Howard Lester Heulitt, 81, passed away on March 31, 2017. He was born in Trenton, NJ on December 4, 1935 to the late Lester M. and Loretta Josephine Baldwin Jones Heulitt. He retired from maintenance work with Burlington Industries. Howard was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired Master Sergeant of the New Jersey Air National Guard. He was a member and past president of the Bacon District Volunteer Fire Department. Mr. Heulitt is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel Heulitt of Howell, NJ, Douglas Heulitt (Elyse)of Waldwick, NJ and David Heulitt (Tess) of Jackson, NJ; daughters Sarah Guarino (Peter) and Lorie Heulitt of Greenwood, DE; sister and brother-in-law, Isabelle Orr (Peter); and brother, Leslie Heulitt; and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorial services will be held in the near future in Virginia and New Jersey. Please consider a donation to the Bacon District Volunteer Fire Department, 2000 Barnesville Highway, Wylliesburg, VA 23976. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.wclfh.com Arrangements are by Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home.