The Obituary
“I have completed my journey for which God has allowed me…
Now, I am going home to be with my father.”
James “Bubba” Eddie Lee Heyward Jr., son of the late James Eddie Lee Heyward Sr. and Regina Bennett- Heyward, was born in Hampton County, South Carolina on June 10, 1979. He departed this life on July 7, 2025, at his residence in Rincon, Effingham County, Georgia.
At an early age, he was baptized at the First Ridgeland Seventh’ Day Adventist Church in Ridgeland, South Carolina. He also enjoyed singing on the youth choir at the Beaufort Seventh’ Day Adventist Church of Beaufort, South Carolina. James subsequently became a member of Redemption Center Church located in Rincon, Georgia.
He was a graduate of Estill High School in Estill, South Carolina where he gained a love for basketball. He especially loved his all-time favorite team, the “Chicago Bulls.”
He began his career in law enforcement as a Correctional Officer at Allendale Correctional Institution, in Fairfax South Carolina. James Eddie worked with integrity and heart. But his dreams and determination led to the creation of Heyward Trucking Distribution.
He met and married the former Courtney Renee Garvin, April 3, 2010. They were blessed with three children: Jalil, Lailah, and James (Tylor).Preceding him in death were his father James Eddie Lee Heyward Sr.; his paternal grandparents, Eddie and Florence Heyward; and his maternal grandparents, Joe and Carrie Bennett.
To cherish his fond memories are his children: Two sons (Jalil Tobias and James Tylor Heyward, and his daughter, Lailah Victor Heyward, all of Rincon, Georgia; His mother, Regina Bennett Heyward of Port Royal, South Carolina; His siblings: a brother, Reginald Bennett, and three sisters: Chinnise (Sammy) Adkins, of Scotia, South Carolina, Shronda (James) Taylor, of Estill, South Carolina, and Tonia Hampton of Port Royal, South Carolina.Special cousins who were like siblings to him, Cavon (Christine) Bennett of Philadelphia Pennsylvania and Sabrina (Joe) Dorsey of Maryland. His devoted friends: Christoper (Anna) Housey, Sigo Solomon, and Travis Gadson, all of South Carolina.James, a.k.a. Uncle Bubba, was blessed with a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and loving friends.
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