Benjamin Heyward Sr. Obituary
The world bids farewell to Benjamin Heyward Sr. (Albemarle, North Carolina), departing on February 5, 2026 at the age of 78. Benjamin leaves behind memories cherished by the community. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Benjamin Heyward Sr. to show support.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his mother Rebecca Bradley Heyward; his wife Elizabeth Hinson Heyward; his children, Benjamin Heyward, Jr. (Xinying Serena Oh), Zina Spicer, Sonya Harris (Donald), Uraina Heyward and Kim J. Smith (Maurice); his siblings, Secel Heyward (Evelyn), Blease D. Heyward (Thelma), Mary Green (John Lee), Janie Jackson, Arizon Moses (Rudolph), Minister Martha Grant, Minister Rosetta Hawkins and Alaina C. Gayle (Shawn); his uncle James Johnson; his aunts, Ethel Johnson and Desiline Johnson; his siblings-in-law, Joseph King, Martha Cowan (Robert), Brenda King and Joann Dasent (Ronald); his nieces, Barbara Ford-Grampus and Tiffiney Nelson (Curt); his nephew Rodney Kewkirk; and his close friends, Robert Cash (Delores) and Kenneth Chambers (Vanessa).