Sumter, SC
Joe C. Heriot Jr., age, 82, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
He was born on Sept. 30, 1930, in Lee County, to the late Alice Grey Morrison and JC Heriot Sr. He graduated from Edmunds High School and from Wofford College, where he received a bachelor's degree in sociology. Joe led an active life of service to his community and to his church. He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church for more than 50 years, serving during that time as a member and chairman of the executive board. He also taught Sunday school class for many of those years and served on numerous committees.
He was past president and lieutenant governor of the Civitan Club and past president of SCASCO (Federal Employees Association). He served on various boards including Habitat, Christian Charities and the YMCA board for approximately 18 years. His main interest and service was in the day to day activities with these organizations. To Joe, volunteering just meant spending as much time as possible outdoors and helping anyone he could. As a member of the YMCA building committee, much of his time was spent helping to rebuild Camp Mac Boykin, a campground for children in Clarendon County. Joe received the humanitarian of the year award from the YMCA for 1998 and the volunteer of the year award in 1992 from Volunteer Sumter. Joe always said that growing up on his parents' farm in Lee County as one of eight children sparked his love of people, the outdoors and anything agricultural. He felt that he had been so blessed in life that he wanted to share it with others.
Following his 1989 retirement from Farm Services Agency (then known as ASCS), he was active with the farming community in various capacities, until shortly before his death. Joe was a man of honor and integrity and in reality his word was his bond.
Survivors include his wife, Norma; a son, Stephen and his wife, Malissia; a daughter, Caroline Heriot Hinton and her husband, Harold; grandsons, Chandler Heriot, and Connor and Kyle Hinton; and step-grandchildren, Kevin and Courtney Bentler. He is also survived by his sister, Louise Heriot; brother, Richard M. Heriot and his wife, Betsi; many nieces, nephews and extended family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Jean and Caroline Heriot and Alice Weaver; and two brothers, Davison and Billy Heriot.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Bullock Funeral Home.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with the Rev. Webb Belangia officiating. Burial will follow in the Rembert Church Cemetery in Woodrow.
Memorials may be made to the Rembert Church Cemetery Association, c/o Tommy Scott, 7 Lake Crest Drive, Columbia, SC 29203; to Christian Charities, 110 S. Purdy St., Sumter, SC 29150; or to a charity of one's choice.
You may sign the family's guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.
The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.
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