Newell Winfield Sapp, Jr.

Newell Winfield Sapp, Jr., entered into eternal rest on October 18, 2026. He was the husband of Josephine Ann Cullifer Sapp. A memorial service will be held at St. Philip’s Church on November 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM with a reception to follow at the Carolina Yacht Club.

Mr. Sapp was born on November 21, 1931, in Greensboro, North Carolina, to the late Newell Winfield Sapp and Ruth Pickens Sapp. He graduated from Spartanburg High School and the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order and later served on the Foundation Board. Following his graduation in 1956, he received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserve as a fighter pilot.

In 1958, Mr. Sapp joined Wachovia Bank in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He went on to serve as an officer with Wachovia in both Goldsboro and Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1971, he joined Bankers Trust in Columbia, South Carolina. In 1976, he moved to Charleston, where he became Senior Vice President and City Executive for Bankers Trust. In this role, he helped manage the restoration of the historic One Broad Street building in 1978. Mr. Sapp retired in 1994 from Branch Banking and Trust Company.

He was proud of his many civic accomplishments. He served as President of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, during which time the organization acquired the Latimer House in 1963. He also served on the Board of the YMCA of Southeastern North Carolina, was a member of the vestry of St. James Episcopal Church, and was active in the Wilmington Athletic Association (Azalea Open Invitational).

Mr. Sapp was actively involved with the Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Carolina Council, the South Carolina Historical Society, and St. Philip’s Church, where he served as senior warden. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Trident United Way. His many other civic and community affiliations included the Carolina Art Association (Gibbes Museum), the College of Charleston Foundation, the Rotary Club, the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Society (State Fair Board), the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to his civic leadership, Mr. Sapp served as President of the Charleston Club and Treasurer of Yeamans Hall Club. His memberships included Cape Fear Country Club, Carolina Yacht Club of Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Yacht Club of Charleston, the Country Club of Charleston, The Delaware Society of the Cincinnati, The New England Society, the Society of Colonial Wars in South Carolina, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Mr. Sapp is survived by his wife, Jo, of 67 years; his two sons, Newell Winfield Sapp III of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and Benjamin Cullifer Pickens Sapp (Jessica) of Charleston and Meggett, South Carolina; his step-grandson, William Buchanan Rawlins of Charleston, South Carolina; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Elizabeth Sapp Suiter.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either Boy Scouts of America, Coastal Carolina Council or St. Philip’s Church.