sr. and Hazel Knorr Canfield.

President of his 1945 graduating class, while still in high school, Walt pursued his private pilot's license. Following his graduation, he joined the United States Navy, where he was a flight crew member for the Atlantic Photo Recon Squadron. While honorably serving his country, he received many commendations and awards, including the WWII Victory Medal.

Walt returned to Sidney, NY, in 1946 and was employed as engineer draftsman with Bendix Corporation. He later attended Indiana Tech where he would earn his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Walt worked in various positions throughout his career, including sales in Sidney, NY, assistant general manager in Huntington IN, and plant manager in Columbia, SC. As plant manager, he was attributed for increasing production output from $18 million to $75 million in six and a half years. Following retirement from Bendix Corporation, he enjoyed volunteering for more than 25 years as a small business counselor for SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives) in Columbia, SC.

He is survived by his wife of 73 years, June Kilmer Canfield, to whom he was married on July 26, 1947 in Binghamton, NY.

The private graveside service with military honors for Walt will be held at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. A live stream of the service may be viewed by visiting his tribute page at
ShivesFuneralHome.com beginning at 2 o'clock, Wednesday, June 17th.

Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.