Lloyd Inman Hendricks

COLUMBIA - Lloyd Inman Hendricks, longtime banker, attorney, legislator and civic leader, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2023, with his family by his side. Born on March 26, 1942 in Greenville, South Carolina, he was the son of Lloyd and Mary Inman Hendricks.

His family moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where spent his childhood and graduated in1960 from Dreher High School. In 1964, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He also earned a Juris Doctor degree from USC law school in 1968. While he was at USC, he met the love of his life, Susan Spangler from Danville, Virginia.

After passing the bar exam, he began his banking career at the former First National Bank of South Carolina. He later joined Southern Bank, which was acquired by First Union National Bank in 1974, and he rose to the positions of Executive Vice President and Group Executive. He was elected Outstanding Young Banker of 1980 by the South Carolina Bankers Association.

In addition to his banking career, he represented Richland County and served five terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. He was among the most prominent lawmakers who worked to revise South Carolina’s blue laws. He also sponsored or supported legislation to increase the state’s economic development and to promote efficiency and effectiveness in governmental operations, tax laws, and education. The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce named him “Legislator of the Year” in 1984. The following year the Greenville News made him “Legislator of the Year.”

In 1986, he began working for South Carolina Bankers Association and he became President and CEO in 1994. Serving for 25 years at SCBA until his retirement in June 2012, he was responsible for directing all activities of the Association, including lobbying and the monitoring of state and federal legislation impacting the banking industry. His legislative and banking experience, affable manner, and commitment to family and community made him an ideal executive officer for the “professional trade association” of the state’s banking industry.

In 1997, he was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor David Beasley for his “dedication and years of service to the State of South Carolina, his community, and the banking industry.” The South Carolina DOT commission named the I-20/Two Notch Road interchange Lloyd I. Hendricks in his honor.

He has held numerous other leadership positions over the years, including Congaree Land Trust, S.C. Transportation Policy and Research Council, March of Dimes, Easter Seal Society, Boy Scouts, USC Education Foundation, as well as member of the Board of Visitors of both Clemson University and the Medical University of SC.

He was a member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church, where he served as an Elder. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing, and spending time with his family, especially with his grandchildren. He loved his family and loved life.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Susan Hendricks; sons, Lloyd Inman Hendricks Jr., and James Christian Hendricks; grandchildren, James Christian Hendricks Jr., John Walker Hendricks, Caroline Ellen Hendricks, Lloyd Inman Hendricks III, and Carter Spangler Hendricks; and his sister, Mary Ellen Hendricks Turner.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 15, 2023 at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, with a reception following the service in Thompson Hall. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to The Congaree Land Trust, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 312, Columbia, SC 29204.

Memorials may be made to Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29204.

Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Memories may be shared at www.dunbarfunerals.com.