Obituary for James Garland Heisler Published in The Island Packet on
July 14, 2019 James
Garland Heisler, Jr., 74, a long time former Hilton Head Island resident,
passed away at his home in Tallahassee, Florida on Father's Day Weekend.
Jim was born in Montgomery, Alabama on November 17, 1944, the son of the
late James Garland Heisler and Frances Powell Heisler. In 1966 he graduated
from Florida State University where he was a nationally ranked swimmer.
Following graduation, he spent 5 years working for Haskins & Sells as a
CPA, first in Atlanta and later in Savannah. In 1971 he was recruited by
Sea Pines Company and moved with his family to Hilton Head. After Sea
Pines, he was one of the original partners, of Heisler, Henderson & Hannah,
a CPA firm. He then worked for Joe Harden Builders before founding Heisler
Nurseries in Bluffton. Jim was an active member of St. Luke's Church, very
involved in the Hilton Head Lions Club and an avid golfer. Jim is survived
by his three children: James Garland Heisler, III of Hickory, NC, Prof.
Lora Katherine Heisler (Justin Rochford) of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Logan
Marcus Heisler of Hilton Head; four grandchildren: James, IV, Nicholas,
Ellis, and Brooke; his brother Thomas Ellis Heisler (Carol) of Graceville,
FL; and three nephews.
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