Son of Claude Napoleon and Mary Davis Sapp, husband of Helen Langford Ulery.

COLUMBIA - Graveside service for Joseph D. Sapp, 72, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Elmwood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the University of South Carolina School of Law for the Claude N. Sapp Award and Scholarship Fund. Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, is in charge.

Mr. Sapp died Friday, April 14, 2000, after a brief illness. For five decades, Mr. Sapp was one of South Carolina's most influential public and political figures. He was a close personal friend and advisor to Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Governor John C. West and Governor, now Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley, as well as dozens of other public officials.

Born in Columbia on January 22, 1928, Mr. Sapp was a son of the late Claud N. and Mary Davis Sapp. He had one brother, Claud N. Sapp Jr., who predeceased him. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1949 from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Sapp was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in a special election in 1949, at the time the youngest member ever elected to that body. He served through the 1950 session.

In 1971, Mr. Sapp married the former Helen Langford Ulery, who died in 1993. Mr. Sapp is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Libba Bass and her husband, Ashley Bass, and her children, Anna and Perry Wilson.

Mr. Sapp served as Chairman of the South Carolina Development Board from 1983 to 1986, during the administration of Governor Richard W. Riley. His leadership created job opportunities for tens of thousands of South Carolinians. In pursuing his ambitious job-creating goals, he insisted on greater sensitivity to protecting the environment. In the South, his work in this regard was distinctive and trend setting.

Secretary of Education Riley said of his long valued associate: "Joe Sapp was one of my closest friends and most trusted advisors. Throughout his life, he made enormous contributions to the state, and played a leading role in bringing business and jobs to South Carolina. Joe is someone we cannot replace."

Son of Claude Napoleon and Mary Davis Sapp, husband of Helen Langford Ulery.

COLUMBIA - Graveside service for Joseph D. Sapp, 72, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Elmwood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to the University of South Carolina School of Law for the Claude N. Sapp Award and Scholarship Fund. Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, is in charge.

Mr. Sapp died Friday, April 14, 2000, after a brief illness. For five decades, Mr. Sapp was one of South Carolina's most influential public and political figures. He was a close personal friend and advisor to Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Governor John C. West and Governor, now Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley, as well as dozens of other public officials.

Born in Columbia on January 22, 1928, Mr. Sapp was a son of the late Claud N. and Mary Davis Sapp. He had one brother, Claud N. Sapp Jr., who predeceased him. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1949 from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Sapp was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in a special election in 1949, at the time the youngest member ever elected to that body. He served through the 1950 session.

In 1971, Mr. Sapp married the former Helen Langford Ulery, who died in 1993. Mr. Sapp is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Libba Bass and her husband, Ashley Bass, and her children, Anna and Perry Wilson.

Mr. Sapp served as Chairman of the South Carolina Development Board from 1983 to 1986, during the administration of Governor Richard W. Riley. His leadership created job opportunities for tens of thousands of South Carolinians. In pursuing his ambitious job-creating goals, he insisted on greater sensitivity to protecting the environment. In the South, his work in this regard was distinctive and trend setting.

Secretary of Education Riley said of his long valued associate: "Joe Sapp was one of my closest friends and most trusted advisors. Throughout his life, he made enormous contributions to the state, and played a leading role in bringing business and jobs to South Carolina. Joe is someone we cannot replace."