Halcott Heyward III

HEYWARD III, Halcott Green "Hack"

Halcott Green Heyward III, died at the grand old age of 96, on November 18, 2025 in Roanoke, VA. He was born June 13, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Halcott Green Heyward Jr. and Elizabeth Carrington Heyward. He spent much of his childhood in South Boston, Virginia, and Columbia, South Carolina, and lived in Atlanta, from 1954 to 1995.

He was a 1950 graduate of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Mr. Heyward's career of 45 years involved property and casualty insurance. He served many years as the senior claims officer for a global insurance broker, specializing in surplus lines coverages. As such, he was involved with many prominent claims, including the Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta and the DB Cooper hijacking in Washington State.

Upon retirement, he lived in Holden Beach, North Carolina, before moving to Penhook, Virginia in 2004, and then to Roanoke, Virginia in 2021. His lifelong interest in history, architecture, and interesting cars was reflected in his personal library of several thousand books. He was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, the Society of Colonial Wars, and the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was a gifted cartoonist and became an accomplished painter during his retirement.

Mr. Heyward was predeceased by his parents; wives, Constance Holler Heyward, Mana Saffold Heyward, and Judith Powell Loop Heyward; sister, Rene McBride of Virginia; brother, Cabell Heyward of Stuart, Virginia; and daughter, Reid Heyward Skubic of North Carolina. He is survived by his daughter, Cary Heyward of Cottage Grove, Oregon; sons, Hack Heyward (Andi) of Bend, Oregon, and William Heyward (Jennifer) of Atlanta, Georgia; many nieces, nephews and grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

The family wishes to thank his friends, Bertha White, Lorrie and Greg Jones, for their assistance in Dad's later years.

Funeral Services will be provided by Powell Funeral Home, in South Boston, Virginia. Service and Interment at St Johns Episcopal Church in Halifax, Virginia.